Insurance & Reinsurance

Van Insurance Costs Rise As Online Delivery Sector Expands

Van insurance premiums are rising at over 30 percent, according to recent insurance industry data, as a combination of factors take effect in the market. The key trends are; More freelance couriers on the roads […]

Fraud

Personal injury lawyers ask Ministry of Justice; “what are reforms really for?”

The Ministry of Justice will reduce the rights of genuine claimants further if they repeat the mistakes of recent flawed reforms, a leading UK injury lawyers group has warned. Simon Stanfield, Partner at Simpson Millar […]

Big Data

What a telecoms giant can teach the insurance industry

Like tech giants disrupting markets before it, O2 has entered an industry many considered beyond its expertise. But this has given it an edge. In essence, O2 has been able to start from scratch and ask itself a question centred on driving new and improved experiences for customers and agents. […]

Motor Insurance

“Driverless cars must share crash data if something goes wrong” Insurers make call for international data standards

Cars of the future will need to collect a basic set of core data to prevent drivers being unfairly blamed if technology goes wrong, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) Annual Conference will hear today. […]

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Insurance & Reinsurance

MPs call time on whiplash claims

“The Government has claimed that the UK is the ‘whiplash capital of the world’, but without reliable data on road accidents we cannot say whether that statement is true or not,” added Louise Ellman MP, chair of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee. […]

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Insurance claims

UK insurers predicted to maintain market-leading dividends

By Ralph Savage The UK’s leading insurers can maintain their market-leading dividend payments to shareholders despite tough conditions, analysts at Markit said today. However, in a separate note, Investec maintained its ‘sell’ advice on one […]