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InsurTech Futures: Das sets up Amazon Alexa service
Legal expenses insurer says it wants to get brokers involved to help create versions of the new technology.
Blog: Demand a better claims experience for clients
Lorega’s Neill Johnstone calls on brokers to apply pressure to providers to improve the claims experience for SME clients.
ABI: Carillion collapse to cost trade credit insurers £31m
Association says industry is to pay over £30m to help suppliers recover.
RSA's Commercial Risk Solutions MD James Gearey exits after just six months
Rob Gibbs has been appointed as MD following Gearey’s departure in December.
Insurance Cares: CII calls for unity to improve financial resilience of women
The Institute said insurers and financial planners should work together to improve outcomes for women who are likely to be worse off than male partners.
Profits down one-third at Travelers for 2017
Cost of California wild fires impact the final quarter.
Kelliher pledges wholesaler push
Business looking to double GWP for retail division and give more brokers access to facilities and London Markets.
Opinion: Ant Gould on transparency, broker ownership and conflicts of interest
While most in insurance manage to avoid potential conflicts of interest, more transparency can only be a good thing, says Ant Gould
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Siân Barton and Emmanuel Kenning discuss the key points from the week's news.
Stuart Vann out at Esure
CEO leaves as the insurer looks to new leadership in order to take the business to the “next level” in an “increasingly digital and data driven world”.
Volante launches first MGA – Edison Motor
Platform was launched in December 2017.
Nexus considering sale, IPO and further options
Mike Sibthorpe joins as CEO of insurance and reinsurance.
Moving away from brokers would be a “major dereliction of duty”, says Phil Bayles
Aviva boss explains the thinking behind the insurer’s latest management reshuffle.
A look at Insurance Hound’s most read by brokers
Which whitepapers grabbed broker attention between November and January?
Colm Holmes swaps Aviva UK post for Canada
Rob Townend to lead UK GI business with Phil Bayles taking on extra responsibility.
Axa appoints John Heaney to newly created head of schemes role
New role part of revamped schemes unit as provider also hires former ERS chief operating officer Tim Yorke as director of transformation.
Japanese insurer completes Insure The Box-owner buyout
Provider bought three quarters of the business in 2014.
CII poised to move to 21 Lombard St
The change in location follows the sale of Aldermanbury which took place last year.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Emmanuel Kenning and Siân Barton discuss the key points from the week's news.
Quizzical Questions: 12 January 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Insurance sector "still in the game" to cover driverless cars
But regulation around autonomous vehicles needs to change, says LMA's David Powell.
Restructure will bring brokers closer to the board, says Axa
New leaders explain the insurer's format after Brendan McCafferty’s sudden departure.
Brendan McCafferty out in Axa restructure
McCafferty leaves with immediate effect after just under a year as UK CEO intermediated and direct following a restructure of Axa’s UK business.
David Gauke MP takes on Justice Secretary role
He replaces David Lidington and takes over the responsibility for how the discount rate is set.