Swiftcover
Swiftcover awarded £17,000 in crash for cash case
Swiftcover has been awarded £3,000 in exemplary damages following the criminal convictions of seven fraudsters.
Ex-Swiftcover exec departs Axa marketing role
Axa’s Tina Shortle, marketing director for the direct and partnerships side of the business, has resigned.
Reames becomes latest Swiftcover founder to depart Axa
Axa personal lines chief claims officer Robin Reames has reportedly become the latest Swiftcover founder to leave Axa.
Swiftcover racks up £10m loss for 2011
Swiftcover Insurance Services recorded a £10.7m post-tax loss for the year ended 31 December 2011, a substantial fall from the £291,000 profit recorded for the previous year.
The week that was
This was a bad week for the insurance industry in terms of press – consumer group magazine Which? in particular had a field day, accusing insurers of charging customers exorbitant ‘hidden fees’ to make run of the mill changes to policies.
Swiftcover hits back at Which? claims
Swiftcover has responded to claims that it charges its customers “hidden” fees to make standard policy changes.
Axa and Autoglass in new four-year deal
Axa and its subsidiary Swiftcover.com have appointed Autoglass as their preferred supplier.
Which? accuses insurers of taking consumers for a ride
Consumer watchdog Which? has accused several insurers of charging customers exorbitant hidden fees for basic policy changes and renewals.
RSA appoints More Than man to head up e-business
RSA has appointed Ian Hood as group e-business director with responsibility for broker self servicing options.
Axa Personal Lines loses claims trio
Axa Personal Lines has lost three of its senior claims management team.
Update: Axa stands alone in its voluntary ban on referral fees
Insurers have said they are not prepared to follow Axa’s lead in the banning of referral fees for personal injury.
E-commerce: Insurers urged not to rush into app development
Insurers have been warned against rushing to create iPhone applications (apps) for basic insurance processes as Aviva became the latest insurer to launch an app.
Axa's UK personal motor revenues up 35% in first nine months 2010
Property & casualty revenues in the first nine months of 2010 were up 0.7% to €21.4bn across the group at Axa. The UK & Ireland saw a 1.4% increase compared to the same period of 2009 to €3.2bn.
Axa appoints finance head
Waseem Malik has been appointed to the role of finance director at Axa Insurance.
Insurance claims soar as snow falls
Swiftcover predicts the high level of claims will continue for some time to come
Axa appoints marketing chief
Philippe Maso, Axa Insurance chief executive, says the new role will provide a central focus
LV scoops customer service prize
Its general insurance contact centres beat insurer competition
Swiftcover defends claims that its online instructions tempt fraud
Direct provider promises to look at wording on its quote declined page
Axa reports drop in UK and Ireland P&C revenues
However, the company has heralded the success of Swiftcover
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