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FCA fines Liberty Mutual £5.3m
Watchdog hits insurer for failures in its oversight of mobile phone insurance claims and complaints handling.
Man jailed again after double insurance fraud
Fraudster took out fake insurance policies just weeks after he was released from prison for scamming 150 drivers.
ERS confirms up to 56 redundancies
Provider is moving a number of roles from Brentwood and London to Swansea.
12% IPT freeze welcomed but Biba calls it “pyrrhic victory”
But industry pledges to keep campaigning to stop IPT from rising again.
Axa appoints Amelie Breitburd as UK and Ireland CFO
Breitburd replaces Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge who was also interim CEO after Amanda Blanc left.
Complaints hit record high in first half of 2018
FCA says number of complaints about financial services firms reached 4.13 million with PPI top of the list.
Average ICO data breach fine doubles to nearly £150,000 in 12 months
Increase a “wake up call” for businesses says law firm RPC.
FCA issues third insurance scam warning in three weeks
Regulator tells public to be “especially wary” of dealing with Youcompareinsurance.
#Insagepeople: 29 October - 2 November 2018
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Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Ida Axling and Emmanuel Kenning discuss Simon Cooter's decision to leave Covéa in 2019 and FCA warnings on clone brokers.
Blog: The hidden sting in the SMCR regime
Jo Chatterton of Fox Williams unpicks some of the staff management difficulties arising as a result of the regime.
ABI: Freeze IPT - the “mother of all stealth taxes”
Trade body says people are paying record amounts of the tax and urges the government to keep it at 12% in the upcoming Budget.
Quizzical questions: 26 October 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Join over 30 firms and sign up to Insurance Day of Giving on 8 November
Still time to get involved as the industry targets raising £10m for research into dementia.
#Insagepeople: 22 - 26 October 2018
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Middle pledges continued broker focus at Ageas
The newly appointed chief customer officer says Ageas will look for new opportunities with brokers after planned restructure.
LV signals expanded appetite with four more partnerships
Marmalade, Safeguard, Verex and Home & Legacy switch to the insurer.
The Blog Spot: Why #20Now for IPT might not be the only broker issue of the Budget
Ah, the pre-Budget blog. Where nothing is wrong and nothing is right because it’s all ifs, buts and maybes in the exciting game of “imagine if”.
AA reports flat home insurance premiums for Q3 2018
The cost of insuring a home “remains remarkable value for money”.
Car premiums continue to drop in Q3 2018 according to AA
Customers benefiting from 10% yearly fall.
Simon Cooter ready for next challenge as starting gun fired to find his replacement
Outgoing Covéa boss predicts technology will change the industry more in the next five years than it has done in the previous 30.
InsurTech Futures: Azur raises £13.3m in funding round led by AIG and Hyperion
Firm to use the money to develop more products for brokers.
Covéa boss Simon Cooter to leave in 2019
Commercial lines and HNW leader joined the business in 2013.
Video: Exclusive chat with LV's Michael Lawrence ahead of Broker Expo
Lawrence reveals what he believes the customer of the future is going to want from their provider and broker.