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Editor's letter June 2018
The unrated debate returns in a busy month for brokers
XL Catlin launches Corporate CPR
Product can cover 45 named crisis events under six categories.
#Insagepeople: 28 May - 1 June 2018
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News analysis: Alpha collapse reignites unrated debate
As another unrated insurer fails the market debates if there is still a place for unrated providers
The blog spot: Top five insurance agency spats
Last week Insurance Age exclusively revealed that Aviva has pulled GRP’s agency.
Amazon seeking to deliver "better insurance experience" for customers
Plus Insurance Age asks Alexa about Amazon's UK insurance plans - hear the recordings.
Insurance complaints to Financial Ombudsman hold steady in 2017/18
But organisation warns over loyalty and telematics complaints.
Amazon leads $12m investment round into online general insurer
Move marks the tech giant's first step into the insurance sector in India.
Axa takes Alan Scott from RSA as southern regional director
Linda Courtney retiring after nearly 30 years with the insurer.
Launderette-based insurance ghost brokers jailed
Fraudsters sentenced to three years and seven months, and 16 months in prison respectively.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Insurance Age's content editor and senior reporter discuss the most read stories of this week.
Hiscox updates cyber and data insurance product
Provider adds dependent businesses interruption and system failure elements to cover.
Meet the Techies: Spixii’s Renaud Million
The CEO explains how Spixii is using chatbots to develop the insurance sector.
Aviva pulls agency with GRP
Insurer had already split from two GRP-owned brokers.
City Insurance Brokers and Compass launch profit insurance scheme
Product designed for brokers with delegated authority and MGAs.
AIG warns of rise in data breaches as GDPR comes into force
Provider says new rules can become “another tool for negotiation by extortionists”.
Uber gives drivers free insurance as it expands partnership with Axa
Firms to build digital platform to offer covers tailored to drivers and couriers.
Alpha: Cover My Cab steps in with Gefion policies
The move follows the collapse of Danish provider Alpha which left many taxi drivers uninsured.
Aviva’s Townend replaces Amanda Blanc as IFB chair
LV’s Milliner and Matt Patterson, of Admiral and David Baker, of Direct Line, have also been appointed to the fraud taskforce board.
CII points to deterioration in traditional branch-based model for SME insurance
Organisation updates the market in latest Underwriter of the Future report six years after the first edition was published.
Mercia Underwriting partners with Arag
New arrangement covers commercial and property owners business.
Amazon “working with” UK brokers and insurers
Source reveals tech giant is in process of building a panel of brokers but Amazon remains silent as research shows a third of people would buy insurance from tech firms.
#Insagepeople: 21 - 25 May 2018
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Ghost brokered policies up by 14% in the last year, says Smartdriverclub
Telematics provider uses data analytics to filter out ghost brokers.