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Products: Lexelle fuels market with expanded range
Wholesale broker Lexelle has launched a range of new products to help brokers meet customer demand.
Products roundup: Blanc divorces simple from complex at Axa
Amanda Blanc’s long-awaited strategy for Axa Commercial is unveiled this month and she is confident that it is what brokers want and need from an insurer. The division of simple and complex risks certainly seems to make sense and brokers may welcome the…
Insurance Age blog: The calamity that is claims
Claims are given quite a lot of air time. Everyone seems to have an opinion about them - unfortunately most seem to centre upon what other people are doing wrong.
Motor drives combined operating ratios down but it’s not all one way traffic
Rate rises in motor boost half year results but commercial market hardening remains elusive
Farewell to the pool
The Assigned Risk Pool will eventually close in 2013, but entrants to the solicitors’ PI market are already trying to exploit this
After the riots
Rioting in August took the country by surprise, but the insurance industry responded well, experts say
Profile: Visions of the future
Aviva’s Jodi Grattidge explains to Martin Friel why e-trading has a bright future
Market moves: All the fun of the fair
Summer is traditionally the time for going on holiday. The urban legend is that September follows as the month with the highest number of resignations. People coming back have reflected, probably on a beach, that they did not enjoy their job and become…
Power hour: High on the agenda
High net worth clients are not feeling the global downturn as much as others and are placing ever greater demands on both brokers and insurers, reports Emmanuel Kenning
Boardroom equality
Making boardrooms more equal is not just the right thing to do, it could also have business benefits, explains Peter Done
How to… manage other people
Are you ready to take the next step – what does managing other people involve?
The shopping spree is over
The golden years of mergers and acquisitions are over. Now it’s time to manage the debts, says Paul Upton
Getting back to growth
Small business confidence has slumped but recovery relies on creating an environment more conducive to growth, writes John Walker
Products: Young drivers benefit from telematics
Insurers have been busy building on their telematics systems in an attempt to bring down the rising cost of motor premiums for young drivers.
Products: Victor Millwell takes on Aviva’s motorhome book
Aviva has defended its decision to pass on its direct motorhome business to Victor Milwell, saying that it would consider entering into other direct schemes with brokers.
Review: The wheels on the minibus…
QBE Minibus Plus. This product has been reviewed by brokers and rated from one to five stars, based on the policy’s key benefits. * = Poor ** = Average *** = Good **** = Very good ***** = Excellent
Products: Axa to simplify product lines
As part of Axa Commercial chief executive Amanda Blanc’s new strategy, she has unveiled plans to launch a double pronged attack with a portfolio of simple and complex products.
Products: UK first as Arag develops new ‘divorce insurance’
Heralded as the first of its kind in the UK, Arag has developed a divorce product with two law firms.
The 10 most stupid insurance decisions
What are the 10 biggest bloopers committed by the industry? Tony Cornell gives us his top 10 insurance calamities
Review: Extra cover for motor
Pro-Motor Rescue. This product has been reviewed by brokers and rated from one to five stars, based on the policy’s key benefits. * = Poor ** = Average *** = Good **** = Very good ***** = Excellent
What will the FCA look like?
The new regulatory regime could have a very different complexion to the current watchdog, explains Terence Clark
Abbey Legal posts profit as it prepares for changes on legal landscape
Abbey Protection’s MD has predicted a blanket implementation of Jackson’s proposals as the legal insurer posted a 6% increase in pre-tax profits to £5m for Q2 2011.
Solvency II could impact personal lines, survey says
A survey of 170 interim executives working in financial services has found that 90% of respondents expect the costs of Solvency II to force smaller firms to quit personal lines insurance due to being unable to make a profit.
OFT pushes for PMI clarity
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been forced to take action to promote transparency and comparability in the private healthcare market.