Allianz
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Former Allianz Scotland-head joins HDI Global SE
Stephanie Ogden will move from Lloyd’s after just over a year and has ten years’ experience of working at Allianz.
Fujitsu sets sights on disrupting insurance
CTO Manan Sagar outlines the company's vision for the future of the sector.
ABI figures show 1,300 insurance scams a day detected in 2018
Detected dishonest claims reached a value of £1.2bn during the year.
Latest Ogden rate change will cost the industry over £160m
Insurers have revealed the impact from the change in the discount rate to -0.25%.
Allianz appoints branch leaders
The provider has made two SME branch heads.
Home & Legacy launches claims portal
The facility is designed to be used by customers and brokers.
Is the industry doing enough to stop ghost broking?
With ghost broking back in the news, commissioning editor Laurence Eastham asks a panel of five experts what the industry can do to tackle the problem.
#Insagepeople: 12 - 16 August 2019
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LV GI's Treloar warns of discount rate-led premium rise
The CEO blamed Ogden for the increase as he pledged commitment to UK brokers and discussed the impact of the L&G deal following LV interim results.
#Insagepeople: 5 - 9 August 2019
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Dye commits to great broker service following branch closures
The Allianz CEO points to 3.7% underlying business growth as he discusses the provider's half-year results and weighs in on the amended discount rate.
LV deal continues to affect Allianz numbers
Purchasing the remaining stake in LV has impacted the provider’s half-year numbers.
#Insagepeople 29 July - 2 August 2019
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Allianz appoints commercial lines pricing lead
Claire Buck has been promoted to the position after joining the provider in 2004.
Jon Dye named as ABI chair
Dye takes over from Amanda Blanc, who resigned last week.
#Insagepeople: 8 - 12 July 2019
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News analysis: Insurer staff cuts spark broker concerns
Is the raft of recent redundancies at providers a coincidence or part of a larger trend in the industry?
#Insagepeople: 1 - 5 July 2019
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IFB launches counter fraud database
Platform goes live with eleven insurers and will hold industry data on suspected fraudsters and professional enablers.
"Business as usual" for Allianz, LV and L&G following deals
Allianz UK CEO Jon Dye says there are no redundancy plans following the insurer's purchase of L&G GI, with the process of moving business from L&G into LV expected to take around two years.
Broker claim service “to improve” from Allianz after Bristol closure
Claims chief, Graham Gibson, insists that the closure and job cuts mainly affect personal lines as engineering and tech clients will see service improve.
Allianz redundancies continue amid claims reorganisation
The insurer is set to close its Bristol claims operation with a threat to 128 jobs as it reviews its claims business.