http://www.postonline.co.uk/ Insurance POST en A new telematics provider is about to enter the motor insurance market, targeting the lower-premium segment, beyond just young drivers. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/3827431/this-week-in-post-telematics-and-other-technologies https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/3827431/this-week-in-post-telematics-and-other-technologies Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:17:32 +0100 Cecile Brisson Axa XL has received authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland to move its European operations from the UK to Ireland ahead of 29 March 2019, when the UK is due to leave the European Union. https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3824036/axa-xl-moves-european-operations-to-ireland-ahead-of-brexit https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3824036/axa-xl-moves-european-operations-to-ireland-ahead-of-brexit Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:29:53 +0100 Cecile Brisson Insurance associations from around the world are asking for a two-year delay in the implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standard 17 for insurance contracts. https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3823691/insurers-ask-for-two-more-years-to-implement-ifrs-17 https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3823691/insurers-ask-for-two-more-years-to-implement-ifrs-17 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:22:03 +0100 Cecile Brisson Chris Lay enjoyed his time in Canada but Marsh’s new UK and Ireland CEO has no doubt that London is the place to be. “The UK is a priority for Marsh,” he told Cecile Brisson, just before the world’s biggest broker bought off London-based broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3785411/interview-chris-lay-marsh https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3785411/interview-chris-lay-marsh Tue, 09 Oct 2018 06:00:00 +0100 Cecile Brisson The CEO of the UK's largest broker has defended broker facilities, as an official probe into allegations the practice is anti-competitive continues. https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3796606/marsh-uk-ceo-defends-broker-facilities-amid-probe https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3796606/marsh-uk-ceo-defends-broker-facilities-amid-probe Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:25:34 +0100 Cecile Brisson Human resources departments in the insurance industry need to start supporting social mobility in the same way they’ve been promoting gender balance and ethnic diversity, a Dive In panel heard. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3789461/dive-in-insurance-companies-urged-to-support-social-mobility https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3789461/dive-in-insurance-companies-urged-to-support-social-mobility Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:59:42 +0100 Cecile Brisson David Roome, development underwriter at NMU Glasgow, officiates as football assistant referee https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3750031/my-other-life-assistant-football-referee-david-roome-nmu-glasgow https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3750031/my-other-life-assistant-football-referee-david-roome-nmu-glasgow Fri, 21 Sep 2018 06:00:00 +0100 Cecile Brisson Two years after the truck attack in Nice, southern France, the terror compensation fund has paid out €37m (£33m) to 2135 victims, who were either injured in the attack or are relatives of casualties. https://www.postonline.co.uk/europe/3772936/cpd-module-five-claims-ii-victims-of-nice-terrorist-truck-attack-receive-eu37m https://www.postonline.co.uk/europe/3772936/cpd-module-five-claims-ii-victims-of-nice-terrorist-truck-attack-receive-eu37m Sun, 16 Sep 2018 19:52:43 +0100 Cecile Brisson Getting a nasty surprise when the bill arrives is a feeling many of us have experienced. Some insured losses are no different. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3770281/this-week-in-post-surprises-and-savings https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3770281/this-week-in-post-surprises-and-savings Fri, 14 Sep 2018 11:33:02 +0100 Cecile Brisson Buzzvault has launched a campaign to achieve gender balance across its business and in the wider insurtech community. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3703596/buzzvault-targets-full-gender-balance https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3703596/buzzvault-targets-full-gender-balance Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:57:48 +0100 Cecile Brisson When my two-year-old licked the sole of her shoe, I tried not to laugh as that might encourage her. But she caught my badly repressed smile and… licked the second shoe. So much for deterrence. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/3715756/this-week-in-post-data-dissuasion-and-dirty-toddlers https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/3715756/this-week-in-post-data-dissuasion-and-dirty-toddlers Fri, 10 Aug 2018 11:54:22 +0100 Cecile Brisson Aspen Re’s CEO Thomas Lillelund has been appointed CEO of AIG Europe SA, subject to regulatory approval. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3712931/aig-appoints-new-europe-ceo https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3712931/aig-appoints-new-europe-ceo Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:43:00 +0100 Cecile Brisson Time for inclusion is the theme of the fourth edition of the Dive In festival, which will take place in late September to encourage diversity in the insurance industry. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/3691276/video-pauline-miller-lloyds-jason-groves-marsh-and-matthew-fosh-axis-on-dive-in-2018-and-time4inclusion https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/3691276/video-pauline-miller-lloyds-jason-groves-marsh-and-matthew-fosh-axis-on-dive-in-2018-and-time4inclusion Fri, 27 Jul 2018 06:00:00 +0100 Cecile Brisson Bupa has acquired nine dental practices, bringing the total number of sites acquired so far this year to 14. https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3692471/bupa-expands-dental-network https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3692471/bupa-expands-dental-network Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:32:09 +0100 Cecile Brisson Former chairman of Lloyd’s John Nelson has called for a second referendum on Brexit, urging UK business to galvanise the public to understand “the true realities” of what the UK is facing. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/3689056/former-lloyds-chairman-calls-for-second-referendum-on-brexit https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/3689056/former-lloyds-chairman-calls-for-second-referendum-on-brexit Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:44:39 +0100 Cecile Brisson The French compensation fund has so far paid out more than €75m (£67m) to over 2600 victims and relatives of casualties of the November 2015 Paris terror attacks. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3687441/paris-attacks-victims-receive-eu75m https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3687441/paris-attacks-victims-receive-eu75m Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:21:23 +0100 Cecile Brisson A French court has rejected the claim filed against the French state by people who were injured or whose relatives died in the Paris attacks in November 2015. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3683916/paris-attacks-victims-claim-against-french-state-rejected https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3683916/paris-attacks-victims-claim-against-french-state-rejected Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:07:41 +0100 Cecile Brisson Axa has committed €50m (£44m) to its research fund over the next five years. https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3671736/axa-research-fund-gets-eu50m-endowment https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3671736/axa-research-fund-gets-eu50m-endowment Fri, 13 Jul 2018 15:54:59 +0100 Cecile Brisson Two years after the truck attack in Nice, southern France, the terror compensation fund has paid out €37m (£33m) to 2135 victims, who were either injured in the attack or are relatives of casualties. https://www.postonline.co.uk/europe/3671456/victims-of-nice-truck-attack-receive-eu37m https://www.postonline.co.uk/europe/3671456/victims-of-nice-truck-attack-receive-eu37m Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:28:54 +0100 Cecile Brisson The Chickenshed theatre company gave a moving and uplifting performance outside the Lloyd’s building for the official launch of the fourth Dive In festival, which has the theme this year as #time4inclusion. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3670186/dive-in-2018-launches-saying-its-time4inclusion https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3670186/dive-in-2018-launches-saying-its-time4inclusion Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:25:46 +0100 Cecile Brisson As Britain is basking in glorious summer, the sun is also shining on the motor insurance market. https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3649686/this-week-in-post-cars-and-courts https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3649686/this-week-in-post-cars-and-courts Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:08:05 +0100 Cecile Brisson Aviva’s French subsidiary has unveiled its strategy to gain one million policyholders within four years. https://www.postonline.co.uk/europe/3646346/aviva-france-targets-an-extra-million-policyholders-by-2022 https://www.postonline.co.uk/europe/3646346/aviva-france-targets-an-extra-million-policyholders-by-2022 Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:49:26 +0100 Cecile Brisson It’s been 10 years since motor broker 1st Central launched in the UK, with policies sold exclusively over the phone or the internet. Simon Walker, who became CEO of Guernsey-based parent company First Central Group in January, expects online giants like Amazon or Google will disrupt price comparison websites before other parts of the insurance market. He shares his views on the future of the market with Cecile Brisson. https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3603261/interview-simon-walker-1st-central https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3603261/interview-simon-walker-1st-central Wed, 13 Jun 2018 06:00:00 +0100 Cecile Brisson . https://www.postonline.co.uk/risk-management/3615896/group-risk-workshops-launched-to-help-those-newer-to-the-industry https://www.postonline.co.uk/risk-management/3615896/group-risk-workshops-launched-to-help-those-newer-to-the-industry Thu, 07 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0100 Cecile Brisson Horwich Farrelly has pledged to eliminate all single-use plastic items by 2020 and is encouraging its 750 employees to document creative ways to reduce their own plastic consumption. The two winners of an internal competition will be rewarded with a volunteering expedition to Belize. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3615811/horwich-farrellys-tactics-to-ditch-plastic https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3615811/horwich-farrellys-tactics-to-ditch-plastic Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:20:20 +0100 Cecile Brisson Everyone would love a crystal ball or a time machine to see the future. Especially those who will be insuring that future. So when five cross-industry insurance teams sat down to explore the answer to the question: “In 2030, what will the world need protecting from?” many wistfully wished for a Delorean to help them out. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/3549796/analysis-back-to-the-insurance-future https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/3549796/analysis-back-to-the-insurance-future Thu, 31 May 2018 06:00:00 +0100 Cecile Brisson My colleagues have come up with a creative idea to celebrate the General Data Protection Regulation. First you create a GDPR cocktail with gin, Drambuie, prosecco and rum. Then you take a sip every time you receive an email asking you to update your communication preferences. https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3594566/this-week-in-post-gdp-what https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3594566/this-week-in-post-gdp-what Fri, 25 May 2018 10:46:42 +0100 Cecile Brisson Zurich is partnering with Holly Lodge High School in Smethwick, near Birmingham, to deliver financial literacy training. https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3589111/zurich-provides-numeracy-training-to-birmingham-pupils https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3589111/zurich-provides-numeracy-training-to-birmingham-pupils Thu, 24 May 2018 11:00:00 +0100 Cecile Brisson The High Court has ruled that metal-on-metal hip implants are not defective, in one of the largest product liability group actions in recent years. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3591796/hundreds-of-hip-implant-claims-ditched-as-high-court-rules-not-defective https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3591796/hundreds-of-hip-implant-claims-ditched-as-high-court-rules-not-defective Wed, 23 May 2018 11:31:42 +0100 Cecile Brisson Hastings Direct is rolling out a customer sentiment platform that will give its staff real-time access to their own customer feedback. https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3588686/hastings-staff-to-get-instant-customer-feedback https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3588686/hastings-staff-to-get-instant-customer-feedback Mon, 21 May 2018 12:01:36 +0100 Cecile Brisson A panel of insurers, brokers and loss adjusters has called for stricter fire regulations, on the eve of the publication of the Hackitt review of building regulations and fire safety. https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3581556/insurance-panel-calls-for-stricter-fire-regulations https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3581556/insurance-panel-calls-for-stricter-fire-regulations Wed, 16 May 2018 16:08:37 +0100 Cecile Brisson Zurich is increasing the number of days employees can volunteer from one to three in a year. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3561021/career-development-zurich-increases-volunteering-leave-for-employees https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3561021/career-development-zurich-increases-volunteering-leave-for-employees Thu, 10 May 2018 12:07:25 +0100 Cecile Brisson Aon is reportedly offering voluntary redundancy to 38 of its 180 staff in Angouleme, in southwestern France. https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3544086/aon-wants-to-cut-38-jobs-in-france https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3544086/aon-wants-to-cut-38-jobs-in-france Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:02:07 +0100 Cecile Brisson This week we unveiled the long-awaited shortlist for the British Insurance Awards. https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3529161/this-week-in-post-bia-shortlist-and-other-insurance-news https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3529161/this-week-in-post-bia-shortlist-and-other-insurance-news Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:44:03 +0100 Cecile Brisson Japanese carmaker Subaru is offering three years of free comprehensive motor cover with every new car bought in France, our sister publication reports. https://www.postonline.co.uk/europe/3521546/carmaker-gives-three-year-cover-with-every-car-bought-in-france https://www.postonline.co.uk/europe/3521546/carmaker-gives-three-year-cover-with-every-car-bought-in-france Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:56:15 +0100 Cecile Brisson The GDPR is almost here. Are you ready? Take our quiz and share your score! https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3517141/gdpr-quiz https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3517141/gdpr-quiz Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:53:04 +0100 Cecile Brisson Axa UK’s CEO Amanda Blanc is joining Zurich as CEO for Europe, Middle East & Africa, in replacement of Gary Shaughnessy. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people-moves/3515671/amanda-blanc-leaves-axa-for-zurich https://www.postonline.co.uk/people-moves/3515671/amanda-blanc-leaves-axa-for-zurich Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:52:08 +0100 Cecile Brisson Will Kirkman SFS France, which is owned by CBL, is having difficulties getting approval from Orias, the French association registering and approving brokers. https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3500101/cbl-owned-broker-struggling-to-get-approval-in-france https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/3500101/cbl-owned-broker-struggling-to-get-approval-in-france Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:30:12 +0100 Cecile Brisson The regulatory landscape is constantly evolving, With this in mind, Post asked a number of senior insurance figures about some of the most pertinent changes that are afoot from GDPR to the IDD, and how they would like the situation to develop in a post-Brexit Europe. https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3483231/regulation-qa-from-gdpr-to-idd-brexit-to-the-future-of-the-pra-what-do-insurers-really-think https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3483231/regulation-qa-from-gdpr-to-idd-brexit-to-the-future-of-the-pra-what-do-insurers-really-think Mon, 26 Mar 2018 10:58:11 +0100 Cecile Brisson Insurers welcome the whiplash compensation reform introduced in the Civil Liability Bill, while personal injury lawyers warn against its unintended consequences. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3491306/video-insurers-and-claimant-lawyers-react-to-whiplash-reform https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3491306/video-insurers-and-claimant-lawyers-react-to-whiplash-reform Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:10:08 +0000 Cecile Brisson More medical insurers are including mental health as standard in their policies but there could remain a gap in provision if condition monitoring doesn’t become more widespread https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3456516/analysis-a-healthy-mind-providing-mental-healthcare-in-pmi https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3456516/analysis-a-healthy-mind-providing-mental-healthcare-in-pmi Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0000 Cecile Brisson China-backed hackers have the technical capabilities to cause insurers extensive losses, a consultant warned. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3467046/china-backed-hackers-can-cause-insurers-extensive-losses https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3467046/china-backed-hackers-can-cause-insurers-extensive-losses Tue, 06 Mar 2018 17:32:37 +0000 Cecile Brisson The cyber security and insurance industries are focusing too much on products and neglecting the human factor that is at play in 95% of data breaches, a conference heard. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3466856/fight-against-hackers-is-like-cold-war-on-steroids https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3466856/fight-against-hackers-is-like-cold-war-on-steroids Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:03:33 +0000 Cecile Brisson Insurers are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week by creating hundreds of roles and showcasing their apprentices. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3465121/insurers-celebrate-national-apprenticeship-week https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3465121/insurers-celebrate-national-apprenticeship-week Mon, 05 Mar 2018 11:53:13 +0000 Cecile Brisson At the Association of British Insurers’ annual dinner on Monday, as guests at my table tried to predict future insurance trends, I was struck by a suggestion that was both wild and wise. People will want to protect their most precious belongings and, in 10 years’ time, that will be their personal data, a KPMG partner said. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3463321/this-month-in-post-truth-or-dare-on-cyber https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/3463321/this-month-in-post-truth-or-dare-on-cyber Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:33:41 +0000 Cecile Brisson Insurers need to have access to the accident data produced by connected cars, a conference heard. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3415086/driverless-car-data-access-a-big-priority-for-abi https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3415086/driverless-car-data-access-a-big-priority-for-abi Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:35:36 +0000 Cecile Brisson The government needs to clearly define what constitutes autonomous driving in order that insurers can properly determine liability, a conference heard. https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3414836/clearer-definition-of-autonomous-driving-needed-thatcham https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/3414836/clearer-definition-of-autonomous-driving-needed-thatcham Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:55:42 +0000 Cecile Brisson The Motor Insurers’ Bureau could act as a platform for car manufacturers to share with insurers accident data generated by autonomous vehicles, a conference heard. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3414891/mib-could-help-oems-share-accident-data-with-insurers https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/3414891/mib-could-help-oems-share-accident-data-with-insurers Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:44:03 +0000 Cecile Brisson Motor insurance is going to be "massively impacted” by the advent of autonomous vehicles, a senior Axa executive has warned. https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3414741/axas-williams-warns-motor-insurers-against-becoming-obsolete https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3414741/axas-williams-warns-motor-insurers-against-becoming-obsolete Thu, 01 Feb 2018 11:24:03 +0000 Cecile Brisson Volvo is “fairly confident” it can start selling autonomous vehicles to individual drivers in 2021, a conference heard. https://www.postonline.co.uk/europe/3414656/volvo-to-launch-autonomous-cars-in-2021 https://www.postonline.co.uk/europe/3414656/volvo-to-launch-autonomous-cars-in-2021 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:31:04 +0000 Cecile Brisson