Business Highlights: • GWP up 5% over the same period last year • Combined Ratio at an excellent 97.7% • New business growth in Commercial Mid-Corporate • Strong customer growth across Retail
Allianz Insurance has appointed Nick Kelsall to the position of technical claims manager.
• 1 in 10 burglaries happen with a child in the house
Like a lot of people in our industry, I had high hopes of LASPO. It was clear that a minority of unscrupulous claimants were manipulating the motor claims system at the expense of the honest majority.
Allianz Engineering is delighted to announce the appointment of Stephen Albutt, FCII to the position of head of engineering regions following the retirement of Phil Godwin.
Allianz Commercial is celebrating after its Risk Control Academy was awarded prior learning accreditation by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).
New research from Allianz Insurance has found that it takes, on average, eight months for victims of burglary to feel safe in their home again following the incident. Only 45 per cent return to feeling 100 per cent safe in their home all the time. Surprisingly, one in 10 has resorted to moving house after a burglary.
Allianz welcomed 51 new brokers to its Academy Scholarship Programme this week, at a launch event held at Painters Hall in the City of London. Places on the award-winning programme, which actively supports brokers to achieve their CII Diploma in Insurance in 18 months, were allocated to 33 commercial brokers and 18 personal lines brokers.
Allianz has announced the appointment of John Berry as senior Retail actuary. In his new role John will be leading a team of actuaries and analysts working across pricing, reserving and corporate planning for all Retail lines of business. The team will be responsible for bringing innovations in analytics as well as process improvements.
All of those involved in Claimant Personal Injury work knew post LASPO would be a challenging environment. Less revenue would undoubtedly mean the need for greater efficiency for those staying in the market. In fact, perhaps the most obvious question was whether to go or stay. So for those that have stayed (and for those still unsure) what does greater efficiency mean?
Allianz Commercial is pleased to announce the appointment of Stuart Toal to the newly created position of casualty account manager, as it continues to strengthen its property and casualty capability.
Allianz Legal Protection (ALP) and Irwin Mitchell Solicitors have developed a bespoke After the Event (ATE) insurance solution for professional negligence claims against solicitors. The new product, Support4Dispute Professional Negligence, enables consumers and businesses to take legal action against a law firm which has failed the customer through negligence.