With fraud adding an estimated £50 to every UK policyholder's insurance bill, preventing it is a key responsibility for insurers. But while the industry has successfully clamped down on many practices, fraudsters are adept at finding new ways to play the system.
Allianz Insurance has appointed Lee Watts to the position of head of claims technical.
Allianz Legal Protection (ALP) has launched a new after the event (ATE) insurance partnership with leading Liverpool law firm EAD Solicitors. ALP will provide ATE insurance for all of EAD’s clinical negligence and personal injury case types.
Allianz UK Financial Results HY 2017 HY 2016 Gross Written Premium (GWP) £ 1104.4m £ 1098.2m Operating Profit £74.7m £86.9m Combined Operating Ratio (COR) 96.2% 96.3%
Allianz Group and Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society to launch joint venture under the LV= brand name in the UK personal insurance market
On the 27th February, the then Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Elizabeth Truss announced an unexpected change that caused a major shock. With little warning, the Discount Rate used to calculate serious personal injury compensation payments was reduced from 2.5% to minus 0.75%.
Allianz UK has today launched its significantly enhanced construction proposition to brokers to achieve further profitable growth in this key insurance sector.
Allianz Insurance has announced that John Berry has been appointed to the role of director of underwriting and technical, personal lines.
Allianz Legal Protection (ALP) has launched a new partnership with leading South West law firm Tozers Solicitors LLP. ALP will provide After the Event (ATE) insurance on a range of personal injury and clinical negligence case types to protect customers against the disbursement and adverse cost risks associated with litigation.
The Excellence in Claims (EiC) programme is celebrating its 10 year anniversary since the initiative was accredited by the Chartered Institute of Insurance in 2007.
Brokers are facing a number of challenges, with everything from regulation and technology disruption through to the unavoidable issue of “demographics” putting the sector’s future at risk.
Given all the challenges, brokers need to build on their existing skills. The hallmarks of successful brokers are about being entrepreneurial, specialist and progressive and putting themselves and their clie
National series of school festivals aim to tackle inclusion Allianz has formed a partnership with Youth Sport Trust (YST), a national charity, to deliver 20 ‘Dare to Believe’ Festivals with more than 100 primary schools and over 2000 young people, to tackle attitudes and perceptions to special needs and disability among young people.
