Simon Read: Mis-selling claims are a nice little earner for ambulance chasers
The Independent He edits the Saturday Your Money section as well as writing for the news and business pages of the Independent and i newspaper. The biggest winners from the payment protection insurance mis-selling scandal are ambulance chasers. |
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Mr Money: Insurance costs to go through the roof – again
Telegraph.co.uk But even with these respected and powerful political and consumer-protection organisations breathing down their necks, insurers, brokers, agents, comparison websites and others in and around the car insurance/banking business still hit motorists with … |
Commercial property owners facing flood insurance issues
inspiresme.co.uk By Lewis Mitchell | January 27, 2012 Commercial property owners might be affected by the end of the Government's flood insurance agreement. Image courtesy of: sxc.hu UK commercial property owners are on red alert after it was claimed property worth … |
 Insurance Age |
Insurance companies lagging behind in payments
Insurance Age UK firms improved their overall payment performances in the final quarter of 2011, but insurance companies did not follow this trend, figures from Experian have revealed. The information services company based these results on the amount of time that … |
High price for NI car insurance
U.TV Rory McShane, former President of the Law Society, said: "Car hire companies, repairers, claims management companies, insurance brokers - all of those people who are involved at the moment in the referral fee business that should come to an end …that … |
IN FOCUS: The ups and downs of airline insurance costs
Flightglobal The cost of airline insurance has peaked and is falling and, unless there is a catastrophic accident or a run of bad losses, is expected to continue to fall through 2012 and possibly into 2013. However, the insurance market remains very volatile and a … |
 Post Online |
CCV completes first two deals of 2012
Post Online Lyon Insurance Services in Anglesey and Crown Insurance Brokers in Birmingham have been fully acquired and both will join existing CCV businesses. By Amy Ellis Crown Insurance Brokers whose book of business is 40% commercial and 60% personal lines will … CCV starts 2012 with two acquisitions CVV completes first 2012 acquisitions |
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Business travel boosts EasyJet revenues
Financial Times The figure includes the cost of the seat – which rose year-on-year by 6.5 per cent to £40.29 – with the remainder coming from charges for checked bags, insurance, speedy boarding and booking fees. The increase in prices pushed up total revenues by 16.7 … Bag charge lifts easyJet revenues |
 Post Online |
Spotlight on environment: Providing protection
Post Online Post in conjunction with the Chartered Insurance Institute is holding a live webinar on 8 February 2012 at 11am to discuss this with David Williams, director of underwriting and claims, Axa Commercial and Dr Andrew Dlugolecki, independent insurance and … Defra: Flooding is businesses' number one climate risk Threats and promises in global warming, says study |
 Risk.net |
Scenario analysis for the insurance industry
Risk.net If banks are experienced with scenario analysis, can the insurance sector tap into and benefit from this knowledge? There are similarities between the sectors. Roughly speaking, primary insurance is comparable to retail banking. Both have mass business … |