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STAFF SKILLS MAKE OR BREAK GI BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

STAFF SKILLS MAKE OR BREAK GI BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

Employee skills – or the lack of them – in general insurance have a direct impact on broker and insurer fortunes, according to the latest Skills Survey from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) which was produced in conjunction with Allianz.

ALLIANZ RESPONDS TO COURT OF APPEAL DECISION IN SIMMONS v CASTLE

ALLIANZ RESPONDS TO COURT OF APPEAL DECISION IN SIMMONS v CASTLE

"We welcome today's decision by the Court of Appeal, which is very good news for the general insurance industry. The original decision to apply a 10% uplift in damages to all claims settled after 1st April 2013 without reducing legal costs, would only have had negative implications for insurers and ultimately would have resulted in increased premium costs for customers.
"We now need the MoJ to

ALLIANZ LEGAL PROTECTION AGREES DEAL WITH BMW

Allianz Legal Protection (ALP) has become the legal expenses provider for BMW Motorrad, BMW’s motorcycle brand, in an affinity arrangement through specialist motorcycle broker Devitt Insurance Services Limited.

Andrew Torrance reacts to burglary law announcement

Andrew Torrance reacts to burglary law announcement

Andrew Torrance CEO of Allianz Insurance responds to this morning’s news that the Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling is set to announce changes to the laws which govern the use of violence by homeowners to protect themselves and their families when they face an intruder in their home. 
“We welcome any change to the law which clarifies for people how they are able to defend themselves and their h

ALLIANZ RESPONDS TO RSA RULING

ALLIANZ INSURANCE PRESS STATEMENT – RSA RULING
5 October 2012
Yesterday Mr Justice Cooke said that the practice of producing invoices to prove claims for cost of repair has worked perfectly well until you get the "sort of contrivances we have been looking at here". This comment is far from a ringing endorsement, despite his judgment on the legal principles, and insurers should reflect on tha

ALLIANZ YOUR COVER APPOINTS HEAD OF DIRECT

ALLIANZ YOUR COVER APPOINTS HEAD OF DIRECT

Allianz Your Cover Insurance is very pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Lott as head of direct following the departure of Andy James.

ALLIANZ INSURANCE APPOINTS HEAD OF CLAIMS OPERATIONS

Allianz has appointed Jeremy Trott to head of operations within the claims division. In his new role Jeremy will be responsible for running the claims operations for Allianz Insurance, which consists of five claims handling centres and a central operations function.

CHRIS HANKS TO RETIRE IN 2013

CHRIS HANKS TO RETIRE IN 2013

Chris Hanks, General Manager, Allianz Commercial, has announced his intention to retire from Allianz Insurance in 2013 after 45 years in the business.

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