Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB). The company believes that fraud represents a significant concern for the motor insurance market, particularly in the current economic climate. Allan Peak, Counter-Fraud Manager at Markerstudy, says, “Whilst the majority of motor insurers will have their own fit- for-purpose counter-fraud strategies, it is only with a fully
Markerstudy joins Fraud Bureau M
arkerstudy Insurance Co Ltd has joined the
conjoined approach that we will maximise the detection and prevention of fraud. The IFB is instrumental in facilitating that collaboration and we are delighted to have become members.”
John Beadle, Board Member of the IFB, adds, “We are pleased to welcome Markerstudy to the Bureau membership. Markerstudy’s data, as with all Bureau members, will benefit the
DAS environmental award T
he DAS Group has won another award for environmental initiatives. The group’s after-the-event division, 80e, won the Green Initiative award at the Claims Technology Awards ceremony held in Manchester in May. The awards scheme recognises excellence in the development and application of technology. To secure the award, 80e had to demonstrate how technology had been used to reduce the environmental impact of the business. The judges said they
industry by feeding the IFB’s sophisticated analytics to develop cross-industry intelligence and identify potential fraudulent networks. The IFB is currently leading and working with the police on 28 operations on behalf of its members, and this will no doubt continue to build our track record, with over 365 arrests, and convictions generating over 53 years of imprisonment to date.”
John Beadle
CII accreditation for Aviva Academy
Phil Bellamy
were particularly impressed with the company’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint by introducing a new, streamlined electronic claims system. Phil Bellamy, 80e Operations
Manager, says, “Streamlining the process with our e-schedule initiative, combined brochure and wording pdf, and internet portal for new business and updates, has not only saved money but, importantly, has greatly reduced our paper consumption and the associated impact of posting documents.”
Underwriting Academy has received Continuing Professional Development (CPD) accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute. Therefore any of the company’s 2,200 commercial underwriters who are CII qualified can gain CPD points when they complete a training module, deliver a workshop or help create new modules. Aviva Head of Underwriting Effectiveness Jamie Lye says, “This recognition from the CII confirms that all our
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underwriting training material meets a credible, external benchmark. As the recognised professional body in our industry, it’s a great accolade that our work meets the CII standards.
“In the general insurance market, we stand or fall by the underwriting decisions we make and, in these difficult economic conditions, it’s critical that we
viva’s Commercial
underwrite for profit to achieve our aims in this business. And this approach complements the overall Aviva strategy to be a company built on great underwriting.”
The Underwriting Academy, founded in 2001, offers approximately 130 training modules covering property, liability, motor and specialist classes of business for all Aviva’s commercial underwriters, including the Bonus teams permanently located in broker offices. The focus is on continuous development of knowledge and ability in order to increase underwriters’ decision-making and risk acceptance authority. The academy is now working on the next phase of its development, aiming to achieve Prior Learning accreditation by the end of 2010. This will give underwriters credits towards CII qualifications up to Advanced Diploma level.
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