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		<title>Competition Among European P/C Insurers Is Rising, Along With Claims Inflation: S&#038;P</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2025/07/23/832912.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[claims inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European insurers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geopolitical Risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motor claims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motor insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Lines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P Global Ratings]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Competition among European non-life primary insurers is increasing, despite rising claims inflation, according to S&#38;P Global Ratings in a report on the European insurance sector. Property/casualty commercial insurers will face more pressure in 2025, said S&#38;P, explaining that margins will &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Intact Financial Acquires Canada&#8217;s No. 1 Home Maintenance App</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2024/11/14/801144.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Moves & Mergers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intact Financial Corp.]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Intact Financial Corp., the Toronto-based property-casualty insurer, announce that it has acquired Jiffy Inc., Canada&#8217;s No. 1 home maintenance app. Through this acquisition, Jiffy will have the platform and capabilities to accelerate expansion of its services across more Canadian jurisdictions &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Insurers Say Honda and Local Dealer Should Pay for Damages Caused by Car Fire</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2024/09/04/791188.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 05:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car dealers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturer liability]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Three insurers that paid more than $1 million in auto and property damage claims to a New York couple and their homeowners association are attempting to recover the payments from the giant car maker and local dealership. The claims stemmed &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Australian Homeowners Struggling to Afford Insurance as Climate Risks Grow: Report</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2024/08/26/789896.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia cyclones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia floods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia storm]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Home insurance is becoming unaffordable for a growing number of Australian households as increased climate threats drive up their premiums, potentially putting billions of dollars in mortgage loans at risk, a report said on Monday. As of March 2024, 15% &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>D.A. in California Sues Farmers, Other Home Insurers Alleging Scheme to Underinsure</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2024/06/13/779221.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 05:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farmers Insurance Exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price&#8217;s Consumer Justice Bureau has sued multiple home insurance carriers in California, including Farmers Insurance Exchange, alleging they&#8217;re operating a scheme that knowingly and systematically underinsures homes in California. The complaint alleges these carriers provide &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Climate Change Made Recent UK and Ireland Storms Much Worse</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2024/05/22/775345.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 06:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extreme weather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance claims]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[UK storms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Weather Attribution]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The heavy downpours seen in the UK and Ireland last fall and winter were about 20% worse because of climate change, a new scientific report found. The region saw as many as 14 severe storms between October and March, flooding &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Markets/Coverages: Plymouth Rock Offers Discount on Pet Coverage From Fetch</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2024/05/09/773616.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 16:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fetch pet insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plymouth Rock Assurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Northeast auto and home insurer Plymouth Rock Home Assurance and pet insurer Fetch are cooperating on a deal that offers Plymouth Rock insureds a 10% discount on pet insurance for the life of their pet through Fetch. The discount is &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US Home Insurance Premiums May Hit a Record This Year, Report Warns</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2024/04/01/767321.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurify]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Lines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reinsurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[US home insurance rates are expected to reach a record high this year, with the biggest increases occurring in states prone to severe weather events, according to a new analysis. The average premium for homeowners insurance in the US is &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US Treasury Drops Plan to Collect Insurer Data on Climate Risks</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2024/03/08/764130.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Insurance Office (FIO)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[The US government is stepping away from its effort to collect data on home insurance prices and availability at the Zip code level as premiums soar and climate risks to property intensify. Instead, it will join in a collaborative effort &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Large Ice Chunk Fell From Sky and Damaged House in Massachusetts</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2023/08/21/736133.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A large ice chunk fell from the sky and hit a house in Massachusetts, damaging the roof of the home, the homeowner said. Jeff Ilg said he and his wife, Amelia Rainville, suspect the ice fell off an airplane traveling &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Markets/Coverages: Hippo Enters Home Insurance Market in Massachusetts</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2022/06/22/672967.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[East News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital insurer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippo Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Digital insurer Hippo Insurance Services announced the availability of its home insurance products in Massachusetts. Residents of the Bay State can now access Hippo&#8217;s home insurance coverage, as well as company-provided smart home devices. With the addition of Massachusetts, Hippo &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Agent-Focused Home Insurer Openly Closes $75 Million Funding Round</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2022/06/22/672864.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Moves & Mergers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurtech funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Openly]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Boston-based Openly, an insurtech homeowners insurer distributing through independent agents, has closed a $75 million Series C investment. According to founders Ty Harris and Matt Wielbut, Openly has responded to a perceived gap in the market: while consumers are increasingly &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hippo Expands Homeowners Association Insurance Offering to 15 States</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2022/01/11/648841.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Lines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hippo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOA insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowners association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[InsurTech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets/Coverages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Socotra]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Technology-driven Hippo has expanded its commercial lines homeowners association (HOA) insurance offering into 15 additional states after debuting it last August in Arizona. Hippo&#8217;s HOA insurance is now available in Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Cat-Focused&#8217; Kin Insurance Acquires Shell for Expansion; Expects SPAC Closing in Q1</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/12/16/645970.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Moves & Mergers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catastrophe insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coastal homeowners insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kin Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Harper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shell company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Kin Insurance, a digital direct-to-consumer home insurer that targets catastrophe-prone areas, said it has has acquired an inactive insurance carrier holding licenses in 43 states. Kin, which has operated in Florida, California, Georgia and Louisiana, first announced the planned purchase &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Insurtech Slide Closes $100M Fundraising Round</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2021/11/22/643152.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Southeast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Moves & Mergers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fundraising]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Slide, an insurtech company based in Tampa, announced it is closing its oversubscribed, $100 million Series A fundraising round. Slide uses data, artificial intelligence and machine learning to let homeowners create insurance policies, and the fundraising will help the firm &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Insurers Warned They Could Face Regulatory Action Over Car, Home Policies</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/08/25/628669.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[LONDON – Insurers in Britain that are not ready to implement tougher &#8220;value for money&#8221; rules on car and home policies could face disciplinary action, the Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday. The FCA found in May that loyal customers &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lloyds Bank Fined $125M for Inaccurate Communications over Home Insurance Renewals</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/07/09/621963.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lloyds Banking Group]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Lloyds Banking Group Plc&#8217;s insurance unit was fined 90.7 million pounds ($125 million) by the UK Financial Conduct Authority for failing to make sure language in millions of home insurance policies was clear. The FCA said the insurance division sent &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AXA Partners with Hong Kong Broadband Network to Offer Homeowners Insurance</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/06/22/619603.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 10:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[smart home insurance]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd. (HKBN) is now offering customers an &#8220;All-in-One Home Kit,&#8221; complete with fiber broadband service and home insurance from AXA Hong Kong and Macau (AXA). The kit also has a home network security solution and smart &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Insurtech MGA Hippo to Buy Its Carrier Partner Spinnaker Insurance</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/06/05/571147.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hollmer]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2020 Mergers & Acquisitions]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Home insurance insurtech agency Hippo plans to acquire New Jersey-based Spinnaker Insurance Co., an insurer with which it has has had a three-year partnership. The deal, first reported by Carrier Management, is designed to help Hippo – a managing general &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Swiss Re&#8217;s iptiQ and IKEA Partner to Offer Home insurance</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/02/18/558656.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 12:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Swiss Re&#8217;s iptiQ and IKEA announced the launch of HEMSÄKER, home insurance that provides accessible protection at an affordable price, said Swiss Re in a statement. HEMSÄKER, which can be purchased online via the IKEA website, was created to extend &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.K. Personal Lines Insurers May Face Curbs on Price Hikes Slapped on Renewal Policies</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/10/07/544702.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 06:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Admiral Group plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aviva]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[U.K. home and car insurers could be stopped from jacking up prices when customers&#8217; policies come up for renewal as the country&#8217;s financial-markets watchdog clamps down on an industry that&#8217;s not giving a &#8220;good deal&#8221; to about 6 million customers. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>With Smarter, Joined-Up Pricing, There&#8217;s No Such Thing as a Bad Risk: Viewpoint</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/08/14/536174.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 07:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a well-trodden truth in our industry that not all risks are created equal, and for insurers, that some risks are riskier than others. However, new technologies mean new avenues of innovation for insurers to explore, providing opportunities to drastically &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Household Insurers, Banks Face Action for Overcharging Customers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/12/19/512469.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Providers in the U.K.&#8217;s markets for cash savings, mortgages, insurance, mobile phone contracts and broadband are burdening customers with a &#8220;loyalty penalty&#8221; of around 4 billion pounds ($4.4 billion) a year, the Competition and Markets Authority said. Vulnerable people, including &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Some UK Insurers May Be Forced to Adjust Motor, Home Insurance Prices: Fitch</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/11/07/506925.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Some UK insurers may be forced to change how they set their prices for motor and home insurance as a result of a regulatory investigation next year, according to Fitch Ratings. Insurers have been accused of overcharging customers who do &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Regulator to Probe Personal Lines Providers for Overcharging Customers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2018/09/28/502874.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Telecoms and financial services companies face an investigation by Britain&#8217;s competition regulator after consumer body Citizens Advice complained that customers who do not switch providers were being &#8220;ripped off&#8221; . Such customers were being overcharged 4.1 billion pounds ($5.2 billion) &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK MGA Plum Opens Underwriting, Support Center in Basildon, England</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/12/13/473886.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 14:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Plum Underwriting, the specialist home insurance managing general agent in the UK market, has opened an underwriting and service center as part of its strategy to support continued growth. The center, located in Basildon, England, brings together underwriting, claims, pricing, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Munich Re, Aviva Ventures Invest in UK Connected Home Insurer Neos</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2017/05/30/452481.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 10:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Neos, a UK connected home insurer, announced last week it has secured a £5 million (roughly $6.4 million) series A investment led by Aviva Ventures together with strategic partner Munich Re. The strategic investment accelerates Neos&#8217; growth as the UK&#8217;s &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Britain Raises Insurance Premium Tax to 10% to Fund Flood Defenses</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2016/03/16/402062.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Britain&#8217;s finance minister George Osborne said on Wednesday he would raise the tax on motor and home insurance premiums by 0.5 percentage points to 10 percent to fund flood defenses, boosting insurance shares as the rise was smaller than anticipated. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New British Insurance Premium Tax Hike Could Further Squeeze Insurer Margins</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2015/10/30/386872.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 08:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A tax hike on British motor and home insurance policies effective from Sunday is set to hit consumers and could trigger a fresh round of margin-squeezing price competition among general insurers. The jump in the insurance premium tax (IPT), to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Regulator Asks Insurers to Provide Transparency on Coverage Costs</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2015/05/11/367475.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 09:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The UK&#8217;s financial regulator said insurance companies are not always providing clear information to consumers about whether it is cheaper to pay for coverage upfront or in installments. The Financial Conduct Authority said the industry should take action when required &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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