ASSESSOR SUMMER 2025 FULL MAGAZINE v2 - Flipbook - Page 3
CONTENTS
JOURNAL
IAEA | 1932-2025
NEWS
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CELEBRATING 93 YEARS
SUMMER 2025
NEWS
Updates from across the automotive claims industry.
MEMBERS
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IAEA DIRECTORY
IAEA Council Members, Committees and Regional contacts.
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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN AND MEMBERSHIP
NOTICEBOARD
A welcome from IAEA President, David Punter.
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THE IAEA COUNCIL MEMBER INTERVIEW
A Q&A with IAEA Council Member, Victoria Whittle,
who is Engineer Team Leader at sopp+sopp.
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IAEA MEMBER BENEFITS: SOLERA AUDATEX
AND CAPS
Solera Audatex will be providing IAEA Members with
access to the CAP valuation guides.
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LONDON REGION MEETING REPORT
The IAEA’s London Region Honorary Secretary,
Peter Beddow, reports from the recent tour of Caterham
Car’s impressive Dartford facility.
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FEATURES
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ITAI CRASH DAY
The IAEA was well-represented at the ITAI Crash Test and
Research Day in Derbyshire.
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RACE TO THE BOTTOM FOR SINGLE USE
VEHICLES?
Massive changes vehicle manufacturers have undertaken
may not be re昀氀ected in the world of vehicle valuations,
writes Andrew Marsh.
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MODERN INSURANCE MAGAZINE’S
ASSOCIATIONS ASSEMBLE
Views from the IAEA feature in Modern Insurance
Magazine’s “Associations Assemble” focus.
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ENGINEERING ROLE ROUND-UP
A look at some of the latest vacancies in the motor
engineering sector.
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RECALL CAMPAIGN – TAKATA AIRBAG
Stellantis, the parent company of Citroën, has recalled
tens of thousands of Citroën and DS models in the UK due
to faulty airbags.
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INSIDE THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CRASH TEST
Cran昀椀eld University and Channel 4 stage a
groundbreaking motorway pile-up.
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ALLIANZ CONTINUES EXPANSION INTO THE UK
An interview with Michael Golding, Allianz Motor Network
Manager and Jessica Archbold, Allianz Network Delivery
Manager.
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INSURANCE M&A ACTIVITY HOTS UP
An update on the top ten motor insurers in the UK after
Aviva and Direct Line’s £3.7 billion “mega-merger” deal.
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DIARY DATES
Key industry events.
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