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Allianz and LV deal approved
Announcement made on 29 December 2017.
A-Plan buys Endsleigh
The deal was for an undisclosed sum and Endsleigh will continue to operate as a separate entity.
Review of the year: December 2017
Bluefin being fined £4m by the FCA dominated the interest of Insurance Age’s readers in the final month of there year. There were two stories in the top five but there was also room for a new MGA, a fraud court case and another look at Amazon’s insurance…
Predictions for 2018: Allianz's Sarah Mallaby
Mallaby predicts that brokers will rise to the challenge in 2018.
Profits down one third at UK General for 2016/17
Results show net written premiums ticking up by 3.6%.
Key moments in 2017: Axa's David Williams
Axa's technical director discusses the biggest events to shake the market in 2017, including the discount rate change and the threat of InsurTech.
Predictions for 2018: Covéa Insurance
Covéa's Simon Cooter, Carol Geldard, Keith Hector and Sue Coffey share their thoughts on what will happen in the sector next year.
Brokers optimistic of LEI growth in 2018 but wary of regulatory challenges
Survey of brokers conducted at Insurance Age’s Broker Expo.
Biba welcomes proposed delay to IDD as good news for brokers
David Sparkes calls potential delay a “great” and “sensible” step.
Key moments in 2017: RSA's Owen Thomas
The sales and distribution director of RSA's Global Risk Solutions talks us through the race for growth and other key moments for the market in 2017.
European Commission seeks to postpone IDD until October 2018
New proposals could see seven month delay.
Travelers Europe opts for Dublin in response to Brexit
Insurer joins XL Group in choosing the Republic of Ireland.
Predictions for 2018: Zurich's Roy Standish
Roy Standish, sales & distribution director at Zurich expects more consolidation and disruption in 2018.
Key moments in 2017: Aviva's Phil Bayles
Aviva's chief distribution officer reviews 2017.
Predictions for 2018: LV's Mike Crane
LV Broker's managing director Mike Crane predicts GDPR challenges and hints at the insurer's re-entrance into the home market.
Review of the year: August 2017
Losses at Ageas Retail, Kanye West, bribery offences and the deal between Allianz and LV hit the headlines in August.
InsurTech Futures: Start-up InsurePal to launch UK motor offering in 2018
Peer-to-peer insurer aims to raise £15m in funding through an Initial Coin Offering.
FCA warns of unauthorised firm targeting the UK
Regulator urges insurance industry and clients to be wary of "bogus entity" Bulwark Insurance.
Review of the year: July 2017
Aviva, regulation, fraud and a big ICO fine hit the headlines this summer.
Key moments in 2017: Allianz's Sarah Mallaby
Sarah Mallaby, director of broker markets, at Allianz Insurance reviews 2017.
Review of the year: June 2017
Acquisitions, the Queen's Speech, redundancies, fraud and orders from the FCA made up the most read stories in June.
Review of the year: May 2017
As May rolled around our most read stories included an £800m debt offer, redundancies, rumoured deals and senior management departures.
FCA reveals transition proposals for Senior Managers Regime
The regime replaces Approved Persons and the regulator advised it wanted most transitions to take place automatically.
Plum opens underwriting and support centre
The office is based in Basildon and replaces its Sudbury and Brentwood branches which have closed.