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Broking break: Top five stories of this week
In case you missed them, here are the top stories rocking the broking world this week.
UK revenues grow at Allianz
Six month figures reveal flat COR and operating profit.
Lewis: RSA needs to improve in personal lines motor
Steve Lewis thanked brokers for support following best results in almost a decade but did not address sale speculation.
Sharma optimistic despite Zurich's 50% H1 profit fall
UK general insurance CEO of four months says focus will be on customers' needs.
Aviva shrinks headcount by 500
Tulloch sees growth momentum at insurer.
No room for lower premiums in household, says Holweger
MD for intermediated business at Legal & General says insurer wants to expand its buy-to-let broker distribution channels.
RSA UK performance in “respectable territory”
Positive movement for the UK as COR improves to 94.4% as RSA pledges to maintain discipline.
Zurich's six month profit halves to £50m
COR for the start of 2015 rises to 98.9% compared to 92.2% a year ago.
Hester: RSA can remove "dunce’s cap”
Hester hails “best results in a decade” for first half of 2015 as profits increase and COR improves.
GI operating profit in UK falls at Aviva
UK COR improves to 93.2% for first six months of 2015.
Ageas' focus is on trading with the right brokers, says Watson
Ageas UK CEO admits insurer has a lot of work to do in its retail division.
Ageas' net profit up following focus on commercial lines
Profit in retail business continues to decline.
Insurance revenue down but profit up at L&G
Operating profit surges by 36% for the first six months of the year.
Sterling and Walmsley launch scheme for handcrafted goods
Craftcover.com will provide public and product liability for businesses making such items.
New structure adds 50% to Blanc's GWP
Axa Insurance GWP would total £1.2bn for the half year.
Amanda Blanc to lead new Axa Insurance unit
Provider to launch integrated general insurance operation on 1 January 2016.
Policies fall for Direct Line
But profits increase as brand commits to UK general insurance.
RSA to hold out for 600p offer from Zurich, reports say
Analysts estimate insurer's value at 550p per share.
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Operating profit falls by $100m for Brit
Interim results for first half of 2015 show GWP fell 6.3% as profits plummet.
Covéa hires two from Sterling as part of integration process
Insurer makes number of changes to its commercial lines and high net worth team.
Holliday to leave Zurich
Managing director for Zurich’s UKGI personal lines and Endsleigh to leave the business.
Teleperformance takes over Liberty's Enniskillen contact centre
Deal sees insurer secure up to 200 jobs.
Profits up at Moneysupermarket
Group and insurance revenues rise at aggregator in first half of 2015.