Insurer
Fraudster receives suspended sentence
Bricklayer convicted of insurance fraud after bogus £200,000 personal injury claim.
Aviva to cut 1,500 roles
Insurer reveals 1,500 are set to lose jobs following Friends Life acquisition.
Allianz 2015 scholarship programme open to brokers
Fifty places available for course which begins in May.
Car insurance premiums falter
AA Index shows small rise for average car insurance premiums and very little movement in home insurance premiums.
NCI takes sales chief from Broker Network
Two new starters tasked with pushing growth plans including schemes with brokers.
Optimism falls amongst brokers and insurers
Financial services survey shows optimism is down but business volume and profitability is up.
QBE's credit outlook revised to stable
AM Best says move follows series of capital actions to reduce the group’s financial leverage.
The Insurance Bill: What brokers need to know
Terry Renouf, partner at law firm BLM, picks out some key points from the Insurance Bill, and outlines some of the details brokers need to know about.
Moneysupermarket predicts £95m profits for 2014
Insurance revenue set to hit £138m.
Aviva appoints Owen Morris for HNW business
Insurer states newly created role marks “commitment” to brokers.
Hiscox to buy MGA and HNW provider from R&Q
Deal expected to complete this quarter of 2015.
Cinven buys Premium Credit for £462m
Andrew Doman stays as chief executive following private equity deal.
Covéa launches real estate product
Product is aimed at commercial property owners for blocks of flats or light industrial premises.
Abbey Legal launches care product
Abbey Legal creates product for UK care sector.
Insurers to feel the big squeeze in household insurance in 2015
The household insurance sector looks set to continue as an intense battleground for the biggest insurers as 2015 gets into its stride.
ERS appoints Rees as head of underwriting fraud
Her responsibilities will include developing the insurer's fraud strategy.
N&G aims to become marine insurer of choice for brokers
Insurer will relaunch some products in 2015 and target organic growth.
AIG appoints Somers in regional push
Insurer says plan is to deliver more to brokers in the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
UK car insurance cheaper in 2014
Confused.com's new Index reports that prices fell by 7.9% over the year, despite a 2% increase in the fourth quarter.
Rural appoints Cooper from Gallagher as operations chief
New recruit brings 15 years of experience to the role.
Insurance salaries lagging behind other sectors
Only 6% of employees in the insurance sector received pay rises in 2014.
FCA insurance fines down 28.5% to £31.96m in 2014
Broker-specific fines fall from £9.76m in 2013 to £1.3m last year.
XL's takeover of Catlin confirmed
The businesses have agreed to a deal worth £2.79bn.
Transactor creates MGA unit
Software specialist says move designed to meet “unprecedented surge in demand”.