Insurer
Professionalism: The client view
Insurance Age can reveal the next focus of its professionalism campaign - the client.
Can brokers sell telematics?
For the past few years telematics has been touted as the future of motor insurance and the solution for young drivers in particular.
RSA pulls Prime Choice from HNW open market
RSA has confirmed it will no longer sell home insurance policy Prime Choice directly to customers.
Liberty Mutual announces England cricket sponsorship deal
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe (LMIE) has become the official insurance partner of England's test match grounds for 2013.
SSP and Wunelli to launch "mass market" telematics offering for brokers
SSP and Wunelli have targeted bringing brokers "in from the telematics cold" with a telematics-based private motor insurance policy.
RSA to unveil exclusive Biba conference deals
RSA has revealed plans to give brokers who attend the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s (Biba) conference exclusive deals.
Expertise in Action: The problem of claims fraud
Fraud continues to be one of the biggest problems facing the insurance industry with wrongdoers adding an estimated £44 to the cost of the average policy bought by honest consumers.
Expertise-in-Action: Claims fraud - Contagion
Despite the insurance industry's valiant efforts, fraud is spreading through the market place like a virus. What can be done to stop the rot?
Ceta adds LV to household panel
LV has joined Ceta’s home insurance panel which currently includes Allianz, Ageas, Covea, Zurich and Covea and is responsible for £25m of premium income.
Plum Underwriting unveils HomeWorks product upgrade
Plum Underwriting has revamped its HomeWorks product to include cover for the property owner's general contents.
Simplyhealth confirms new CEO
Simplyhealth has unveiled Romana Abdin as the healthcare provider's new CEO to succeed Des Benjamin.
LV's O'Roarke appointed as new IFB chairman
John O’Roarke has been appointed as chairman of the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB).
Aviva in seven-year software deal with Innovation Group
Aviva has signed a seven-year contract with Innovation Group.
esure expects LASPO and gender-neutral gains as GWP rises
esure Group has seen its gross written premiums edge up to £124.1m for Q1 2013, a 1.6% rise on the same period last year.
Ecclesiastical CEO set for "major listening exercise" with brokers
Ecclesiastical’s new group CEO Mark Hews has told Insurance Age that the provider is undertaking a “major listening exercise” in order to move the business forward.
PowerPlace becomes Biba member
PowerPlace has joined the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) as it targets making a "valuable contribution" to the trade body's success.
Towergate-owned CCV wraps up Waveney Insurance Brokers deal
CCV has bought East Anglia-based Waveney Insurance Brokers, Insurance Age can reveal.
Insurance insolvencies continue to fall
Insurance insolvencies continued to drop as the number of failures fell by 63% during March 2013, compared to the same month in 2012, a study has found.
XL details $300m Shariah compliant offering
XL Group is to offer Shariah compliant insurance cover to large corporate and middle market clients.
Capita in Shariah compliant MGA start-up
Capita Insurance Services has agreed to finance start-up managing general agent (MGA) Cobalt Underwriting Services.
Quindell reports 900% revenue growth
Quindell Portfolio has reported revenues of £137.6m for 2012, over ten times the £13.7m revenue reported for 2011.
Hiscox UK sees GWP boost
Hiscox UK has revealed an 8.5% increase in gross written premiums (GWP) for the first quarter of 2013 to £96.7m (Q1 2012: £89.1m).
Hiscox launches wedding car scheme
Hiscox has teamed up with broker Abbeyfields to launch a niche policy for wedding car hire companies.
Insurer view: Professionalism as partnership
Aviva has concluded the insurer-view segment of Insurance Age’s professionalism campaign by declaring professionalism is about partnerships.