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Ex-Kwik Fit and Sure Thing! boss Devine joins Ceta-owner Atec Group as CEO
He replaces John Bibby, who has stepped down from the business but remains a shareholder.
A future insurer-broker relationship
Broker Extra 2020: Could remote working actually strengthen relations between insurers and brokers or is it storing up problems for the future? Representatives from both sides have discussed how they are navigating the business environment resulting from…
Ageas hunts new distribution chief as Middle makes first moves as CEO
Ageas’ new UK CEO Ant Middle, pictured, is reintroducing a group wide distribution director as part of his first major moves since succeeding Andy Watson in April.
Ex-Markerstudy/Brightside boss Bence among senior hires at Complete Cover
Personal lines broking group Complete Cover has bolstered its management team with a quartet new hires including former Markerstudy and Brightside boss Russell Bence.
Ageas partners with Victor in £60m capacity deal
Agreement sees the insurer provide capacity for Victor's products across agriculture and the third sector over the next five years.
Ageas takes catastrophe hit
COR crept above 100% across all business lines in Q1 due to storms.
François-Xavier Boisseau joins ERS' board
Boisseau, who left his role as CEO of insurance at Ageas UK in late 2018, is also a NED at Ecclesiastical and sits on the board of Argo Managing Agency.
Covid-19: Should all motor customers get a rebate?
Updated: Major insurers including Axa, Aviva, Ageas, LV and Zurich respond on automatic rebates as motor disrupters say the Admiral £25 move does not go far enough and questions are raised about the gesture.
Covid-19: Insurers clarify stance on Coronavirus cover
Updated: A number of providers have introduced exclusions for Covid-19.
Outgoing Ageas CEO Andy Watson hailed for his broker focus
Sector also welcomes Ant Middle, who is set to take over the reins in June.
Andy Watson bows out as Ageas UK CEO
Watson will hand over the reins to Ant Middle at the end of June this year.
Q&A: Polaris managing director Vivek Banga
Polaris celebrated 25 years last year and also had a MD change with Vivek Banga taking the top spot. Banga catches up with Jonathan Swift about the future of e-trade and the role brokers can play.
Acturis adds Ageas home product to platform
Personal lines product, House Guard, is now available to users of the software house.
Axa confirms position on coronavirus business interruption coverage
Updated: The provider won’t cover for Covid-19 unless it is specifically named in the terms as other insurers including RSA, Allianz, NIG and Ageas respond to the crisis.
Ageas adds distribution director for regional brokers
Russell White joins from RSA and completes Ageas's broker distribution team restructure following the retirement of Chris Dobson.
Insurance Age Podcast: 21 February 2020
The Insurance Age team talk about the top stories for the week.
Watson blames Ageas profit fall on motor book
Ageas UK CEO, Andy Watson, discusses the issues impacting the provider's 2019 results and recent changes in its broker business.
Ageas UK reveals 21% net profit fall
CEO Andy Watson says results were driven by difficulties in the motor market.
Major insurers respond to Staveley Head collapse
Staveley Head, which was mainly backed by unrated provider Gefion, advertised major composites on its website. Most of these confirmed only a handful of policies with the broker.
Applied adds Geo Underwriting to personal lines panel
Geo Underwriting’s FlexiLet home product will be available via Applied TAM and Applied Epic.
2019 in review: July's top stories
In July, the market was shocked by the departure of Amanda Blanc from Zurich after only nine months in the CEO EMEA role.
2019 in review: January's top stories
What were the most read articles in the first month of 2019?
Ageas weathers declining non-life business
Motor income ticked upwards slightly but other non-life lines have fallen.
The Insurance Age Podcast: 1 November 2019
The Insurance Age team unpick the most popular news stories of the week, including the Gallagher/Ardonagh court case.