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Aviva targets medium sized SMEs
Aviva's Phil Bayles, MD of UK intermediaries, says insurer is in a good position compared to some of its competitors.
Broking Break: Your Top 5
Axa buying XL dominated the headlines taking up two slots in the top five most read. However there was plenty more going on with an insurer going into liquidation, profits rising at Aviva and advice for brokers on GDPR.
Quizzical questions: 9 March 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
The Blog Spot: Lifting the lid on optimism with Allianz, XL and Axa
Emmanuel Kenning looks at two conflicting stories as brokers frown and smile about the future.
Brokers upbeat for growth after “massive” XL and Axa deal
Market pleased that XL has “gone to a good home” and confident of new opportunities.
Axa to buy XL for $15bn
Deal subject to shareholder approval and expected to complete in the second half of 2018.
Podcast: The top 5 stories of the week
Emmanuel Kenning and Siân Barton have a look at the most read stories over the last week.
Quizzical questions: 2 March 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
The Blog Spot: One year of Ogden upheaval
The government should bring discount rate clarity to the insurance industry without further delays, writes Ida Axling.
InsurTech Futures: Axa partners with Brolly on car insurance product
New policy to launch in March via Brolly's smartphone app.
Amanda Blanc “exceptionally pleased” with UK & Ireland performance
The CEO praised the impact of the business' commercial lines division and insisted the "excellent" results had no bearing on McCafferty’s exit.
Axa UK & Ireland COR improves to 96.3% for 2017
Revenues also went up but underlying earnings fell.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Ida Axling and Siân Barton assess the events from the week commencing 12 February 2018.
Blog: Start-ups headed by ex-AIG and Axa directors prove InsurTech appeal is far from waning
Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on an emerging trend in the UK InsurTech sector.
Former Axa director Matthew Reed launches healthcare MGA
Equipsme to sell SME product through general insurance brokers targeting 30,000 firms in two years.
Broker Apprentice 2017: Meet the winner
Insurance Age catches up with Luke Perkins of Leicester-headquartered BHIB, the winner of The Broker Apprentice 2017
The Blog Spot: An alternative broker manifesto - my 2018 pettifogging petition
A Manifesto packed full of the trivial and trifling to create a better broking sector.
Axa appoints John Heaney to newly created head of schemes role
New role part of revamped schemes unit as provider also hires former ERS chief operating officer Tim Yorke as director of transformation.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Emmanuel Kenning and Siân Barton discuss the key points from the week's news.
Restructure will bring brokers closer to the board, says Axa
New leaders explain the insurer's format after Brendan McCafferty’s sudden departure.
Brendan McCafferty out in Axa restructure
McCafferty leaves with immediate effect after just under a year as UK CEO intermediated and direct following a restructure of Axa’s UK business.
The Blog Spot: Is this the end of insurers owning brokers?
Siân Barton wonders how recent sell-offs may affect the shape of the market.
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…
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.