Churchill Insurance
Long time coming: Why the RSA deal for NIG is ‘win-win’ for Intact, DLG and brokers
‘Not In Group’ has been seen as an accurate reading of the acronym NIG for a while now. Jonathan Swift looks at why the long-mooted acquisition target might finally become the ‘Nicely Integrated Gang’ within its new home RSA.
Flood Re publishes list of insurers
Aviva, Hiscox, Legal & General, LV and More Than among firms which will offer policies backed by the scheme.
Question Time: Meet the Moderator - David Worsfold
On the 25 June Insurance Age, in association with Axa, will be hosting the first broker Question Time event in London at the Pewterers' Hall.
Man behaving badly: Clunes dropped from Churchill ads
Men Behaving Badly star Martin Clunes will no longer front Churchill Insurance's television adverts after the actor was suspended from driving.
Hastings creates two new director roles
Hastings Insurance Services has created two new posts by appointing Paul Whymark as its new operations director and Jonathan Sutcliffe as its new claims director.
Insurers named and shamed by FOS
UK Insurance, part of Royal Bank of Scotland, racked up the highest number of general insurance complaints referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) according to new figures.
Duke Street Capital founder could bid for Direct Line
The founder of Duke Street Capital has registered his interest once again in snapping up Direct Line, the Daily Telegraph has reported.
CMC launches new insurance business
iSmart, the Northampton-based claims management company, has launched a new insurance business.
Ex-RSA chief leading Direct Line bid
Andy Haste, former chief executive of RSA, is leading a private equity consortium making a bid for Direct Line Group.
RBSI explains rebrand to Direct Line
RBS Insurance has confirmed recent press reports of its rebrand as Direct Line Group in preparation of its split from the banking arm of RBS.
RBSI rebrands as Direct Line
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance (RBSI) Group has rebranded as Direct Line Insurance Group and changed its status from a private company to a public one.
RBSI firms fined £2.17m over complaints tampering
Direct Line and Churchill have been hit with a £2.17m fine by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Ageas finds new boss for Rias and Castle Cover
Ageas Retail has found an MD for its Rias and Castle Cover businesses following the resignation of Janet Connor earlier this year.
RBSI firms forced to change "unfair" policy terms by FSA
RBS Insurance has been forced to change the terms of its pet policy after the regulator found that it contained “unfair terms”.
RBS offered £4bn for insurance division
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been offered £4bn for its insurance arm by private equity group CVC Capital Partners.
New aggregator looks to Zurich for commercial director
Mike Quinton has taken on the role of commercial director for a new price comparison site due to be launched next year.
Aspen swoops for M4 renewal business
Aspen Insurance has announced that its regional platform, Aspen Risk Management, has agreed to purchase certain commercial insurance renewal rights and other related assets from M4 Underwriting.
Profile: Hidden depths
CCV’s Michael Rea may not shout about it but he’s certainly made his mark at the consolidator. He talks to Martin Friel about his appetite for aquisition, the prospect of flotation and working for an industry ‘personality’
Polly C - the hottest insurance gossip
Polly was delighted to spend a January evening in the company of the charming communications peeps at BGL Group, owner of Comparethemarket.com among other things.
Car insurance study champions niche players
In Which’s latest study of motor insurance for the over 50s, NFU Mutual and 50 plus Insurance Services came out on top while household brands such as Aviva and Axa failed to gain recommended status.
MMA raids Esure for underwriting director
Former Esure director Colin Batabyal has been appointed as the new underwriting director for MMA Insurance.