Esure
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.
esure banks on £1.2bn IPO
esure has set its initial public offering price at 290p a share, valuing the personal lines insurer at £1.2bn.
esure plans £50m stock exchange flotation
esure has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange with an initial public offering (IPO).
HNW specialist boosts team with insurer hire
Smith Greenfield has appointed Louise Daines as a private client adviser joining from esure.
esure reshuffles board
esure Group Holdings - parent company of esure and Sheilas’ Wheels – has added Anne Richards, chief investment officer at Aberdeen Asset Management to its board as a non-executive director.
Esure reports improved profit, GWP and COR
Esure Group Holdings has reported a 46% improvement in profit for the first six months of 2012, at £60.2m compared with £41.3m for the same period of 2011.
Esure broker partners with CDL to launch iPhone app
Esure Broker and Sheilas’ Wheels Broker have launched apps allowing existing customers to access their policies on smartphones.
Travelers and Esure in talks over potential deal
Travelers has been holding preliminary talks about buying a stake in Esure.
Esure's Wood hands over CEO role
Esure has promoted Stuart Vann, its chief operating officer for the past two years, to the role of chief executive officer.
APPG calls for more guidance on EU gender ban
Concerns over the implementation of the gender ban in insurance pricing have been raised by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Insurance and Financial Services at a recent meeting.
Esure launches two new broker brands
Esure has launched two new broker brands as it bids to broaden its risk appetite in the motor market.
Bean Counters 1, Consumers 0
A bad personal claims experience leads Nigel Dyer to question how some insurers achieve their loss ratios
Products: Launches show sea change for insurers
Two insurers took the industry by surprise by launching products in markets they had previously shied away from.
Esure launches broker offering ahead of IPO
Esure has revealed its intention to move into the broker market with the launch of Esure broker.
Insurance Age blog: Calm down dear?
David Cameron shocked the Commons at Prime Minister's Question Time this week when he shouted "Calm down dear" to shadow Treasury chief secretary, Labour MP Angela Eagle.
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.
News review: October
The founder and chairman of direct insurer Esure, Peter Wood, revealed that 2014 would be the earliest date that the company would launch an initial public offering.
MMA raids Esure for underwriting director
Former Esure director Colin Batabyal has been appointed as the new underwriting director for MMA Insurance.
Data hub launch discloses new pricing detail to non-direct market
Coversure and Fortis are among those that have committed to using a new data hub that aims to allow brokers to compete on a level playing field with direct writers.
Esure outsources IT in £26m five year deal
Esure has migrated its IT platforms and hardware away from former joint venture partner, Lloyds Banking Group, through a £26m ‘build and run’ outsourcing contract with Capgemini UK, who will now manage the majority of Esure’s IT infrastructure for the…
Agenda: Selling up and cashing in
Something is happening in the UK private insurance market. Of the top 20 insurers in 2008, more than a third - seven - have been sold or are up for sale. This could either be good or bad news.
Lloyds sells Esure stake to founder Peter Wood
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has announced the sale of its 70% stake in Esure, the online insurer, to a management buyout vehicle to be called Esure Group Holdings, led by Esure chairman Peter Wood.
Polly C
Polly has always appreciated Sheilas' Wheels' love of all things pink and was intrigued when she was invited to the Haymarket Hotel to hear its "secret" announcement.