Swinton
Ardonagh maintains organic growth as losses shrink
Performance breakdown shows improved retention and new business figures.
Ardonagh nearly halves loss in first 9 months of 2018
Business posts loss of £48.9m along with income growth.
LV signals expanded appetite with four more partnerships
Marmalade, Safeguard, Verex and Home & Legacy switch to the insurer.
Gilles Normand leaves Swinton
CFO Scott Kennedy becomes CEO on interim basis.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
The content director and editor of Insurance Age examine the most read articles of the week with a focus on RSA and PIB.
Close Brothers wins Swinton account in £60m deal
Move seen as first step in Ardonagh “monetisation” strategy.
Swinton reveals £32m loss for 2017
Turnover also dipped at the broker, which is set to be bought by Ardonagh, as number of live policies fell to 1.6m.
Blog: Covéa says goodbye to Swinton
Jonathan Swift reflects on the long and bumpy road to an amicable divorce for Swinton and former owner Covéa.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Insurance Age's news editor and reporter discuss the top stories for the week commencing 24 September.
Quizzical questions: 28 September 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Management and integration key to Ardonagh success with Swinton, say experts
The £165m price tag seen as fair after initial estimates went as high as £450m.
Ross hails Swinton's "significant transformation" as he rules out more retail buys
CEO says Swinton deal took a year to complete as Ardonagh confirms that Autonet MD Ian Donaldson has been involved in negotiations.
Covéa to focus on underwriting after Swinton sale
Personal lines broker being sold to Ardonagh for £165m.
Ardonagh pledges to keep the Swinton brand
Janice Deakin to be in charge of Ardonagh’s personal lines business following £165m deal as Swinton hailed the "missing piece" in the group's personal lines offering.
Ardonagh buys Swinton for £165m
Deal for personal lines specialist adds over one million customers to the group.
ABI figures show the "scale of the challenge" in fighting fraud
Industry experts say there is much do be done following ABI report that one insurance fraud per minute is detected in the UK.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Insurance Age’s editor and reporter get behind the headlines of the most read stories of this week.
Towergate-owner Ardonagh adds £98.3m to coffers
The business has increased its spending pot as market speculation grows around its interest in Swinton.
Quizzical questions: 8 June 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Private equity most likely buyer in Swinton sale
Brokers speculate that a house specialising in “turnaround” could buy the broker which is believed to be on the market for £400m.
Swinton puts 268 people at risk of redundancy
Broker to close 40 branches in latest restructure.
Bridging the gap
Swinton’s Anne Kirk argues that helping customers get informed about insurance is the key to retention.
Review of the year: April 2017
As we swung into Spring Swinton, FCA probes and warnings, and Towergate were all most read in the month of April.
Swinton targets becoming largest digital broker in the UK
CEO Gilles Normand says aim is to complete transformation within two years.