Tesco Bank
Tesco enters non-standard home with Prestige partnership
Tesco Bank has moved to offer non-standard home insurance to customers via a partnership with Prestige Underwriting.
Saga appoints CEO
Steve Kingshott joins from Tesco Bank to replace Cheryl Agius who left in January.
Ageas UK sells stake in Tesco Underwriting for £125m
CEO Ant Middle says now is the "right time" for Ageas to hand over its stake in the car and home insurance provider to Tesco Bank as it focuses on developing broker distribution.
Ex-Ageas UK boss Barry Smith joins Uinsure
Smith hired as non-exec to help the firm's growth plans.
Geoff Carter resigns from Tesco Underwriting
Company says departing CEO Carter will move on to take on another senior role within the industry.
Ageas UK and Tesco extend partnership
Ageas teams in Eastleigh and Gloucester continue to support Tesco Underwriting.
Kwik Fit switches software provider from SSP to CDL
Ageas-owned broker has been client of SSP for over five years.
Ageas UK records 5.6% profit rise
Insurer posts improved net income and overall COR figures for the first nine months of 2013.
Record insurance profit at Ageas as group COR stays flat
Ageas UK has reported non-life income of £1.74bn for 2012, up from £1.72bn in 2011 as its combined operating ratio remained stable at 99.8% (2011: 99.9%).
Tesco takes McCauley from Zurich as underwriting chief
Darren McCauley has been appointed as the new chief underwriting officer at Tesco Underwriting.
CDL unveils new MD as founder Hogg takes new role
CDL has unveiled Gary Johnson as group managing director in a move which will see company founder Tom Hogg move upstairs as group chairman.
Brokers hail end to Groupama 'limbo' period
Brokers have welcomed the news that Groupama has entered into talks with Ageas around a potential sale of its UK non-life insurance business.
Former Zurich PL chief Bedlow to join Tesco
Ex-Zurich personal lines managing director Karl Bedlow is to join Tesco, Insurance Age can reveal.
British Insurance Awards winners announced
Bartlett & Company has been named Broker of the Year at the British Insurance Awards 2012.
Chaucer bolsters UK motor business with key appointment
Chaucer Insurance has appointed Paul Baxter as head of direct as the insurer aims to build its UK motor business.
'Tesco law' arrives today
The new Legal Services Act comes into force today, allowing insurance companies to take a majority stake in law firms.
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.
Former Confused.com chief returns with new aggregator model
A new Covea-backed aggregator, due to hit the market early next year, is to be headed up by former Confused.com and Tesco Compare chief, Debra Williams.
Ageas returns to profit despite 104.6% COR
Ageas Insurance has revealed profit before tax of £3.9m for the first quarter of 2011, a £9.2m improvement over the equivalent quarter in 2010.
E-trading could kill off manual micro SME by 2013
All micro small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) business will be transacted online by 2013, according to Darren Rowe, sales manager at Powerplace.
Fortis takes on travel customers in five-year deal
Fortis UK has announced it is to expand its existing partnership with Tesco Bank as part of a five-year deal worth around £59m in gross written premiums (GWPs).