Personal
Groupama PA policy enhanced
The insurer claims it will give brokers targeting the small to medium sized enterprise sector a valuable tool in their armoury
Broker EXPO on film
Who has been the most influential figure in the general insurance sector in the last 12 months and why? And have aggregators had a detrimental or positive impact on the industry?
QBE to dispose of personal lines motor account
Book represents about 10% of overall motor account
Heath Lambert expands Admiral partnership
It will be the sole provider for new Diamond product for women
A tale of two brokers
Andrew Tjaardstra meets the founder of Footman James and finds out that age is no barrier to him doing it all again. Twice.
RSA sees commercial book suffer
But personal lines make up some of the shortfall
Former Highway MD heading up new venture
Chris Hill launches private car insurer, Octagon
An easy ride?
Establishing a decent motor book may take some hard graft, but with HNW and classic car clients generally presenting minimal claims and attractive renewal rates, brokers could soon find they are cruising. Martin Friel reports
Road to recovery
Although motor rates are on the up, a rise in claims inflation means insurers still have a long journey ahead before the sector regains profitability, explains Louise Meeson
Chase Templeton sets sights high with SME PMI sector supremacy
Broker looks to double book
Swiftcover defends claims that its online instructions tempt fraud
Direct provider promises to look at wording on its quote declined page
Zurich admits policyholder data loss a year later
Biba's Eric Galbraith 'disappointed' that Zurich did not keep him advised
Commission plans for PPI hanging by a thread
Barclay's successful appeal against the Competition Commission's rulings puts PPI debate back in spotlight
AA index sees significant increase in car premiums
AA British Insruance Premium Index sees fastest increases for 15 years
New employee and private client division for Towergate
Broker launches Towergate Financial London as part of Towergate Financial
PPI point of sale ban quashed
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled that the Competition Commission must reconsider its point of sale prohibition proposals
Admiral's turnover increases 22%
Confused.com turnover has increased by 32% in Q3 2009, compared to the same period last year
1 Answer Network to launch new internet solution
The personal lines network is making the service available to members in the first quarter of 2010
Barbon enters personal lines market
The company has launched new brand Avenue Insurance Services to target household business through price comparison sites
UK Broker Awards on film
Martin Friel, editor of Insurance Age, gets the winning words from the best in the business
The great housing puzzle
The personal household market is growing ever closer to the personal motor model with customers making greater use of aggregator websites. Emmanuel Kenning explores how brokers can differentiate themselves.
Brightside's insurance broking revenues rise
The group's insurance broker division has reported an increase in revenue to £14.4m
Top 50 Brokers in Personal Lines supplement
Insurance Age has published its popular annual Top 50 Brokers in Personal Lines supplement
Tempting decisions
Finding new business and keeping it is an ongoing preoccupation for brokers and insurers and, with aggregators driving many personal lines sectors into aggressive price cuts, the pressure is on to compete in this market, writes Fiona Nicolson.