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Japanese insurer completes Insure The Box-owner buyout
Provider bought three quarters of the business in 2014.
Insurance sector "still in the game" to cover driverless cars
But regulation around autonomous vehicles needs to change, says LMA's David Powell.
Restructure will bring brokers closer to the board, says Axa
New leaders explain the insurer's format after Brendan McCafferty’s sudden departure.
David Newman leaves Carole Nash and Ian Donaldson takes up CEO role
Handover set to complete at end of March.
Bennett Christmas promotes Tom Stripp to MD
Business reveals wider restructure.
Toby van der Meer new CEO at Hastings as Gary Hoffman moves to chairman role
Current chairman Mike Fairey to retire.
InsurTech Futures: Start-up bike insurer Laka teams up with Zurich
Start-up's business model means the consumer makes payments at the end of the month, based on the cost of claims settled during that period.
Bridging the gap
Swinton’s Anne Kirk argues that helping customers get informed about insurance is the key to retention.
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Ten launches personal lines department
Network hires Carl Jones as head of personal lines.
Broking Break: Your Top 5
A frantic start to the year on the news front saw acquisitions, a familiar theme from 2017, continue to dominate. Miles Smith, Markerstudy and Endsleigh being sold to A-Plan dominated the list but there was still room for SSP’s outage costs to make an…
Arc Legal launches household cyber cover product
The personal support policy can be provided via brokers as part of a home insurance policy or as part of legal expenses cover.
Shuker hails Endsleigh deal as return to independence
The A-Plan CEO said the brokers complement each other and once the deal goes through A-Plan will have over £500m in GWP.
Tempcover targeting growth in “perfect storm” of increasing demand
Broker to spend on advertising, staff, IT and potentially acquisitions after private equity-backed MBO deal.
Allianz and LV deal approved
Announcement made on 29 December 2017.
A-Plan buys Endsleigh
The deal was for an undisclosed sum and Endsleigh will continue to operate as a separate entity.
Tempcover completes £13.3m MBO
Deal backed by private equity firm Connection Capital.
Profits down one third at UK General for 2016/17
Results show net written premiums ticking up by 3.6%.
Losses narrow to £3.48m at Sure Thing! in 2017
Gross written premium and policy numbers stable at the broker.
Review of the year: October 2017
Reaction to the government’s Ogden rate proposals, a broker start-up, Martin Oliver’s departure, ongoing consolidation and Aon buying Henderson topped the charts in October.
Profits up again at A-Plan
Broker reveals 12% rise in turnover for 2016/17.
Hughes aims to grow personal lines with 20 hires
The recruitment drive follows a management restructure earlier this year.
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.
Das teams up with VM Insurance on recreational vehicle product
The bespoke product for campervans and motorhomes will be available to the broker market.