Home insurance
RSA reduces personal motor broker business by 35% and cuts 40 roles
Provider will downsize Belfast and Manchester operations.
Home & Legacy adds Canopius to panel
Provider will join existing panel to underwrite home insurance products.
LV posts reduced GWP for Q1 due to poor motor rates
Provider saw growth in home and commercial business.
Home insurance premiums continue to slide
Contents insurance has risen four pence since 1994, according to the AA.
Hillon upbeat on Co-op GI growth plans
Director admits sales plans led to shock and anger.
Co-op general insurance sees profit rise as GWP falls
Group losses total £2.5bn in 2013.
Avantia completes £57m MBO
Firm states investment will aid organic and acquisition growth.
Carole Nash in home insurance cover launch
Aviva-underwritten policy will offer specific motorcycle protection.
LV's GI GWP fell by £40m in 2013
Declining motor rates saw total GWP for 2013 down on previous year.
Axa teams up with LexisNexis for data enrichment programme
New use of data will enable Axa to "deliver more competitive quotes".
LV turns to Direct Line for personal lines hire
Andy Deakins joins as technical underwriting manager.
AA figures show home insurance premiums continue to fall
Premiums still tumbling despite recent flooding.
Aviva appoints IAG's Ian Foy in new MD role
Appointment created to grow and build the business, says Aviva.
Plum launches HomeWorks in Republic of Ireland
Provider’s move follows expansion into Northern Ireland in July.
Willis Re estimates St Jude storm will cost insurers £500m
Company analyses damage across the UK.
AA sees claims double during St Jude storm
Home-related claims doubled while motor claims rose 20%.
esure changes “unfair” terms after FCA concerns
esure Insurance has agreed to change two of the terms and conditions in its home insurance and car insurance policies after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) highlighted concerns.
Aqua looks to tackle young driver cover costs with family offering
Aqueduct Underwriting (Aqua) has unveiled its broker-only Family Portfolio offering in a bid to mitigate the high cost of young driver insurance.
FCA warns brokers over Pacific Blu
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told insurance brokers to withdraw sales of Pacific Blu’s policies immediately.
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Smith Greenfield is in the Pink
Smith Greenfield has joined the general insurance panel of mortgage and insurance network, Pink.
Esure records 16.9% post-tax profit rise to £44.3m
Esure Group saw its post-tax profit jump 16.9% to £44.3m for the first half of 2013, up on the £37.9m recorded for the same period last year.
Motor and home insurance premiums fall again in Q2 2013
Motor and home insurance prices “plummeted” in the second quarter of 2013, according to the most recent AA British Insurance Premium Index.
Arista boss: Brokers should be confident after Canopius deal
The chief executive of Arista has insisted that brokers can "look forward confidently" following the sale of Equity Insurance Group's 25% shareholding in the business to Canopius Group.