Motor
Revenue at 1st Central hits £99.6m
The online motor broker also reported growth in profits.
Premium Choice reports slight drop in turnover for 2016
Broker also posts rising profits for the year ended 31 December 2016.
Sabre tipped for £600m stock market float
The motor insurer is being sold by majority owner BC Partners, according to reports.
Alpha Underwriting and Building Block team up to offer caravan insurance
The product will initially be distributed through broker panels and networks.
Fresh profit grows to £2.1m
Lisa Powis, CEO at the personal lines broker, said its van, telematics and non-standard home lines performed well.
InsurTech Futures: Advent launches portal for ancillary products
Firm says proposition will initially provide motor-related ancillary products to brokers.
Broking success: Richard Dornan, Premium Choice
Growth driven: Richard Dornan, underwriting and business development director at Premium Choice, explains how the broker has carved a niche for itself but is expanding into new areas.
InsurTech Futures: Ageas to use AI in claims handling
Insurer claims first on using AI in motor claims handling.
Biba teams up with Marmalade on telematics
The trade association is to provide a young driver telematics scheme.
Markerstudy launches commercial MGA
Move follows its purchase of Chaucer's UK motor book and the new MGA will be led by group commercial director Martyn Holman.
Car insurance flat in Q1 2017 but hikes inevitable thanks to “government blunders”, says AA
Average increase for comprehensive motor cover was 12.9% over the past 12 months.
Carole Nash buys Cornmarket’s motorcycle book in Ireland
Latest deal adds 6,000 policies to broker.
Markerstudy launches dash cam product
The retail division of the insurer has set up a telematics product available to brokers via its Masterquote platform.
LV pleased with "robust" results, says Steve Treloar
The GI business MD hopes government will finish discount rate consultation quickly after insurer strengthens its reserves by £139m.
LMA calls for rethink on Vnuk
The organisation responded to a government consultation on motor insurance.
Car premiums increase by 16%
Confused.com figures show that the discount rate cut played a key part in the rise of premium costs.
Profile: This time it's personal
Eight leading lights from the personal insurance world tell Ida Axling what challenges the market faces and where the opportunities can be found
FCA finds poor practices and warns on broker fee disclosure
Regulator says research shows some motor brokers and insurers fail to clearly disclose fees and how they were calculated.
Meet the techies: Callum Rimmer
Just Miles chief technology officer Callum Rimmer tells us about the opportunities InsurTech can create for brokers.
Ogden takes 25% off Admiral profit for 2016
Admiral’s UK aggregator site’s profit hits £16.5m but the group’s profit share falls to £284.3m due to Ogden.
DLG takes Ogden profit hit
Broker business NIG "stabilising” and direct commercial grows GWP but adjusted discount rate takes a chunk from group profits.
Pukka targets £500m GWP
The MGA is set to move into the Australian market and is seeking further growth in courier.
Principal buys motorcycle book from Rampdale
Deal adds nearly 7,000 bikes to Principal’s portfolio.
Insurers descend on Chancellor to fight discount rate cut
The market has warned that the “crazy” change could see some motor premiums rise by £1,000.