Motor
News analysis: Insurers gear up for discount rate change
Fears raised that premiums will rise and consumer churn may increase
Heritage teams with Alps for classic car cover
The motor broker will provide Alps breakdown cover to customers with single and multiple classic car policies.
Axa to "invest heavily" in brokers and innovation
Group CEO for UK & Ireland, Amanda Blanc, says insurer sees continued growth in motor and across commercial lines.
ERS reports small profit for 2016
Motor insurer posts COR of 102.3% following adjustments made to meet the expected discount rate cut.
Allianz would "love" to grow motor account, says CEO
End of year results for 2016 delivered a combined operating ratio of of 96.4%.
Discount rate a "pressure cooker waiting to blow" says Willis Towers Watson
If Ogden rate is changed to -0.5% cost of providing car insurance will rise by £700m per year and the one-off reserve charge could hit £4.9bn.
Junction partners with SunLife
Five-year partnership includes home and motor policies.
A-Plan backer HGCapital set to swoop for KGM Insurance
Two businesses to sit as independent firms in the new ownership structure.
InsurTech Futures: Just Miles to launch pay-per-mile car policy
Founder says new MGA launched because insurance hasn't evolved to meet customer needs.
Vanarama unveils multi-year vehicle lease policy
The product is only available to Vanarama leasing customers.
InsurTech Futures: Cuvva launches new car insurance product
Product aimed at infrequent drivers.
Car insurance premiums at four-year high, says AA
The index showed that the average shop around premium jumped by 5.8% over the last quarter.
Axa rolls out minifleet on Open GI and Applied Systems
Policy can cover up to 15 vehicles at inception.
Car premiums increase by 14%
Confused.com figures show the increase in the final quarter of 2016 was lower than in the same period in 2015.
What’s on the horizon for motor?
Mark Bacon, of ERS, weighs in on the thorny issue of motor rates and the risk to brokers of providers pulling out of the market or collapsing.
Markerstudy pulls back from MGA capacity arrangements on motor fleet
Insurer says it is looking to expand its own fleet business “substantially”.
Octagon closes to new business
The Gibraltar-based firm switches from insurer to MGA and insists it is still solvent.
Sure Thing! posts £7.6m pre-tax loss for 2016
The results which showed a turnover increase to £4.8m are in line with expectations according to the motor broker.
Meet the techies: Freddy MacNamara warns brokers could be history in ten years
Cuvva CEO Freddy MacNamara predicts that tech could change broking forever and calls on brokers to understand insurtech now.
SME Now and the future: Focus on small fleet
Technology is radically changing the way brokers should be approaching finding cover for commercial cars and vehicles, explains Edward Murray
Brightside to launch MGA in September
CEO Mark Cliff says MGA will specialise in van and tradesman insurance.
Government reveals new crackdown on whiplash claims
Consultation targets reduction in insurance premiums.
Pukka looks to move into private car
Specialist van MGA has also picked up some business from the collapse of Enterprise.
ERS launches supercar policy
The product is designed with owners of exotic and high value vehicles in mind.