Motor
Bloomer puts down roots at UK General
UK General has appointed ex-Ecclesiastical schemes director Tony Bloomer as head of commercial schemes.
Groupama delivers record profits but sees revenues dip
Groupama UK has experienced a huge upswing in profitability for the second year in a row delivering £43.5m in 2011 against £23.7m in 2010, itself a huge improvement on the previous year (2009: £14.1m).
Admiral identifies £250,000 worth of potential fraud
Admiral has identified a quarter of a million pounds worth of potential fraud in just nine days following the implementation of a new claims fraud system.
Arista makes fleet underwriting appointments
Arista Insurance has made two new appointments to its fleet team in Birmingham.
Brightside's Holman hits out at slow approach to DVLA access
Brightside Group has hit out at the insurance industry for not securing access to the DVLA database sooner than it is.
Ink unveils new policy excess product
Ink Insurance has released a new excess protector insurance product, developed with input from Adding1’s ShazamXS.
Biba to investigate government CCTV fuel proposals
Graeme Trudgill, head of corporate affairs at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba), has confirmed that the trade body’s motor committee will be looking into reports that the government may be planning to use CCTV to prevent uninsured…
Insurance complications surround government CCTV fuel proposals
Drivers of uninsured cars may find themselves unable to fill up at petrol stations under new government plans, according to The Mirror.
Aviva's McMillan hails personal lines performance as commercial COR hits 105%
David McMillan, CEO of Aviva UK’s general insurance operation, has revealed that, despite a positive set of 2011 results, commercial lines continues to drag at the overall performance.
Aviva UK business grows but profits dip
Aviva UK’s general insurance business delivered higher growth but lower profits in 2011 as it managed to pin its combined operating ratio to 2010 levels.
Lumley Jacobs and Carole Nash in DNA deal
Lumley Jacobs has partnered with Carole Nash to supply forensic coding to the broker’s motorcycle customer base.
Labour would force insurers to offer telematics
Insurers could be forced to offer telematics to potential clients under a new proposal from Shadow transport minister, John Woodcock.
Admiral delivers "disappointing" results despite hike in profits
Admiral has delivered a 13% increase in profits to £299m in 2011, a result its chief executive described as disappointing.
Ai Claims extends ULR deal to 2015
Ai Claims Solutions has signed a three year deal with ULR Additions to continue providing credit hire and repair facilities.
QBE snares RSA's SME boss for senior role
QBE has turned to two of its largest rivals to secure a brace of senior hires.
Autonet teams up with Unite
Autonet Insurance has signed a partnership deal with Unite which sees the trade union join the broker’s in-house affiliate networking scheme.
Life’s little knock-for-knocks
A recent accident has highlighted everything that is wrong with the current motor claims process, explains Tony Cornell
Reportage: Personal targets
Personal lines brokers are seeing massive changes in the motor, household and travel sectors. With no let-up in sight, where do the opportunities lie in the months and years ahead? Edward Murray reports
Ai Claims sees slip in profit and revenue
Ai Claims Solutions has reported a fall in profit to £858,000 in the six months to December 2011 compared to £1.2m in the same period of 2010.
Are you ready for the next big thing in motor?
Telematics could transform motor insurance, and brokers who already have a foot in the market could cash in
Towergate increases South Western presence with acquisitions
Towergate Insurance has acquired Centenary Insurance and William Rogers Insurance Brokers.
Allianz UK sees growth across the board
Allianz UK has revealed increased gross written premium, higher operating profits and an improved combined operating ratio in its 2011 results.
LV doubles insurance profits as COR improves
LV has reported a doubling in general insurance profits before tax to £70m in 2011 from £35m the previous year.
Insurance websites failing customer needs
Insurance company websites are not meeting even the most basic customer experience standards according to a recent survey.