Charles Earle hits back at Arista capacity rumours

Market sources suggested that Equity Red Star had withdrawn capacity for Arista to underwrite the road risks for its motor trade product.

However, when contacted by Insurance Age, Mr Earle refuted this claim.

"This is absolutely not true. It is the product of rivals that were willing to shoot at us," he argued.

He pointed out that Equity did not write its motor trade road risks as a standalone product. He added that nothing had changed with its relationship with the insurer and that Arista