Insurer
Sir Peter Wood explores esure stake sale - reports
Article suggests that Wood has held informal talks on a sale of his 30% stake prompting esure shares to rise in value.
Brexit: Uncertainty highlights the importance of broker/insurer partnership
Stuart Ramsden of trade credit insurer Atradius argues that the combined resources of brokers and insurers offer a powerful tool in uncertain times.
Quizzical questions: 15 September 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
QuestGates launches real estate division
The loss adjuster said the division has been designed to provide a bespoke service to property investors and property managers in the UK.
Pen CUO Martin Hall moves to ERS
Martin Hall has moved from Pen Underwriting to ERS to take on active underwriter role.
Pen promotes Tom Downey to CUO role
Downey's promotion also sees two other members of Pen’s leadership team start executive-level responsibility from 1 October.
LV sheds 400 staff as it looks to cut costs
The workforce reduction is part of a drive to cut costs by £40m by 2018.
Ageas offers livechat via Acturis, Applied Systems and SSP
The insurer is the latest provider to adopt live webchat services via a number of software houses.
Treloar hails "excellent" results for LV in H1 2017
MD for general insurance states insurer will be the "go-to destination" for personal lines brokers following deal with Allianz.
Ageas and QBE added to Applied System’s livechat service for brokers
The insurers join Axa, Allianz and NIG offering the live webchat service on the Applied TAM commercial lines platform.
LV's GI operating profit more than doubles in first half of 2017
Operating profit hits £49m compared to £22m in the first half of 2016.
AA admits to insurance sales talks with Hastings
However, Hastings statement reveals talks between the two motor insurance firms have ceased.
Chubb selects France as EU hub
Chubb, the first insurer to pick Paris as its preferred post-Brexit trading location, added that the move is dependent on regulatory approval.
Das reflects on 2016’s £17.4m loss
CEO Andrew Burke says business is now in “growth phase” of turnaround but admits that some job losses cannot be ruled out as it seeks to “rationalise expenses”.
Ex-RSA employee jailed for £270,000 fraud
Former staff member goes to prison as accomplice gets suspended sentence following pleading guilty to defrauding the insurer.
Insurers could be hit with £100m GDPR bill
Brokers urged to seek consent from customers and a put plan in place.
CFC launches dark web monitoring tool
MGA says CFC BreachAlert will notify policyholders in real-time if any of their data is posted on the dark web.
Up to 150 jobs at risk in L&G's Hove office - report
Insurer says it plans to move a group of customer service roles from Hove to Birmingham by the end of the year.
Broking Break - Your Top 5
Insurance complaints, Ogden and acquisitions all hit the headlines and made up your top five stories this week.
Insurance Cares: Insuring customer journeys
Eric Leenders of UK Finance explains how developments in how banks help vulnerable customers prove that the insurance sector can achieve the same outcomes.
Quizzical questions: 8 September 2017
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Operating losses grow to £17.4m for Das in 2016
Figures show growth in GWP but COR remains north of 100%.
ERS split from disgraced Bell Pottinger
The insurer said the relationship ended before the PR company was expelled from the Public Relations and Communications Association.
Markel International to buy ECIC
ECIC provides products for contractors and affinity groups in the UK building services sector.