Insurer
RSA reports large rise in profit
CEO Hester hails “year of major achievement”.
Lorega completes MBO
Deal was backed by Alcuin Capital Partners.
Google Compare to close down
Aggregator service is in process of winding down and due to shut on 23 March.
Towergate and Ageas partner on £300m Arista capacity deal
Five year partnership across commercial motor, property and liability products.
QBE Europe CEO notes increasing broker demands on commission
Richard Pryce also cites "toughest market conditions".
QBE Europe posts improved COR of 89.1%
Insurer highlights GWP growth after stripping out currency effects.
Direct Line has most FOS complaints for general insurance
Ageas and Aviva come in second and third for the second half of 2015.
ABI's Huw Evans says UK benefits from EU membership
Director general notes the UK sells £21bn more in insurance and long-term saving products to the EU than it sells to us.
Hiscox launches e-trading platform
The range for Hiscox Trader includes PI, office, public and products liability, cyber and data insurance cover.
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Allianz CEO Jon Dye not worried by COR above 100%
Dye says Allianz group position is UK is better off in Europe.
Aviva adds construction to Premier range
Insurer details lists of enhancements to the new offering.
Putting Allianz’s [almost] 13 years of UK profitability into perspective
Jonathan Swift examines Allianz's achievement of sub 100% COR over nearly 13 years.
Insurer support is vital in the sub-contracting market
Phil Scarrett, sales and marketing director, ECIC examines the issues.
Allianz UK profit drops 71% to £41.3m for 2015
Insurer says 2015 had "sting in the tail" as December storms cost the firm £93m.
Zurich launches private motor schemes on Transactor
Household schemes to follow shortly.
Brit sees profit slump
Profits down and COR rises for insurer as results for 2015 come in.
ERS targets sub-90% COR
CEO Ian Parker says broker-only strategy to remain in place.
ERS COR falls below 100%
Insurer achieves 99.8% COR in 2015 but profits slip to £6m.
Ageas extends partnership with Keychoice
Deal covers Ageas' car, home,van, bike and commercial SME product lines.
The InsurTech start-ups to watch in 2016
As InsurTech Futures is launched Jonathan Swift outlines the insurance start-ups to pay attention to this year.
Watson “not concerned” by Ageas results
Profits fall for 2015 but CEO says that COR would have performed 4.2% better were it not for UK December storms and floods.
Data breach at Aviva-owned Quotemehappy.com
Customers were able to see other customers' contact details.
Brokers urged to avoid falling behind when Flood Re launches
CEO Brendan McCafferty wants brokers to make sure the proposition is available to their customers.