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ERS posts half-year loss
Insurer blames loss on “transformation” costs and shortfall in investment income.
Brokers sympathetic to RSA's exit decision
Market acknowledges tough conditions in the personal broker private motor market.
Insurers "remain committed" to motor broker market
LV, Ageas, Aviva and Allianz confirm they see opportunities in the market despite RSA's exit.
RSA exits broker personal lines motor market
Decision affects £65m of gross written premium.
Former Miss England contestant jailed for whiplash scam
Two fraudsters sentenced to two months in prison after making bogus £3,000 claim against esure.
Ex-Towergate deals-chief Maciver joins Cullum-backed GRP
Kenny Maciver to work on mergers and acquisitions at Global Risk Partners.
Ace launches package policy for UK businesses
Insurer says policy was designed after feedback from brokers.
Nexus buys EBA Insurance
Acquisition adds £21m of revenue.
Powering the insurer/broker relationship
Glynda Gill, digital strategy director, Guidewire Software talks about how tech can help insurer/broker interaction.
Allianz UK CEO Jon Dye aims to balance profit and growth
Quota share reinsurance arrangement with Allianz Re dents operating profit.
Insurers dismiss ‘Toba turmoil’ worries
Insurers say they are “comfortable” with Toba changes but they are not all working to the same deadlines for Insurance Act changes.
Fall in UK operating profit at Allianz
Insurer achieves 4.2% growth in revenue
Broker Apprentice: Win a £1,000 experience day and mentoring with LV chief John O’Roarke
The victor will also get the chance to shadow LV’s management team for a week.
Profits up at Gocompare
Parent company esure sees underlying profit fall 21% at the start of the year.
Broking break: Top five stories of this week
In case you missed them, here are the top stories rocking the broking world this week.
UK revenues grow at Allianz
Six month figures reveal flat COR and operating profit.
Lewis: RSA needs to improve in personal lines motor
Steve Lewis thanked brokers for support following best results in almost a decade but did not address sale speculation.
Sharma optimistic despite Zurich's 50% H1 profit fall
UK general insurance CEO of four months says focus will be on customers' needs.
Aviva shrinks headcount by 500
Tulloch sees growth momentum at insurer.
No room for lower premiums in household, says Holweger
MD for intermediated business at Legal & General says insurer wants to expand its buy-to-let broker distribution channels.
RSA UK performance in “respectable territory”
Positive movement for the UK as COR improves to 94.4% as RSA pledges to maintain discipline.
Zurich's six month profit halves to £50m
COR for the start of 2015 rises to 98.9% compared to 92.2% a year ago.
Hester: RSA can remove "dunce’s cap”
Hester hails “best results in a decade” for first half of 2015 as profits increase and COR improves.
GI operating profit in UK falls at Aviva
UK COR improves to 93.2% for first six months of 2015.