Insurer
And finally... September 2015
The bit at the back
Opinion: A deceptive title to a dangerous document?
Create Solutions' Mike Cranny on the implications of a little-read FCA discussion paper
Bye bye RSA?
Takeover of RSA will leave just one major British-owned insurer
Innovation Group confirms potential £491m bid from Carlyle
Private equity could be set to bid 40p per share.
Broking Break: Your Top Five on Friday
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Pen Underwriting appoints Jonathan Turner as executive chairman
Turner will work alongside managing director Mark Armitage.
CII launches flexible working guidelines
Organisation says flexible working can boost employee motivation and productivity.
Hastings results show profit and customer rises
Half year results show GWP growth of 24% as COR marginally improves to 90%.
Two fraudsters jailed after £15,000 crash scam against Axa
The two men were sentenced to a total of 30 months in jail for perverting the course of justice and fraud by false representation.
Allianz joins PowerPlace SME panel
Insurer says move supports strategy of making it easier and quicker for brokers to trade with firm.
Egan to leave Towergate on 14 September
Move confirmed as Ross legal case settled with Gallagher.
Pre-tax profits almost double at Ecclesiastical
Provider reveals increase in GWP as COR improves for the first half of 2015.
Man jailed for attack on Aviva's phones
Richard Neale sentenced to 18 months in jail following hack into 900 mobile phones belonging to Aviva employees.
Direct Line tops FOS complaints table for general insurance
Axa and Ageas complete top three at Financial Ombudsman Service.
Zurich proposes 550p per share offer for RSA as deadline extended
Potential deal values insurer at £5.6bn.
Zurich seeks “more time” on RSA deal
Reports say talks progressed over the weekend but suggest that Zurich will ask for extra time as bid deadline looms.
GWP grows for Amlin
But profit before tax declines while COR deteriorates.
Biba and Axa team up on fraud
Organisations working together to educate customers about the consequences of fraud.
Broker Network's Dene Smith to join Axa
Smith will become the insurer's branch manager in Birmingham in September.
Pen Underwriting builds BDM team
MGA appoints from across the industry in move designed to strengthen regional structure.
Zurich's RSA bid "in jeopardy" claims FT
Zurich have appointed Evercore Partners to help with bid as reports suggest the two insurers are "far apart" on price.
Selling too soon?
Neil Davis, partner at national law firm Mills & Reeve, warns that the insurance sector could see an uptick in pressurised sales.
Arc Legal boosts Northern Ireland presence
Two schemes announced and the deals double provider's book of business in the region.
Aviva ends Norwich sponsorship after eight years
The insurer will remain a “community partner” at Norwich City Football Club.