Insurer
Working in a winter wonderland
Thankfully he doesn't need it - but we take a look at how much it could cost Father Christmas to insure his magical Christmas Eve journey.
Haynes hopes for growth
Arag’s David Haynes talks about what surprised him most in 2014.
Axa renews with Cherish Insurance
Five-year deal predicted to be worth £20m in GWP.
Japanese insurer invests £105m in Insure The Box telematics firm
Deal sees Catlin get £85m for its stake in technology-based business.
Index shows falling home and motor insurance premiums
Premiums also fall for SMEs but rise for mid-market commercial businesses.
Staysure to recruit 50 new staff in 2015
Company is looking for full- and part-time sales and customer service staff to meet demand.
Devitt teams with LV on caravan dealer insurance
Deal marks second partnership between insurer and broker in a month.
IFED arrests 1,000th suspected fraudster
Four men arrested under suspicion of insurance fraud as IFED sees the number of suspects top 1,000.
Commercial lines MD Foy leaves Aviva
Foy to quit insurer at end of 2014.
Bah humbug: It’s a Bankstone News Christmas
Christmas comes but once a year. Just as well, judging by this year’s sparse, depressing, and generally lacklustre crop of festive-themed PR fluff.
Towergate? Marsh? Gallagher? Das? What made the news in 2014?
Your most popular stories of 2014.
Flood Re: Band H homes to be included
Defra confirms that band H properties are to be included in government flood insurance scheme.
Axa adds two to senior management team
Insurer creates three new roles.
Ageas and Pen sign online deal for household insurance
Products from Ageas to be available via Gallagher-owned Pen’s e-trading division.
Allianz renews deal with Broker Network
Insurer renews partnership with Towergate-owned network for further three years.
Catlin confirms XL’s £2.5bn takeover approach
Deal would be funded through mixture of cash and shares.
Gallagher opens office in Cornwall with four recruits from Towergate
Broker sets out plans to grow in the region.
Covéa's new fleet product available to brokers
Product aimed at businesses with a fleet of up to 25 and will be in the market at the end of December.
Aviva creates tech forum
Insurer organises ‘meet-ups’ to develop insurance technology after noticing “explosion” of FinTech in London and “seeing a gap” in the market.
Open GI claims first on MyLicence
Other companies set to start using the scheme in 2015.
Cullum-backed GRP backs Plum MBO
Plum Underwriting completes management buyout following support from Cullum-backed Global Risk Partners.
Tasker buys licensed trade sector broker
Tasker Insurance Group snaps up Dartford-based Pro Hospitality.
Liberty Mutual expands Manchester branch
New recruits to target casualty and property business.
Fitch revises 2015 outlook for insurance market to stable from negative
While the outlook for the company market improves, the London market moves from stable to negative.