Insurer
Fusion appoints Daubney as regional underwriting manager
Richard Daubney joins part of Towergate business from Aviva.
Two men sentenced for £500k insurance fraud
A bus inspector and a Mercedes driver have been sentenced to jail after conspiring to defraud QBE.
Moneysupermarket grows insurance sector to £38m
Aggregator sees 15% growth over last quarter taking insurance income up to £106m for nine months of 2014.
Insurers less trusted than banks
EY survey shows consumers place more trust in banks and drug companies with just 7% having complete trust in their provider.
ABI confirms Aviva's Tulloch as chairman of general insurance council
Tulloch joins ABI board as part of his new role.
Commercial Express appoints two underwriters
Erin Pugh joins from Zurich and Camille Le Long joins from Axa.
Zurich consulting staff over pension changes
Insurer is looking at closing its final salary scheme.
Hiscox's UK GWP rises to £324m for year to date
Worldwide GWP fell slightly but insurer said long-term investment in brand is paying off.
JSW opens office in Chester
Debbie Rush is appointed branch director and John Killoran joins as new business executive.
SSP partners with Prestige for homeowner product
Product covers non-standard constructions.
Video: Autumn Sentiment Survey revealed
Chris Dobson from Ageas talks about the Autumn Sentiment Survey
Man arrested after bogus motor insurance probe
IFED believe as many as 150 drivers fell victim to ghost broking scam and collectively lost £60,000.
Allianz reports £11.5m profit drop
Profit before tax drops 9% despite a 12.4% growth in gross written premium for the first nine months of 2014.
Admiral Group's Q3 turnover down 3% to £513m
UK car insurance also fell by 5% to £419m in Q3 as company anticipates more difficulties ahead.
Database of fraudsters helps insurers
The IFB says its Insurance Fraud Register is proven beneficial and it will take over administration of Good Practice Guidelines.
RSA's net written premium down by 9.1% to £5.7bn
Insurer said profit in the third quarter was strong due to disposals while underwriting was weak.
Markel International's COR remains static in 2014
Insurer has also appointed Dean Pitts and Nick West to its property team.
Beazley reports flat premiums
The specialist insurer says it has maintained stable premium levels, despite an overall 1% rate reduction.
Zurich UK's operating profit increases 19% to £136m
Insurer's GWP also rose to £1.28bn for the first nine months of 2014.
Watson ‘pleased’ with Ageas third quarter
The insurer is keen to grow business with brokers in commercial, schemes and e-trading.
L&G reports Q3 premium growth
General insurance premiums reach over £100m for the first time.
FCA fines and bans three former Swinton senior executives
Ban follows enforcement action in 2013 and Halpin, Bowyer and Clare have been barred from senior roles at FCA regulated firms.
Home insurance stable
ABI tracker shows market is steady, despite rises in some claim costs.
Hyperion and RK Harrison in exclusive merger talks
Move could create largest employee-owned insurance intermediary group with projected revenue of £400m.