Insurer
Chubb Insurance and Footman James team up
Broker and insurer to partner on classic cars products.
Ageas appoints Taylor to lead on commercial underwriting
Cathy Taylor will become head of commercial underwriting and operations.
Phased closure for L&G Ipswich site
Legal & General to move claims to Birmingham and customer service to Hove offices.
Touchstone switches from RSA to Catlin
Move impacts MGA’s travel schemes and products.
Legal & General to close in Ipswich
Reports say 140 jobs are set to be cut at the Suffolk office.
Towergate sells Folgate to MGA APC
APC Underwriting mulls underwriting return for Folgate after acquiring the run-off insurance company.
CIB and Aviva join forces
Companies to offer home insurance product to corporate partners.
County buys Clement Gallagher
Merseyside broker bought after 46 years in business.
Perkins Slade promotes senior manager
Sport and recreation division gets new associate director
Editor's letter - August/September 2014
“It is reassuring to know that those in charge can approach such a fundamental issue with such level heads”
Profile: Different direction
Covéa’s commercial lines director Simon Cooter took an unusual route into insurance, but he believes a broker-focused approach will pay dividends for the provider, as Caitlin Morrison reports
Lack of clarity clouds Scottish independence referendum
Insurance industry in the dark over implications of a yes vote
ABI’s transparency stance welcomed by brokers
Concerns raised over implementation of insurer body’s pricing clarity drive
Market moves: Hotting up
l The insurance sector didn’t stop for anyone this summer – even as the UK enjoyed bursts of hot weather (and the odd shower), brokers and providers were swapping roles, creating new jobs and introducing us to new faces. As usual, Gallagher and Towergate…
Market reacts to Open GI buyout
Brokers pleased that Towergate link has been further weakened
NCI predicts further growth
Chief executive believes pet and breakdown business will drive growth in 2015.
NCI posts record profits
Profit before tax grows to £1.2m as board confident of further growth despite challenging motor market.
Profits leap 90% for Hastings
Gross written premiums increase 24% to £119.8m for the second quarter of 2014.
Saffron enters mobile catering market with MovingFood brand
Broker plans to launch further niche online products
Allianz promotes Lewis to lead in Maidstone
New leader brings experience from roles at Axa, NIG and RSA to the position.
ALPS launches new broker-only tools in transit product
Provider has teamed up with Ageas to create broker-exclusive policy.
DLG set for FTSE 100
Provider may be promoted early next month.
Iprism reduces debt as turnover grows
Operating profit rises at underwriting agency but post-tax profit falls.
The other results
August is renowned for a number of things (don’t worry, this isn’t another blog about the silly season).