Insurer
Broker QT: What does the Scottish independence debate mean for the local insurance sector?
Insurer rates, currency questions and market withdrawals among topics discussed.
Zurich UK improves COR as business grows
Insurer claims “all key measures” have improved in past 12 months.
Aviva reports lowest UK insurance COR in seven years
GWP slips lower but underwriting result improves.
RSA group returns to profit
Insurer delivers £6m profit after tax.
Watson hails second quarter recovery at Ageas
Insurer boss confident in underlying strength of the business.
L&G reports fall in profit
Profit drops to £28m due to Q1 weather hit but L&G describes results as “stable”.
Profits down at Ageas
Insurer posts improved second quarter results as weather impacts half year figures.
Novae posts improved profit and COR
Group chief exec praises gains made despite challenging environment.
Stackhouse Poland appoints ex-Paymentshield boss as CEO
Jeremy Cary will move to new chairman role.
“Job losses” for RSA, claims report
RSA also expected to report more losses when results are published this week.
Hiscox launches new cyber policy
Product includes practical support and compensation.
Profits up at esure
Provider reports slip in GWP for first half of 2014.
Broker QT: Olympian Edwards says disclosure lessons could be learnt from IFAs
Olympic triple jump gold medalist Jonathan Edwards is the latest big name to weigh into the transparency debate, admitting that on the surface his broker appears less professional than his IFA.
Axa Group posts €100m revenue growth in UK & Ireland
Provider's CEO lauded highest first half group earnings in company's history.
Direct Line sees GWP fall while profit grows
Provider said premium reduction reflected "disciplined underwriting".
Axa UK and Ireland insurance COR improves to 98.2%
Insurer reports rise in underlying earnings to £118m.
Sandy Dunn joins Markerstudy in markets development role
Appointment follows recent acquisition of Supercover.
ERS turns profit for first time in five years
Insurer's chief exec says improvement was hard fought.
Gibbs to lead as Motability director at RSA
Insurer announces four new appointments in commercial lines.
FCA creates new general insurance director role
Regulator has increased senior management to help with "increasingly demanding agendas".
Dave Smith to remain as Zurich CEO until April 2015
Smith stepped into the role following departure of Steve Lewis.
Arista's Birmingham chief replaces Fusion regional manager
Scott Hallett moves across to Bristol branch.
Gallagher spent $16m on acquisition integrations in Q2
Broker saw revenues and earnings increase in the three months to 30 June.
Rural redesigns farm product
Farm Combined offering revamped following review.