News
Driverless cars a "challenge" for insurance sector
Axa's David Williams tells Britain's Smart Cities conference liability on driverless cars needs to be clarified.
Bruce Stevenson hits £25m GWP
Broker expands to larger office in Glasgow as it says income has risen to £5.5m and staff numbers increased 19%.
Oak launches in-house claims team
High net worth insurer says brokers will benefit from a faster and more personal service.
Live: High Net Worth Forum
Keep up-to-date with our live feed following the Insurance Age High Net Worth Forum.
Applied Net 2015: Ex-US secretary of state Albright raises cyber concerns
Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright described cyber risk as an inevitable consequence of global technological development in a period of “chronic uncertainty” around the world.
Applied Net 2015: No better time in history to be a broker, says CEO Reid French
Applied boss argues there are abundant opportunities to thrive in a digital future.
Das Legal Expenses moves into loss for 2014
Das Legal Expenses posts a loss of £232,000 for 2014 and reduction in GWP and COR hits 100.3%.
IPO sees rating upgrade for Hastings
Moody’s increases Hastings rating by two notches with a stable outlook.
Scott Brown leaves Aqua Underwriting
His LinkedIn page states he is now managing director at Accelerate Underwriting.
BP Marsh post-tax profit jumps 100%
Net asset value also up 9.5% in six months to 31 July.
Liberty exits UK motor market
Insurer says book will close to new business from 1 November 2015 as it cannot give "stable and ongoing commitment" to customers.
NIG extends cyber range
Insurer says cover includes cyber crime, cyber liability and data breach expense and responds to broker requests.
Applied Net 2015: Comparing Google
Market expert investigates the changes that Google Compare is already delivering to consumer mind sets and the possible outcomes for insurance in the US.
Applied Net 2015: Millennials hold key amid ageing shareholder demographic
Shareholder ageing, hiring procedures and investment in young talent are issues for the US insurance agency market.
Applied Net 2015: Smaller brokers told to take long-term approach to M&A
A "feeding frenzy" of consolidation in the USA.
Tim Rourke appointed head of underwriting at LV
He will oversee personal lines at LV Broker from 1 November after being promoted.
Aviva sacks employee after data breach
IFED has also launched criminal investigation after fears customer information was sold to third party.
Ageas says Tobas won't change
Insurer says it has adopted principles of Insurance Act early.
Two new directors for Alan Boswell
Gillian Anderson Brown and Alastair Drew both promoted to the board.
Axa leads Brokerbility survey
Network’s survey of key insurer partners puts Axa top for satisfaction and claims and Aviva highest for underwriting.
Private motor insurers revert to losses in 2014, says Towers Watson
Report by firm shows the underwriting profit made by the sector in 2013 disappeared the following year.
Quizzical questions: 16 October 2015
Test your knowledge of the week’s news with our topical news quiz.
Broking Break: Your top five on Friday
Winter may be setting in but brokers and insurers are definitely not hibernating. Here are the top five stories that got everyone talking this week.
Besso posts 31% rise in profit to £3.7m
Lloyd's broker's turnover also increased by 10% to £31.3m.