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RSA launches online PI product
Product is sold exclusively through its commercial broker partners.
Circle's pre-tax profit doubles to £60,851
Broker says client retention remained above 95%.
Up to 50 broker-facing roles to go in Zurich cutbacks
The provider will not be exiting any lines of business as part of plans to shed 440 jobs in the UK.
Zurich to cut up to 440 jobs from UK general insurance unit
Provider has already begun consulting with employees.
O'Roarke to move to advisory role at LV
Managing director to stay on for a year following handover to Steve Treloar.
Allianz UK's Q3 pre-tax profit falls 12% to £102.2m
CEO Jon Dye puts the fall down to a difficult private motor book.
Sentiment survey: Autumn 2015 results revealed
Ageas broker distribution director Chris Dobson talks through the results with an eye on consolidation and insurer M&A, regulation and schemes.
Aviva’s Charlotte Moran to take over following Treloar’s exit
Operations director, personal lines set to lead insurer’s personal lines business on an interim basis.
Aviva’s Steve Treloar to take over from John O’Roarke at LV
New recruit set to start in the second quarter of next year.
Hiscox UK reports 3.9% rise in GWP
Provider says broker channel “is performing well” in first nine months of 2015.
IIG tackles non-standard business for landlords
MGA claims that ‘vanilla’ products in the market are not delivering for the niche needs of brokers’ clients.
Una Conference: Alliance has come of age says Tim Ryan
Executive chairman says Una aims to grow business organically in 2016.
Una Conference: Insurance firms top target for cybercrime
Senior crime adviser to PWC says firms can take steps to protect themselves.
Broking Break: Your top five on a Friday
Towergate hit the top spot again for ‘most read’ but what else got you clicking this week?
Catch-up on the specialist lines virtual event videos
Seven sessions to help brokers build profitable business in specialists lines now available to view free on-demand.
Expertise From A-Z: The E-Trade debate
Our expert panel discusses e-trade and social media.
Quizzical questions: 6 November 2015
Test your knowledge of the week’s news with our topical quiz.
Applied Systems teams up with Close Brothers Premium Finance
Premium finance offering now integrated into Applied TAM.
CII survey shows skills shortage in UK general insurance
The skills shortage in UK general insurance has worsened - with figures from the Chartered Insurance Institute showing four out of five companies are struggling to get the expertise they need.
Zurich reports near 50% fall for UK GI profit
COR deteriorates as GWP shrinks.
RSA 'distracted' by Zurich in Q3
RSA group CEO Stephen Hester has called Zurich's "unsolicited approach" to RSA a distraction during the third quarter of 2015 in which RSA reported a 1% increase in core group underlying net written premiums.
Markel COR improves to 88% in Q3
Markel Corporation has reported a combined ratio of 88% for the third quarter of 2015, an improvement on the result of 97% in the third quarter of 2014.
Guidewire adapts broker portal
Software provider says portal designed “for the way brokers like to do business”.
Matthew Reed to leave Axa
Reed joined as MD of intermediary and direct in 2011, but moved to global role in June 2014.