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Customers prefer online home insurance
Independent research by Global Reviews has found that most customers prefer to research and purchase...
Aggregators part of personal lines comeback
Personal lines brokers are set for a comeback thanks to aggregators, despite much being written abou...
Ex-offenders charity speaks out over industry policy of exclusion
The aggregator market has been criticised for failing to make it clear to ex-offenders that they mus...
IAG chief resigns in the midst of bid controversy
Michael Hawker has resigned as chief executive of Insurance Australia Group (IAG), less than a week ...
QBE signs six-year contract
QBE has signed a six-year contract with Network Rail that will see the insurer take over property co...
AIG UK introduces corporate manslaughter entity cover
AIG UK has introduced corporate manslaughter entity cover for its private company directors' and off...
Markel (UK) launches risk management service
Markel (UK) has launched a risk management service in conjunction with Janjer, a specialist care and...
Insight First to provide consultancy services
Independent insurance consultancy Insight First is to provide a range of consultancy services for th...
Allianz Commercial strengthens proposition
Allianz Commercial has strengthened its small business proposition with the establishment of a speci...
XL move signals wider regional push
Newcastle's growing insurer presence has been enhanced by XL Insurance, which has set up an underwri...
One in 10 adults have no contents insurance
One in 10 adults in the UK have no home contents insurance, according to research by Sainsbury's Hom...
Consumers don't buy purely on price says aggregator
New research from comparethemarket.com has questioned the industry perception that all insurance purchases via comparison sites are driven by price.
On-air news review
Insurance Age news editor Sarah Hills provides a run down of the major news stories from this week - watch it now
Zurich launches new Green Guaranteed Account
Zurich is for the first time offering intermediaries and their clients a Guaranteed Account linked to the green business sector.
Insureandgo switches underwriter to Europ Assistance
InsureandGo (www.insureandgo.com), the UK’s leading direct travel insurance company, is switching its underwriting from AIG to Europ Assistance.
Company directors at risk of identity fraud, says Experian
Experian, the global information services company, has provided a compelling new insight into the growth of identity fraud and warned that senior level people within commercial organisations are at significant risk of being targeted by identity…
Gocompare.com welcomed into Biba membership
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has welcomed Gocompare.com into membership and is calling on other comparison sites to adopt the Gocompare.com model.
Insurance Age weekly on-air news review
Insurance Age news editor Sarah Hills, and features editor, Martin Friel, provides a run down of the major news stories from the event - watch it now
DFI launch commercial fleet insurance platform
Direct Fleet Insurance (DFI), the first online auction-based insurance platform for commercial fleet, has launched a free claim and accident handling service.
NU strategic review could impact jobs, claims report
Four-hundred staff at Norwich Union could be impacted by plans to outsource part of the company's IT operation.
UK Motor Insurance Aggregators: Still Much to Do
The second report on car insurance comparison sites by Defaqto has been published, stating that theri is 'still much to do.' The report has analysed 41 aggregator sites including new entrants into the market and changes that may have occurred to other…
No more cowboy claims companies says MoJ
Cowboy claims companies have been forced to clean up their act, according to a Government report.