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Ageas UK completes £116m Groupama acquisition
Ageas UK has completed the acquisition of Groupama Insurance Company for £116m.
Ageas chief excited by Groupama deal
Barry Smith, chief executive of Ageas UK, has spoken of his excitement about the insurer's future prospects in the wake of the Groupama deal.
Profits up one-third at Ageas
Ageas UK has reported a 36.4% increase in pre-tax profit to £106.7m for the first nine months of 2012.
S&P to upgrade Groupama UK's rating after Ageas deal
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) ratings services has placed Groupama UK’s BB financial strength rating on CreditWatch with positive implications.
Insurance Age October 2012 digital edition
The October edition of Insurance Age is full of news analysis essential to brokers.
Ageas underwriting division wins chartered status
The underwriting division of Ageas Insurance has been awarded chartered status by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).
Brokers react positively to Ageas snapping up Groupama’s UK business
Industry hails Ageas’ move on Groupama’s UK business despite uncertainty over continuity
Ageas UK in executive shake-up
Ageas Insurance will replace departing non-executive chairman Julian Hance with KPMG man Mark Winlow.
SMEs: Home advantage
The Olympic experience showed that flexible working is a viable option for many, but companies need to weigh up the risks as well as the benefits.
Groupama confirms pension fund injection ahead of sale
Groupama SA has confirmed that ahead of completion of the Ageas deal, £40m will be injected by Groupama Insurance Company Limited (GICL) into the pension fund which will be subsequently transferred to Groupama SA.
Ageas UK confirms Groupama buy
Ageas has signed up to buy Groupama Insurance Company Limited (GICL) for £116m.
Video: What The Papers Say latest edition
In the September edition of What The Papers Say, David Worsfold joins reporter Caitlin Morrison to discuss the implications for brokers of the proposed takeover of Groupama in the UK by Ageas.
Plus ça change but will it be the même chose?
Last Friday Ageas announced that it was in exclusive talks with Groupama about the UK business. The latter had been formally on the market since the start of this year and linked with pretty much every provider going, private equity and MBOs.
Ageas extends deal with John Lewis to provide travel cover
Ageas has extended its partnership with John Lewis Insurance to provide travel cover.
Insurers named and shamed by FOS
UK Insurance, part of Royal Bank of Scotland, racked up the highest number of general insurance complaints referred to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) according to new figures.
Brokers hail end to Groupama 'limbo' period
Brokers have welcomed the news that Groupama has entered into talks with Ageas around a potential sale of its UK non-life insurance business.
Ageas and Groupama confirm acquisition talks
Ageas UK and Groupama have entered into exclusive discussions regarding the sale of Groupama's UK non-life insurance business.
Mixed results leave brokers guessing
Insurer results paint a confusing picture of the current state of the market
Ageas commercial COR dips to 100%
Barry Smith, chief executive at Ageas UK, has revealed that the provider’s combined operating ratio for commercial business improved to 100% in the first six months of 2012, from 104.3% in the same period last year.
Profits up at Ageas
Ageas UK has revealed that pre-tax profits in non-life business rose to £56.1m for the first half of 2012, more than doubling from £23.4m in the same period of 2011.
Flood levy could add 10% to home insurance premiums
The environment secretary, Caroline Spelman, has proposed adding a levy to all home insurance policies in order to raise enough money to cover damage in the aftermath of severe flooding.
British Insurance Awards winners announced
Bartlett & Company has been named Broker of the Year at the British Insurance Awards 2012.
Ageas Insurance Solutions reveals new senior managers
Ageas Insurance Solutions has made two senior appointments to its management team with a new senior insurer development manager and a head of finance.
RSA partners with Ingenie on telematics
RSA has signed a deal with Ingenie to provide underwriting capacity for the telematics offering targeted at drivers 17 to 25.