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Deloitte predicts 2012 household insurance profit
Deloitte has forecast that insurers will make a 2012 household insurance profit, the fifth year of profitability in a row.
Barclays appoints FSA's Sants as compliance chief
Barclays has appointed former Financial Services Authority (FSA) chief executive Hector Sants to its newly-created role of head of compliance and government and regulatory relations.
Former Deloitte head named as RSA chairman
RSA Group has unveiled former Deloitte head Martin Scicluna as its new chairman.
OFT competition decision on motor market divides opinion
The news that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering referring the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission has been met with a range of different reactions.
Former Zurich financial officer joins Deloitte
Deloitte has appointed a new partner in its general insurance actuarial team.
UK motor insurance industry COR improves to 106%
UK motor insurers reported a net combined ratio of 106% as the market grew by 10% to reach £14bn in premiums in 2011, according to figures from Deloitte.
Central Insurance adds to board in drive for growth
Central Insurance, the Scottish independent broker, has appointed Graeme Manson and Gillian Hastings as non-executive directors.
Homeserve suspends sales after mis-selling review
Homeserve has suspended all telephone sales and marketing following a review of its UK telephones sales operations and procedures.
LV looks within for new risk chief
LV has announced the appointment of Steve Haynes as chief risk officer, subject to regulatory approval.
Motor market to remain in the red following £2bn loss in 2010
The UK motor market will not return to profitability until 2012 at the earliest as it struggles to recover from the £2bn loss it made in 2010.
The professionalism push: Video interview with Sandy Scott, CII
Sandy Scott, chief executive of the Chartered Insurance Institute talks to Jonathan Swift about the challenges and opportunities facing the general insurance industry in its quest to embrace professionalism.
Deloitte says industry must address issue of brokers selling motor at a loss
Motor insurers need to increase their premiums while maintaining their customer base in order to return to profitability, according to Deloitte.
News review: August
Axa Insurance customer experience director, Paul Meehan, expressed interest in filling the senior management vacancy in the company's commercial division.
RBS to restructure insurance arm ahead of sale
Royal Bank of Scotland is in the process of deciding who will act as an adviser on the restructure of its insurance division in preparation for selling the business.
News: Opinions differ regarding true meaning of acquisition activity
Industry experts have voiced conflicting opinions over whether a recent rise in insurance market acquisitions signalled a return to the frenzied purchasing of the past or was merely a "blip".
Chaucer returns to profit
Chaucer Holdings has announced an increase in profit before tax and foreign exchange on non-monetary items of £75.3m in 2009, (2008: loss £59.5m).
Willis Risk Solutions appoints head of sales and client development
Fiona Gilvey has been named head of sales and client development for the risk solutions group of Willis UK & Ireland and takes up the position immediately.
Three insurance brokers appear in national profit league
The Deloitte and Touche sponsored Sunday Times Buyout Track 100 features Giles, RFIB and Oval in its list of UK private equity-backed companies with the fastest-growing profits.
Motor insurance industry set to make £1bn underwriting loss, claims Deloitte
Deloitte predicts that industry will make losses in 2009 and 2010
Road to recovery
Although motor rates are on the up, a rise in claims inflation means insurers still have a long journey ahead before the sector regains profitability, explains Louise Meeson
An uphill struggle
The insurance industry and police have recently joined forces in an initiative designed to quash fraudulent activity, however it continues to rise, particularly in the motor arena. Liz Booth uncovers some typical attempts to defraud
A clash of opinions on the future of the market
Experts differ over whether the hardening of the motor sector signals a sea change for the industry