Direct Line Group
Ex-Lloyd's CEO Richard Ward joins Ardonagh
Ward takes on newly created role of executive chairman of specialty & international and MGA at the firm.
Neil Manser to exit NIG group MD role
Manser will take up the deputy CFO position at parent company Direct Line Group later this year.
#Insagepeople: 28 May - 1 June 2018
Catch up with the latest people news.
Aviva’s Townend replaces Amanda Blanc as IFB chair
LV’s Milliner and Matt Patterson, of Admiral and David Baker, of Direct Line, have also been appointed to the fraud taskforce board.
Blog Spot: Two sets of claims statistics
Spoiler alert – this blog contains statistics.
FOS reveals top five most complained about insurers
Total number of new general insurance complaints fell by 16% in second half of 2017.
Profits rise and COR improves at Direct Line in 2017
Policy count and premiums drop at NIG.
Dive In: 71% of insurance workers want culture change
Survey reveals insurance staff believe culture within firms needs to change as diversity festival Dive In kicks off.
Broking Break - Your Top 5
Insurance complaints, Ogden and acquisitions all hit the headlines and made up your top five stories this week.
Direct Line Group posts growing profit
Insurer reveals rising profits and GWP, despite £49m discount rate hit.
Market moves: Spring has sprung
Spring is here and brokers continue to see fewer people moves than insurers.
#Insagepeople: 24 - 30 April 2017
Keep up to date with all the latest people moves.
DLG takes Ogden profit hit
Broker business NIG "stabilising” and direct commercial grows GWP but adjusted discount rate takes a chunk from group profits.
Insurers line up to back government’s whiplash proposals
New consultation to run until 6 January 2017.
GWP grows for Direct Line
The insurer reports strong growth in motor but says operating profits are down following lower investment income.
More driverless car accident data needed, says DLG
Both the insurer and manufacturer must play a role in determining who was at fault when an accident happens.
Flood Re publishes list of insurers
Aviva, Hiscox, Legal & General, LV and More Than among firms which will offer policies backed by the scheme.
Direct Line’s commercial COR reaches 104.5%
Home and motor CORs come in below 100%.
Direct Line has most FOS complaints for general insurance
Ageas and Aviva come in second and third for the second half of 2015.
DLG posts 1.3% rise in GWP to £2.39bn
Motor GGWP rose to £1.07bn for first nine months of 2015 - but fell to £653.6m for household.
Direct Line tops FOS complaints table for general insurance
Axa and Ageas complete top three at Financial Ombudsman Service.
Policies fall for Direct Line
But profits increase as brand commits to UK general insurance.
Gang found guilty of conspiracy to defraud
The six men tried to defraud the UK insurance industry of £5.6m.
FCA appoints Jonathan Davidson as new director of supervision
Davidson is a member of JLT's strategic advisory group and former COO at Direct Line.