Esure
Go Compare owner in £120m refinancing
Both the credit facility and four-year term loan included in the refinancing can be extended for an additional year.
Direct Line founder Peter Wood sets sights on broker Pikl
The on-demand property broker, which focuses on the sharing economy, has raised £2.5m in a funding round led by Peter Wood and Esure.
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Esure hires former Aviva UKGI boss David McMillan as CEO
McMillan joins the provider from QBE and replaces Stuart Vann who left the business in January 2018.
Esure reports £15.4m pre-tax loss for "disappointing" 2018
Provider confirms it has not yet found a replacement for former CEO Stuart Vann who left the business in January last year.
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Bain Capital to buy Esure for £1.2bn
Esure also reported a 12% rise in GWP, but a fall in profit for the first half of 2018.
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Esure profits and premium shoot up in 2017
Surge in motor policies at insurer.
Stuart Vann out at Esure
CEO leaves as the insurer looks to new leadership in order to take the business to the “next level” in an “increasingly digital and data driven world”.
Sir Peter Wood explores esure stake sale - reports
Article suggests that Wood has held informal talks on a sale of his 30% stake prompting esure shares to rise in value.
GWP grows to £393.3m at Esure
Profit before tax also increases 44.6% for the first half of 2017.
Profits and policies up at esure in 2016
Combined operating ratio lifts slightly to 98.8%.
Go Compare lists on stock exchange
Esure completes the demerger of the comparison site.
Esure shareholders to vote on Gocompare demerger
Approval of the demerger depends on a meeting to be held next month.
Esure confirms Gocompare demerger plan
Aggregator to seek stock exchange listing before the end of the year.
Gocompare sees 22.3% growth in revenue on back of greater marketing spend
Esure-owned aggregator Gocompare has recorded a 22.3% growth in revenue in the first half of 2016 compared to 2015 at £72.9m(H1 2015: £59.6m).
No takeover approach received, says Esure
Fresh speculation was sparked that company had been circled by private equity firms and overseas insurers.
Esure mulls Gocompare demerger
Insurer considers split and appoints Matthew Crummack as CEO of the aggregator.
Gocompare's pre-tax profit falls 9% to £23.3m
Parent company Esure's underlying profit before tax decreased by 22.7% to £82.9m in 2015.
Esure's GWP rises by 5% to £430.5m
CEO Stuart Vann says insurer has implemented rate increases in motor while home remains competitive.
Former Miss England contestant jailed for whiplash scam
Two fraudsters sentenced to two months in prison after making bogus £3,000 claim against esure.
Profits up at Gocompare
Parent company esure sees underlying profit fall 21% at the start of the year.
Profits down at esure
Provider reports drop in GWP for 2014.