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LV reaps benefits of below average motor rate increases
LV has increased motor rates by 25% but its general insurance managing director John O'Roarke said that it has still been possible to write profitable business.
LV sees broker business soar by over 50%
LV’s results for the six months ending 30 June 2010 have revealed a 56% increase to £300.6m (H1 2009: £193.1m) in broker business.
Broking Success - Macbeth: Laser-focused on service
Emmanuel Kenning meets the managing director at Macbeth Insurance Brokers, who is aiming to blend the best service of the past with the technology of the future.
PB Week: Bringing a scheme to life
In my role I see lots of scheme propositions from brokers. Some are well established and others are in their early stages. So what makes a scheme a success?
Axa launches SME product on Acturis
Axa has released a commercial combined e-trade product to brokers on the Acturis platform on an open market basis.
Octagon appoints claims director
Octagon has announced the appointment of Peter Goodright as claims director.
News analysis: LV launches marketing tool
LV is launching a marketing and quote-engine tool for small and regional brokers called Proud, utilising South Essex Insurance Brokers' wholesaling arm's technical back-end.
PB Week: Closing the week with hops and Dylan
Monday The start of the week, and I'm feeling grumpy because of England's abject failure at the World Cup, writes Phil Bunker, managing director of LV=Broker. The one thing that struck me was Capello's poor English. How can you lead a team if you cannot…
LV Broker appoints new regional manager
LV Broker has promoted Mark Hands to regional manager for the North of England and Scotland.
Online commercial MGA partners with THB
Insureit UK, the online commercial insurance managing general agency (MGA), has chosen THB Risk Solutions as its distribution partner in time for the launch of a new range of commercial insurance solutions for brokers.
LV opens new broker office in Exeter
LV Broker has announced it is opening a new office in Exeter and has appointed Steve Meredith as regional manager for the South West.
LV loses out to Fortis in charity deal
Fortis has been chosen over LV to become the insurance partner of the rebranded charity Age UK.
Reportage - state of the market: A very British coup
Unlike our continental cousins, buying insurance online has become de rigeur for the UK public - but it is not all doom and gloom for personal lines brokers. Louise Meeson reports on the state of market.
BIBA 2010: What did you miss?
Catch up with all the news from the British Insurance Broker’s Association conference.
Video: Industry leaders' views of the Lib-Con government
Liz McMahon talks to key industry figures at the recent Biba conference to garner opinion on the new coalition Government and the impact it may have on the insurance industry.
E-commerce: Industry risks financial penalties for breaching data protection
Brokers and insurers are exposing themselves to regulatory fines for not organising their data storage properly, a new study has claimed.
News: LV motor book inspires similar growth throughout business
LV Broker managing director, Phil Bunker, has set a target of £100m gross written premium (GWP) for the insurer's small business book by the end of the year as it announced a dramatic turnaround in its financial performance.
LV says it "will do its utmost" to help customers affected by the volcano
Insurer LV has issued guidance over disruption caused by the eruption of icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull.
LV's GI business achieves a profit
LV’s general insurance business made a profit of £7m in 2009, compared to a loss of £30.1m the previous year.
News review: March
MMA outlined 'phase two' of its commercial roll out with the establishment of three new regional trading centres.
Agenda: Selling up and cashing in
Something is happening in the UK private insurance market. Of the top 20 insurers in 2008, more than a third - seven - have been sold or are up for sale. This could either be good or bad news.
Insurance Race Day: more than just horsing around
The third annual Insurance Race Day is proving a hit with industry movers and shakers keen to mix high-level networking with a spot of racing fun.