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Close Brothers Premium Finance CEO Sharon Bishop explains how suppliers can invest to help personal lines brokers thrive in a 24/7 world.
Home & Legacy launches claims portal
The facility is designed to be used by customers and brokers.
Aviva pledges no market exits
CEO of general insurance Colm Holmes says life and GI split is going "smoothly" and discusses premium drop in "choppy" personal lines market as MD of intermediaries Phil Bayles pledges that Aviva will not exit any business lines.
Hastings profits slip in H1 this year
Results for the first half of 2019 show decreased profit and an £8.4m Ogden hit as company reports growing GWP.
Aviva UK GI profits fall in first half of 2019
Provider says results were impacted by bringing the GI business together with UK Digital, as it moves ahead with its cost reduction plan.
LV GI's Treloar warns of discount rate-led premium rise
The CEO blamed Ogden for the increase as he pledged commitment to UK brokers and discussed the impact of the L&G deal following LV interim results.
Ghost broker sentenced for 18 counts of fraud
The “prolific” scammer was caught after Hastings identified a number of incepted policies in 2016.
Dye commits to great broker service following branch closures
The Allianz CEO points to 3.7% underlying business growth as he discusses the provider's half-year results and weighs in on the amended discount rate.
LV deal continues to affect Allianz numbers
Purchasing the remaining stake in LV has impacted the provider’s half-year numbers.
RSA’s Egan issues cautious welcome to H1 results
The CEO for UK & International is awaiting full year numbers ahead of any celebration as UK COR improves to 94%.
Direct Line points to NIG growth in H1 results
In force policies at the broker-focused part of the business grew 2.4% as the group numbers flag a £15.9m Ogden hit.
Rise in motor insurance prices last quarter
Data gathered by the ABI finds repair costs climb to £1.2bn in Q1 2019, the highest since the ABI started the survey.
Red Sands scoops up failed insurer Lamp’s home policies
Now4Cover has moved the customers to Gibraltar-based provider Red Sands.
Legal & General adds Rainbow to Acturis panel
The provider’s Rainbow suite of products is now available to brokers using the Acturis platform as the insurer commits to the broker channel.
Ex-Ardonagh deputy CEO Janice Deakin: "I need a break from big deals"
Former Ardonagh deputy CEO Janice Deakin has stepped back at the consolidator and vowed that she needs a ‘break’ from big deals having worked on the acquisition of Swinton, but added the idea of acting as a non-executive director at another firm…
Hedge fund takes stake in Saga
Elliot has invested in the insurance and travel provider.
Insurers disappointed by the new discount rate
Government has changed the rate from -0.75% to -0.25%, which is a smaller rise than what was generally expected.
Saffron buys Bridge Insurance Services
Deal is the broker's fourth since being bought by Broker Network, now Ethos, in January 2018.
Acturis buys Zycomp Systems in Canada
Move follows the software house's expansion into the German market.
Three directors out as Policy Expert buys loss-making Sure Thing!
Adam Powell takes over as CEO as Sure Thing!’s Brendan Devine, Stevie Sutherland and Kevin Kiernan exit the business.
Saga group CEO to retire
Provider has started the recruitment process to find a successor, as Lance Batchelor is set to leave the business in January 2020.
"Business as usual" for Allianz, LV and L&G following deals
Allianz UK CEO Jon Dye says there are no redundancy plans following the insurer's purchase of L&G GI, with the process of moving business from L&G into LV expected to take around two years.
Open GI to headline Broker Expo 2019
More than 1,000 brokers to attend 7 November event.
Brokers to benefit from L&G deal, says Allianz's Dye
The UK CEO says brokers will remain Allianz's biggest distribution channel after the deal has been completed, as it also buys the remaining stake of LV with the intention of combining the two entities.