Home insurance
Mark Coffey leaves Atlanta
The director of trading had been with the firm for nearly four years.
Saga reports drop in broking GWP and profit
The group sold Bennetts in August 2020.
Protection brokers eye general insurance
Enduralife is to sell buildings and contents insurance in Ceta/Paymentshield tie-up.
Ex-Fresh CEO Mike Wall joins Markerstudy
Wall is recruiting a team of 12 to develop the business’ non-standard home and motor offerings.
Miller claims first for HNW platform
Miller stated that the offering will begin by focusing on buildings and contents insurance.
A-Plan delivers rising turnover and profit after Howden takeover
The high street specialist has grown its commercial centres to 40.
NIG posts policy count and GWP rise for 2021
Owner DLG reported gross written premiums of £3.17bn with profit after tax of £343.7m.
Esure posts loss of £7.1m for 2021
Gross written premium also slipped to £807.6m for the full year 2021.
Admiral reports increased profit and turnover
Profit before tax hit £769m, a 26% uptick on the 2020 result as it flags plan to move into small business insurance.
FCA dual pricing rules drive biggest monthly premium jump in eight years, says Consumer Intelligence
Average premiums for home insurance rose 9.1% in January while motor was up 4.9%, according to the specialists.
Ageas investing in digital to win with brokers, says Middle
The provider has teamed up with EIS, Amazon Web Services and Willis Towers Watson on a range of initiatives.
Profits up at Ageas UK but income and COR slip in 2021
Insurer saw growth in home business but motor gross written premium fell to £676.5m.
Opinion: LV's Mike Crane considers the future for personal lines
LV Broker’s Mike Crane reflects on the impact of consolidation, pricing practices, trust and asks if brokers are well placed to take advantage of the developments
H&H Insurance buys Tynedale broker
Tynedale Insurance Services was founded in 2015 and is based in Hexham.
Home insurance premiums drop 8.2% year-on-year
Consumer Intelligence data reveals that a typical buildings and content policy now stands at £138, but premiums are expected to go up due to new pricing rules.
Foley flags Axa transformation programme
Products and digitisation are key priorities for the retail CEO who joined the insurer in 2020.
Kelly Ogley takes A-Plan CEO role
The moves sees group CEO, Carl Shuker, remain to focus on the wider business which includes Endsleigh, Assured Futures and KGM.
Hastings reports increased profit in Q3 2021
The provider's profit before tax hit £103m, highlighting an increase in customer policies despite premium reductions across the sector.
Gallagher appoints Derek Henry to lead micro-SME
Henry, formerly of Brightside, will also be MD of personal lines as the broker zones in on digital innovation.
Biba hopes "win-win" flood directory will help improve industry reputation
Executive director Graeme Trudgill says signposting service is a chance for the industry to come together and urges brokers to get involved.
Open GI, Plum Underwriting and Verisk team up on home offering
The organisations will initially collaborate to develop a home flood proposition for the broker market.
Saga takes pricing director from WTW
Graham Wright joins from Willis Towers Watson where he is currently a senior director.
Saga reports loss after tax of £3.1m
Interim results for H1 2021 highlight group loss but directors flag “robust” numbers as the business looks to recover from £57.1m loss in the same period last year.
Home insurance premiums fall 6.4% off their June 2020 peak
Covid pushes home premiums down according to analysis from Consumer Intelligence.