Aggregators
FCA claims aggregators' focus on price is 'distracting' consumers
Watchdog review finds comparison sites are failing to meet customer expectations.
Google being “monitored” by FCA - report
Technology giant’s price comparison service being watched as part of wider review.
Devitt relaunches Screentrade
Romford-based firm bought brand from Lloyds TSB in 2011.
Summit to think about
This time last week I had the pleasure of opening the UK Broker Summit 2014 where sixty brokers and five insurers and technology experts got together for a series of roundtable meetings.
Former IIB technical head warns of "formidable" regulator
Ann Peel cites FCA's "root-and-branch review" of insurance.
Comprehensive car premiums dropped 12.5% in 2013
Research finds average third party, fire and theft cover down 7.5% in 12 months.
FCA forces Money Supermarket into cash-saving clarification
Regulator raised "concerns" about price comparison website's recent advertising campaign.
Expertise in Action: Broker: Standing out
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, brokers can gain an edge by specialising in niche areas and strengthening their regional focus
FCA launches price comparison website probe
Regulator warns that consumers may "focus solely on price" rather than appropriate cover.
Telematics broker Girls Drive Better to launch in July
A new telematics-based broker Girls Drive Better will launch on July 1 following a pilot.
Confused.com to rebrand
Confused.com is to rebrand with a new robot mascot in a multi-million pound campaign set to launch on 1 June.
Get into aggregators
There’s more to aggregators than just a fight over low prices if you understand the model, explains David Jackson
Compare The Market owner BGL appoints Donaldson to succeed Winslow as CEO
The BGL Group has appointed Matthew Donaldson to the role of chief executive officer with predecessor Peter Winslow becoming group executive chairman.
BGL jumps into Biba online debate
The BGL Group has countered the British Insurance Brokers' Association's (Biba) views on the transactional nature of insurance, describing them as "prehistoric".
Simply Business CEO refutes Biba's online warning
The CEO of Simply Business has branded the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) "hopelessly out of touch".
Purple unveils UK General as panel member
Purple Partnership has unveiled UK General as a new panel member, Insurance Age can reveal.
Admiral CEO warns of aggregator slowdown despite Confused profit
Confused.com recorded rising profits for the first time in four years as Admiral group CEO Henry Engelhardt admitted that the rate of aggregator growth was "slowing".
esure plans £50m stock exchange flotation
esure has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange with an initial public offering (IPO).
Das warns on LEI drop
Das has warned that the number of policy holders taking out uninsured loss recovery has now hit an estimated 50%, down from over 80% a few years.
Video: What The Papers Say latest edition
In the December edition Ageas' director of communications, Paul Lynes, updates the audience on the insurance industry's negotiations with the government over the ending of the Statement of Principles in June 2013.
Hacking puts technology under spotlight
Brokers upbeat about trading online despite SSP and Google Compare breach
Davey defends SSP service
Jonathan Davey, managing director of Keychoice, has defended SSP as doing "a damned good job" following the interruption to its broker service with aggregators.
Pressure predicted to build for household insurers
Ernst & Young has predicted a 95% combined operating ratio (COR) for household insurance across the industry for 2012 despite the impact of weather and flooding.
SSP insists security issue has been resolved
SSP has insisted that the security vulnerability sustained following an "unauthorised attack" yesterday has been resolved.