Company results
Ardonagh Group posts fall in Ebitda but rising income
Firm says one-off costs impacted the results, while its change programme is reaching its final stages.
Brightside revenue drops by £10m in "very tough" 2016
Ebitda also fell in 2016 to £3.9m from £7.0m but CEO Mark Cliff insists that the first half of 2017 has seen an uptick in numbers.
“Transformation” costs Swinton as profits fall
Pre-tax profit drops £4.4m to £11.5m as turnover also decreases to £222.8m from £265.4m.
Treloar hails "excellent" results for LV in H1 2017
MD for general insurance states insurer will be the "go-to destination" for personal lines brokers following deal with Allianz.
Pre-tax profit jumps at BGL for 2017
Group reports 14% rise in underlying revenues.
BHIB profit drops 10%
Turnover also declined with the broker citing market conditions, soft rates and competition.
Das reflects on 2016’s £17.4m loss
CEO Andrew Burke says business is now in “growth phase” of turnaround but admits that some job losses cannot be ruled out as it seeks to “rationalise expenses”.
Sutton Winson reveals rising profits
Broker posts rise in turnover to £8.25m for the year ended 31 March 2017.
Operating losses grow to £17.4m for Das in 2016
Figures show growth in GWP but COR remains north of 100%.
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Clear plots buying spree to double GWP by 2022
Up to 18 commercial brokers could be bought within the next five years.
Ecclesiastical's pre-tax profit surges with investment returns in first half of 2017
Underwriting profit declined to £9.6m while the combined operating ratio slipped to 90.5%.
Lark boosts profit ahead of Aston Scott merger
The company reported increased profit after tax of £5.47m.
Losses bite at Ageas Retail after Kwik Fit closure
Shutting the Kwik Fit Glasgow office cost the business £27.2m.
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GWP slips to $2.39bn at QBE Europe in half year results
COR, excluding Ogden effect, worsened to 91.3% .
Confused.com sees profits halve for start of 2017
Admiral’s price comparison website made a pre-tax profit of £4.5m.
Bollington's Paul Moors hails "excellent" results for 2016
CEO says 2016 results were "best for some time" after pre-tax profit rose by 54%.
Profits soar at Bollington in 2016
Broker’s turnover jumps to £12.7m.
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Ogden pushes ERS to “disappointing” trading loss of £13m
The COR was reported as 107.6% and GWP also fell as CEO says the results were driven by changes outside of the insurer’s control.
Zurich UK posts half year GI loss as Ogden hits
The combined operating ratio (COR) deteriorated to 118.8%.
Hoskins upbeat on Hastings results
The CFO hails topline growth and “continued momentum” following the half year figures.