Company results
TL Dallas posts turnover and profit growth for 2018
Despite the good news, director Polly Staveley warned of competitive pressures and consolidation.
Lloyd's reveals soaring profit for H1 2019
COR did decline to 98.8% as Lloyd's puts transformation plan in place and vows to tackle sexism at the insurance market.
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Insurance Age has published the results of its annual study into the top 50 brokers in the personal lines market.
Das posts loss again but COR improves to 95.4%
GWP also increased for the legal expenses provider as the business reveals a number of management changes.
CII's income up in 2018 as membership rises
Organisation says it received proceeds of £21.0m from the sale of the Aldermanbury building.
Brightside losses flat at £10m in 2018
CEO Brendan McCafferty says business is set to invest as it reports growth in adjusted Ebitda, broking revenue and GWP.
RSA raises £350m to spend across the business
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Swinton closures don’t tell full story, says Donaldson
The Atlanta CEO explains that branch closures should not be viewed in isolation.
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Ardonagh confirms the end of all Swinton retail branches
CEO David Ross reveals plans for Ardonagh to double in size in the next three to five years, as results for the first half of 2019 show growth in retail and broking segments.
Ardonagh losses rise to £44.5m in H1 2019
Broking giant also posts growing income as a result of the deal to buy Swinton.
Bravo Group spent £53m on deals in 2018
The Broker Network owner, which also posted a loss for the year, made a number of large deals including Saffron, Compass, MCM and Lockyers.
Fresh unveils first set of results since Vantage sale
Broker posts turnover of £27.4m and reveals plans to develop its First Van brand and telematics offerings.
Latest Ogden rate change will cost the industry over £160m
Insurers have revealed the impact from the change in the discount rate to -0.25%.
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QBE expects Ogden hit of $62m
Provider reveals a flat GWP and an improved COR of 94.3% in its international division, which includes the UK, for the first half of 2019.
Biba accounts reveal reserves of £3.89m
Chief executive Steve White pledged to use the surplus to benefit Biba members.
Admiral reveals £33m Ogden hit in H1 2019
Provider posts modest turnover and profit rises.
Profits drop at Alan Boswell in 2019
But turnover increased slightly at the Norwich-based broker.
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.
Zurich's UK GI COR improves to 85.6%
The COR improved more than 9% points as UK CEO Tulsi Naidu expects to see growth stabilise going forward from efficiencies rolling through to the results.
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.
Ageas sees H1 2019 profit rise 70% after Ogden boost
UK CEO Andy Watson says insurer is to focus on growth after restructuring and exiting unprofitable schemes, as he discusses why he does not think the government has "covered itself in glory" when setting the new discount rate.