Home insurance
AA targeting over two million motor and home policies in five year growth plan
Company predicts drop in Ebitda for 2019 as it commits to £45m investment plan.
ICO court case against Hiscox collapses
Insurer had been accused of breaching the Data Protection Act 1998 and could have faced an unlimited fine.
The Blog Spot: Clickbait! From temp to perm
Emmanuel Kenning looks at innovation in the insurance market.
Cyber add-on for brokers launched
The product is available from iSmartSupport and brokers can whitelabel the add-on.
Tempcover to offer short term home cover
The scheme is the latest in a raft of changes to hit the home insurance market as providers clamour to respond to changing customer needs.
InsurTech Futures: Homelyfe promises insurance cover in under four minutes
App-based provider launches home and contents product.
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Home insurance premiums rise 5% in 2017
Research by the AA finds yearly increases in buildings, contents and combined policies.
CoverBuilder launches home hosting insurance
New product covers people letting out rooms or properties on any home-sharing platform such as Airbnb.
InsurTech Futures: Urban Jungle completes £1m investment round
Start-up MGA provides home insurance for young renters.
Predictions for 2018: LV's Mike Crane
LV Broker's managing director Mike Crane predicts GDPR challenges and hints at the insurer's re-entrance into the home market.
Plum opens underwriting and support centre
The office is based in Basildon and replaces its Sudbury and Brentwood branches which have closed.
Insurance Cares: 16m without contents insurance
Report find 60% of those earning under £15,000 do not have contents cover.
Midas takes on Direct Group’s commercial business
Midas, part of Ardonagh Group, will take over Direct’s specialist business as it looks to grow GWP to £100m.
EY warns of loss making home insurance market in 2018
Consultants flag falling rates and rising costs and predict 101.7% market NCR.
Modest increase in home insurance premiums
The AA Insurance Premium Index for Q3 2017 shows a small rise but includes warning that costs could increase if bad weather and IPT bite.
InsurTech Futures: Homelyfe raises £2.4m in super seed round
App-based start-up says investment by Talis Capital and Peterson Ventures will go towards technical development and expanding its team.
InsurTech Futures: Gary Lineker-backed Neos heads to Silicon Valley
Six firms lead the 2017 InsurTech Trade Mission to San Francisco to raise awareness of the UK InsurTech industry.
GDPR a real concern for brokers
Brokers urged to implement change now or risk heavy fines.
In-depth - Personal lines: Technological revolution
Coplus director Jason Tripp asks ’is a technology revolution in personal lines claims long overdue?’
IPT rise drives up home insurance premiums
Consumer Intelligence says home premiums rising at fastest rate in years.
Hiscox adds drone cover and more to home insurance product
According to the insurer the enhanced product takes into account new and emerging risks such as cyber.
Hastings shows growth in first half of 2017
The firm posted GWP growth of 28% and noted that the Ogden rate change had generated more activity for the business on aggregators.
InsurTech Futures: CDL set to launch chatbot solution
New offering to help brokers interact with customers through digital channels.