Home insurance
Avantia completes £57m MBO
Firm states investment will aid organic and acquisition growth.
Carole Nash in home insurance cover launch
Aviva-underwritten policy will offer specific motorcycle protection.
LV's GI GWP fell by £40m in 2013
Declining motor rates saw total GWP for 2013 down on previous year.
Axa teams up with LexisNexis for data enrichment programme
New use of data will enable Axa to "deliver more competitive quotes".
LV turns to Direct Line for personal lines hire
Andy Deakins joins as technical underwriting manager.
AA figures show home insurance premiums continue to fall
Premiums still tumbling despite recent flooding.
Aviva appoints IAG's Ian Foy in new MD role
Appointment created to grow and build the business, says Aviva.
Plum launches HomeWorks in Republic of Ireland
Provider’s move follows expansion into Northern Ireland in July.
Willis Re estimates St Jude storm will cost insurers £500m
Company analyses damage across the UK.
AA sees claims double during St Jude storm
Home-related claims doubled while motor claims rose 20%.
esure changes “unfair” terms after FCA concerns
esure Insurance has agreed to change two of the terms and conditions in its home insurance and car insurance policies after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) highlighted concerns.
Aqua looks to tackle young driver cover costs with family offering
Aqueduct Underwriting (Aqua) has unveiled its broker-only Family Portfolio offering in a bid to mitigate the high cost of young driver insurance.
FCA warns brokers over Pacific Blu
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told insurance brokers to withdraw sales of Pacific Blu’s policies immediately.
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Smith Greenfield is in the Pink
Smith Greenfield has joined the general insurance panel of mortgage and insurance network, Pink.
Esure records 16.9% post-tax profit rise to £44.3m
Esure Group saw its post-tax profit jump 16.9% to £44.3m for the first half of 2013, up on the £37.9m recorded for the same period last year.
Motor and home insurance premiums fall again in Q2 2013
Motor and home insurance prices “plummeted” in the second quarter of 2013, according to the most recent AA British Insurance Premium Index.
Arista boss: Brokers should be confident after Canopius deal
The chief executive of Arista has insisted that brokers can "look forward confidently" following the sale of Equity Insurance Group's 25% shareholding in the business to Canopius Group.
FCA to probe dual pricing
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will investigate dual pricing, it has been reported.
Hiscox in overseas property push
Hiscox has revamped its overseas home insurance offering with extra lines of cover.
McChesney steps into Zurich role from Allianz
Zurich has confirmed the appointment of Gareth McChesney as director of personal lines underwriting and pricing for its UK general insurance business.
Home & Legacy grows technical team
Home & Legacy (H&L) has appointed Stuart Davis to a newly created senior technical underwriter role and promoted Nick Wilmot to senior technical underwriter.
RSA pulls Prime Choice from HNW open market
RSA has confirmed it will no longer sell home insurance policy Prime Choice directly to customers.
esure expects LASPO and gender-neutral gains as GWP rises
esure Group has seen its gross written premiums edge up to £124.1m for Q1 2013, a 1.6% rise on the same period last year.