Motor
Equity Red Star confirms Ecclesiastical's Ansvar broker motor deal
Equity Red Star has agreed terms to take on Ecclesiastical Insurance's Ansvar broker motor business following the parent company's decision to withdraw from the market in November 2012.
Keychoice in GAP tie-up with Das and Mapfre
Keychoice has teamed up with Das and Mapfre Assistance to provide its members with a range of GAP products.
Gender Directive to hit motor market profitability
The ECJ Gender Directive, which comes into force on 21 December, could reduce the overall profitability of the UK motor insurance market by 2% next year, experts have warned.
IAG exits UK market with Equity and broker sales
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has confirmed the sale of Equity Red Star and its independent commercial brokers including Barnett & Barnett and NBJ in two separate deals.
Competition Commission sets out motor investigation timetable
The Competition Commission has unveiled the timetable for its investigation into the private motor insurance market.
Aberdeen goalkeeper guilty of uninsured driving
Aberdeen Football Club goalkeeper Jason Brown has been banned from driving for six months and fined £365.
Biba supports MoJ's whiplash consultation
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) supports the government's consultation designed to reduce the number and cost of whiplash claims.
Mixed reaction to government proposals on whiplash
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has welcomed the government's plans to take tough action on tackling rising whiplash claims, amid criticism it is "cheap political point scoring".
Government to tackle whiplash claims
The government will today unveil plans to tackle what it has described as “the huge number of whiplash claims which have been pushing up costs”.
Autonet promotes two directors
Autonet Insurance has promoted Chris Jolley to director of trading and Stuart Scott to director of distribution.
Review: A product with wheels
Public hire taxi insurance. This product has been reviewed by brokers and rated from one to five stars, based on the policy’s key benefits. * = Poor ** = Average *** = Good **** = Very good ***** = Excellent
Biba partners with Jackson Lee to offer GAP scheme
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has appointed Jackson Lee Underwriting as executive provider of its new GAP insurance scheme.
S&P expects motor investigation to have "small" impact
Standard and Poor's (S&P) expects that the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) decision to refer the motor market to the Competition Commission will only have a "small" impact on insurers.
There's no need to worry
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society has branded the IFB’s findings on crash for cash scams “astonishing”, and some of the figures really are shocking.
MASS calls for better resources to tackle crash for cash fraud
Crash for cash figures released by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) have been branded “astonishing” by the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS).
Blink and Purely Motor in exclusive deal
Blink Intermediary Solutions has been awarded exclusive distribution and marketing rights for private car and commercial vehicle facility Purely Motor.
AA slams premiums hikes for speed awareness drivers
The AA has slammed insurers who increase premiums for drivers that go to speed awareness courses, insisting they have a "moral responsibility" to encourage drivers to attend.
esure reshuffles board
esure Group Holdings - parent company of esure and Sheilas’ Wheels – has added Anne Richards, chief investment officer at Aberdeen Asset Management to its board as a non-executive director.
Amlin UK sees market hardening
Amlin UK has reported an average hardening of rates across its renewal book of 5.2% for the year to date.
Torrance: A strong performance
Chief executive Andrew Torrance has hailed Allianz UK’s performance as “very strong” as it reported profits of £115m for the first nine months of the year.
Dip in profits at Allianz
Allianz has reported a fall in profits to £115m for the first nine months of 2012, down from £123.6m in the same period of 2011.
Equity Red Star snaps up SEIB's motor accounts
Equity Red Star has snapped up South Essex Insurance Broker's (SEIB) motor accounts following Ecclesiastical Insurance's decision to withdraw from the UK broker motor market.
Ageas chief excited by Groupama deal
Barry Smith, chief executive of Ageas UK, has spoken of his excitement about the insurer's future prospects in the wake of the Groupama deal.
Ecclesiastical MD addresses broker concerns
The managing director of Ecclesiastical's UK business Steve Wood has moved to allay brokers' fears following the insurer's decision from the UK broker motor market.