Motor
Quindell and Direct Line Group in £150m deal
Quindell Portfolio has signed an outsourcing services deal with Direct Line Insurance Group.
Equity sells direct broking division
Equity Insurance Group has sold Equity Direct Broking Limited (EDBL) to NMG Holdings.
LV Broker takes on Footman James kit car account
LV Broker has won the Footman James kit car insurance account.
Products roundup: Launches hit top gear this month
A raft of motor-related policies dominated the past month’s product proceedings.
UK General switches back from QBE to Ageas for capacity
UK General has returned to Ageas as capacity provider for its commercial motor business, ending its stint with QBE, Insurance Age can reveal.
Axa boosts Bristol fleet team
Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary has expanded its team in Bristol with the creation of a new role.
Be Wiser adds 15 to undergraduate scheme
Be Wiser Insurance has taken on 15 new students to its Surestart undergraduate career scheme.
LV launches enhanced truck product
LV has launched an enhanced truck product with increased cover and e-trading capability.
Birmingham claims handler jailed over car insurance fraud
A Birmingham insurance claims handler has been jailed for stealing more than £40,000 from his employer.
Open GI and GoSkippy in five-year deal
Open GI has teamed up with GoSkippy Insurance in an effort to double the broker’s users.
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.
Ghost broking scam: Two admit to laundering proceeds
Two men have admitted to the Old Bailey that they laundered the proceeds of a nationwide motor insurance scam, netting more than £500,000.
Sabre snapped up by private equity group BC Partners
Sabre has been bought by BC Partners, according to reports.
Hard to please
You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't.
Brokers express grievances over Aviva’s stance on fleet
Insurer accused of looking to “shed” its fleet business
Broking success: Shop till you drop
The Policy Shop’s managing director Sean Byrne tells Caitlin Morrison why growing the broker’s key lines of business is more important than acquisitions
Oamps adds to UK haulage product suite
Oamps has launched a fleet product designed for the UK haulage market.
Jelf adds five to Insurance Partnership team
Jelf Insurance Partnership is expanding with five new appointments and the launch of a new service.
LV revs up motorcycle offering after broker feedback
LV Broker is launching an enhanced motorcycle product which it claims to boast increases in cover and a wider underwriting appetite.
Carole Nash boss targets 10% market share for classic car division
Carole Nash chief executive David Newman has targeted securing a 10% market share for the broker's newly-established Cherished Car division.
Ecclesiastical CEO reveals UK GI autumn restructure
Ecclesiastical group chief executive Mark Hews has revealed that the insurer will unveil a restructuring of its UK GI business this autumn.
A-Plan’s Theron moves to Coast
Coast has appointed Keeley Theron as a sales executive in a newly-created role focused on enhancing broker relationships.
Carole Nash bullish despite 16% pre-tax tax profits fall
Motorcycle broker Carole Nash saw its pre-tax profits dip 16% to £5.1m for 2012, down on the £5.9m posted for 2011.