Motor
Ai Claims extends ULR deal to 2015
Ai Claims Solutions has signed a three year deal with ULR Additions to continue providing credit hire and repair facilities.
QBE snares RSA's SME boss for senior role
QBE has turned to two of its largest rivals to secure a brace of senior hires.
Autonet teams up with Unite
Autonet Insurance has signed a partnership deal with Unite which sees the trade union join the broker’s in-house affiliate networking scheme.
Life’s little knock-for-knocks
A recent accident has highlighted everything that is wrong with the current motor claims process, explains Tony Cornell
Reportage: Personal targets
Personal lines brokers are seeing massive changes in the motor, household and travel sectors. With no let-up in sight, where do the opportunities lie in the months and years ahead? Edward Murray reports
Ai Claims sees slip in profit and revenue
Ai Claims Solutions has reported a fall in profit to £858,000 in the six months to December 2011 compared to £1.2m in the same period of 2010.
Are you ready for the next big thing in motor?
Telematics could transform motor insurance, and brokers who already have a foot in the market could cash in
Towergate increases South Western presence with acquisitions
Towergate Insurance has acquired Centenary Insurance and William Rogers Insurance Brokers.
Allianz UK sees growth across the board
Allianz UK has revealed increased gross written premium, higher operating profits and an improved combined operating ratio in its 2011 results.
LV doubles insurance profits as COR improves
LV has reported a doubling in general insurance profits before tax to £70m in 2011 from £35m the previous year.
Insurance websites failing customer needs
Insurance company websites are not meeting even the most basic customer experience standards according to a recent survey.
AM Best confirms RSA's 'A' rating
RSA has had its ‘A’ rating for financial strength confirmed by AM Best.
Equity owner reports UK loss
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has reported a loss of AU$7m (£4.77m) for the first half of the financial year 2012 for its UK division.
Markerstudy releases capacity to new MGA
Markerstudy Group has confirmed it is providing £25m underwriting capacity to managing general agent Xpect.
RSA delivers good 2011 result but commercial continues to drag
RSA UK delivered £310m profit before tax on premiums of over £3bn in 2011 while turning in a combined operating ratio (COR) of 98.2%.
RSA commercial chief threatens to exit unprofitable markets
RSA’s commercial chief has confirmed that he will pull out from product lines that are not working for the insurer as he continues his revamp of RSA’s commercial book.
Hiscox promotes Gott to lead on art and private clients
Hiscox has announced the promotion of Justin Gott to the position of head of art and private client, Hiscox UK and Ireland.
Ageas’ chief bearish on commercial hardening
Barry Smith, chief executive of Ageas UK, has described himself as “very pleased” with the step change from loss to profit at the insurer but admitted he was not confident of seeing any commercial market hardening in 2012.
Aviva’s McMillan bullish on insurer summit outcomes
David McMillan, chief executive officer UKGI at Aviva, has told Insurance Age he was as optimistic as he had ever been on reducing the cost of motor premiums following the outcome of last week’s insurance summit with the Prime Minister, David Cameron.
Ageas produces growth and profit across the board
Ageas has reported a huge boost in both gross written premiums (GWP) and profit for 2011 as the insurer’s Tesco deal begins to pay dividends.
THB makes latest purchase from AFL Insurance
THB has acquired AFL Insurance Brokers' UK commercial wholesale account.
Axa UK optimistic following 2011 results
Axa UK has reported a combined operating ratio of 98.9% for 2011, an improvement of 6.4% on 2010.
Broker Network signs up equestrian specialist
Shearwater Insurance has become a member of Towergate-owned Broker Network.
PM to challenge industry to reduce cost of motor premiums
David Cameron will host a summit with insurance industry representatives, consumer bodies and business groups in a bid to bring down the cost of insurance premiums and tackle the country's growing compensation culture.