Travel insurance
IFB meeting expected to move CUE plans forward
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) is confident it will move a step closer to creating a Claims Underwriting Exchange (CUE) travel database following its latest member meeting.
Arc wins Aviva contract
Arc Legal Assistance has been appointed by Aviva as provider of its household and travel legal expenses to a significant proportion of its personal lines customers.
Insurance revenue grows 9% at Moneysupermarket
Moneysupermarket has reported a 9% increase in insurance revenue to £40.6m for the six months to 30 June 2010 (H1 2009: £37.1m).
E-commerce: Swift Assure quote-and-buy facility targets high-profile users
Leicester-based online broker startup Swift Assure has announced the launch of a new quote-and-buy facility.
Scheme news: Recent product launches home in on over-50s sector
Recent product enhancements and launches indicate industry appetite in the over-50s sector is increasing.
Emergency Budget 2010: Travel insurance provider slams gulf in IPT rates
Specialist travel insurance and schemes provider, PJ Hayman has hit back at the rises in insurance premium tax (IPT) after Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced an increase from 5% to 6% on products such as motor and home while raising…
Emergency Budget 2010: Biba fears IPT rise will lead to cuts in cover
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) said it is concerned that consumers and businesses will be hit by increasing insurance costs.
Alpha Underwriting launched
Alpha Underwriting has announced the launch of its accident, health and travel sector offering to handle corporate travel and personal accident cover utilising underwriting capacity from Lloyd’s of London.
PJ Hayman calls for IPT standardisation
PJ Hayman, specialist travel insurance and Schemes provider, has called on the new Government to reassess the level at which Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is charged on travel insurance.
Number of travel insurance policies increases by 9.5%
According to Defaqto, there has been a 9.5% increase in travel insurance policies despite a decline in overseas travel.
Equity Red Star launches over 50s PA policy
Equity Red Star has launched its ‘Over 50s Accident Plan’ to cater specifically for the over 50s sector.
Travel insurance fraudster sentenced
A travel insurance fraudster, accused of making £40,000 worth of claims affecting eight insurance companies over five years, has been sentenced.
LV loses out to Fortis in charity deal
Fortis has been chosen over LV to become the insurance partner of the rebranded charity Age UK.
Reportage - specialist lines: Freedom of movement
InsureCancer's award-winning approach to providing travel insurance for cancer sufferers is changing perceptions of this sensitive market. Dr Krish Shastri tells Liz McMahon how the company manages to underwrite the majority of cases and about plans to…
Results news: Fortis to plough on with rebranding despite loss
Fortis UK has confirmed it will complete its rebrand to Ageas by the first quarter of 2011, after announcing a £1.8m loss during Q1 2010 (Q1 2009: £4m profit).
ABI urges football fans to choose correct travel cover for World Cup
With less than a month to go until kick off, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is reminding the 20,000 English fans planning their trips to the World Cup in South Africa to ensure that they have the right travel insurance in place.
Europ Assistance announces rise in turnover and profits
Europ Assistance Group has announced a 6.6% rise in turnover in 2009 to €1.288bn (up 7.6% in constant euros) despite the economic crisis hitting its two traditional markets of automotive and travel.
More chaos in the skies as BA strikes start
Since midnight British Airways' cabin crew have been on a strike set to last five days.
Hiscox reports £10m Deepwater oil disaster impact
Hiscox gross written premiums (GWP) increased by 6.4% in local currencies to £504.1m in the first three months of 2010.
Editor's Comment: Politics isn't about being popular
The Institute of Fiscal Studies last month gave us their verdict on the three parties' departmental spending plans over the next five years. It said that in each case over 75% of necessary cuts over the next five years were missing from their respective…
News Analysis: Volcanic fallout
Andrew Tjaardstra reports on the aftermath of the Icelandic eruption.
Volcano fallout: A reputation turned to ashes
Stranded in Toulouse in the thick of the travel chaos, Martin Friel explains why it is public trust in the insurance industry, as well as the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, that has gone up in smoke.
News: Volcanic dust crisis likely to have little impact on insurance
The insurance industry's exposure to the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland will be limited despite the widespread disruption caused to the aviation industry.
Volcano will have limited impact on insurance industry, says Moody's
The Icelandic volcanic erruption will only have a limited impact on the insurance industry, according to Moody's.