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Three brokers make top 100 UK companies
Three insurance brokers have made it onto this year’s Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list of UK companies with the fastest growing sales over the last three years.
‘Strategic’ decision delays aggregator offering
The launch of a new aggregator due to hit the market early in 2012 has been delayed as part of a ‘strategic decision’.
Insurance Age blog: Faking your own death
A whole month since my first blog. By now of course I've gained enough expertise to rant and rave about all manner of things insurance-related, which is particularly impressive to my friends and relatives who have all recently discovered how glamorous…
Novae enhances online product offering
Novae has added three new areas of cover to its online offering to brokers.
Cigna acquires FirstAssist
Global health insurer Cigna has agreed to buy FirstAssist Insurance Services from Barclays Private Equity.
Travel insurers face a weekly bill of £5.3m
Figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have revealed that the cost of falling ill abroad has hit a new high with travel insurers helping a record number of people needing emergency medical treatment while overseas.
RSA UK's personal lines performance takes up commercial lines slack
RSA UK has reported a 7% increase in premiums to over £1.5bn and has improved its combined operating ratio (COR) slightly to 98.5%.
Former Confused.com chief returns with new aggregator model
A new Covea-backed aggregator, due to hit the market early next year, is to be headed up by former Confused.com and Tesco Compare chief, Debra Williams.
Bean Counters 1, Consumers 0
A bad personal claims experience leads Nigel Dyer to question how some insurers achieve their loss ratios
Brokers rate motor top for growth in personal lines
A survey by Mapfre Assistance has rated motor as the product area most likely to drive growth for insurance brokers in personal lines over the next 12 months.
Insurers issue ash-cloud travel insurance advice
Aviva and Ageas have stated their positions on their travel insurance policies following the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland which has closed parts of the UK airspace.
Ageas returns to profit despite 104.6% COR
Ageas Insurance has revealed profit before tax of £3.9m for the first quarter of 2011, a £9.2m improvement over the equivalent quarter in 2010.
FOS receives record-breaking number of PPI complaints
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published its annual review covering the 2010/11 financial year.
Biba 2011: Jubilee launches A&H trading portal
Jubilee Managing Agency has launched a dedicated trading portal for brokers offering a range of accident & health and speciality products supported by unique commission and profit share arrangements today at the Biba Conference in Manchester.
Ruling forces rethink over ash cloud payouts
Ombudsman rules that insurers remain liable for payouts to passengers left stranded by ash cloud
Broking success: thinking outside the box
Staysure’s Ryan Howsam talks to Liz McMahon about his journey from golf tours to £30m in gross written premiums, and putting together a new structure to overhaul the travel insurer’s product base
Hastings Direct hires new CFO as it prepares for listing
Ahead of its planned IPO next year, Hastings Direct has appointed Mark Adams as the new chief financial officer (CFO).
FOS rules that volcano claim comes under 'poor weather conditions'
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has refused to refer a travel insurance dispute on whether last year's volcanic ash cloud was the result of "poor weather conditions" to the court as a test case.
New player enters high end liability market
Lloyd’s broker Kite Warren & Wilson (KWW) is targeting the high end SME asset manager and Lloyd’s managing agents market with a suite of new liability products.
Insurance Age blog: Space - the final frontier
Up until now, the opportunity to venture into space has been available to a very select few. In fact over the past 50 years less than 500 people have been lucky enough to blast into that vast abyss that exists beyond our rather worn out ozone layer.
Products: Ink targets charity and care markets
Ink Insurance has established Ink Charity to tap into the charity and care sectors.
Ink moves into charity sector
Ink Insurance has established Ink Charity to tap into the charity and care sectors.
Chartis launches commercial app for brokers
Chartis has launched a web app for two of its SME products to allow brokers to obtain speculative or last minute quotes on the move.