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The top 20 insurers
Find out who ranks highest in the Top 100 UK insurers in Post’s 2015 countdown.
The data, produced in association with AM Best, lists firms based on their financial returns.
Our Top 20 reveals more details about their staff, social media sites, company diversity – and even the popular films or books they identify with.
Who’s climbed and who has dropped since last year? Find out here.
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British Gas Insurance
Position last year: 15 (=)Website: www.britishgas.co.uk
Number and names of UK executive members: 5
Edward Dutton, CEO; Kevin D’Arcy, finance director; David Johnson, director underwriting, pricing and actuarial; Glen Welsh, chief risk officer; Mark Whitbread, business development director
Names of non-executive directors
Christopher Stern; Alistair Todd; John Castagno; Kevin Sinclair; David Young
UK brands: British Gas Insurance
UK telematics brands: Hive Active Heating (central heating and hot water)
Total staff: approximately 50 - Male 75%, female 25%
Social media addresses
Twitter
@BritishGas (43,300 followers)
Facebook
britishgas (36,500 likes)
Linked In
British Gas (39,100 followers)
If your company were a British tradition, what would it be?
The Queen’s Guard – each person’s home is their castle, and our men and women in uniform are there to protect it. -
LV
Position last year: 14 (=)Websites: wwww.lv.com; www.lvbroker.co.uk
Number and names of UK executive members: 4
Mike Rogers, group CEO; John O’Roarke, managing director, general insurance; Richard Rowney, MD life and pensions; Philip Moore, group finance director
Names of non-executive directors
Mark Austen; James Dean; Caroline Burton; Cath Keers; David Neave
UK brands: LV=; ABC Insurance; Highway Insurance; Frizzell
UK telematics brands: Collaborations with Ingenie, Coverbox, Igo4, Sheilas’ Wheels, Girls Drive Better, Lexham and Autosaint on the broker side. There is also a telematics app for LV customers
UK reserves: £1.85m
Total staff: 6180 - Male 47%, female 53%
Diversity groups in company: Sexual orientation, multigenerational, multicultural, disability, gender
Social media addresses:
Twitter
@LV (7000 followers)
@LV_Broker (1600 followers) F
Facebook
LV (5900 likes)
Linked In
LV (12,500 followers)
You Tube
LV (2,470,600 views, 420 subscribers)
Which famous film sums up your company?
Life of Brian – because we like to look on the bright side of life -
XL
Position last year: 13 (=)Website: www.xlcatlin.com
UK brands: XL Catlin and Angel Underwriting
Total staff: around 7000 worldwide
Social media addresses:
Twitter
@XLCatlin (8500 followers)
Linked In
XL Catlin (32,400 followers) -
NFU Mutual
Position last year: 12 (=)Website: www.nfumutual.co.uk
Number and names of UK executive members: 4
Lindsay Sinclair, group chief executive; Kim Arif, finance director; Steve Bower, customer services director; Nick Turner, sales and agency director
Names of non-executive directors
Richard Percy; Chris Stooke; John Elliot; Brian Duffin; Eileen McCusker; Jim McLaren; Sally Ann Hibberd; Christine Kennedy
UK brands: NFU Mutual; RMS (Risk Management Services)
Total staff: 3773 - Male 46%, female 54%
Diversity groups in company: NFU Mutual operates a diversity and inclusion policy
Social media addresses:
Twitter
@nfum (7800 followers)
Which famous film sums up your company?
We’re in Stratford-upon-Avon, so it would have to be a Shakespeare play. As You Like It reflects the award-winning customer service our members benefit from. -
Ageas Insurance
Position last year: 11 (=)Website: www.ageas.co.uk
Number and names of UK executive members: 7
Andy Watson, CEO Ageas UK; François-Xavier Boisseau, CEO insurance; Ant Middle, CEO retail; Fernley Dyson, chief financial officer, Ageas UK; Matthew Thomas, strategy and planning director; Lyn Nicholls, human resources director; Rosemary Smith, company secretary
Names of non-executive directors
James Furse; Bridget McIntyre; Mike Urmston; Mark Winlow; Steve Broughton; Jozef De Mey; Jane Murphy; Lionel Perl
UK brands: Ageas Insurance; Ageas Retail; Kwik Fit Insurance; Rias; Castle Cover; Tesco Underwriting
UK telematics brands: partnerships with ingenie and Carrot Car Insurance
UK reserves: £2.1bn (NB: insurance ‘technical’ reserves)
Total staff: 5500 - Male 46%, female 54%
Social media addresses:
Twitter
@AgeasUK (3400 followers)
If your company were a British tradition, what would it be?
Cricket – because we never take our eye off the ball.