Travel insurance
Moneysupermarket reports insurance revenues up 13% over Q3 2009
Moneysupermarket today said its financial performance in the third quarter and in the year to date is in line with the board's expectations.
Former Standard Life MD to head up Barclays' insurance division
Barclays has appointed Paul McNamara as managing director of insurance and investments.
Travel insurance premiums start to rise - as predicted
Peter Hayman, director of travel insurance specialists P J Hayman, has commented on the announcement that Axa is to increase its insurance premiums.
Tesco insurance partner Ageas UK reports £16.6 m profit in Q3
Ageas this morning reported UK non-life gross written premiums were up 14.1% to £703.9 m in the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period last year.
Groupama calls on insurers to embrace Travel CUE
Groupama has urged fellow insurers to collaborate on the launch of a new initiative to combat travel insurance fraud.
Insure & Go warned of £6.73m VAT bill weeks before Mapfre swoop
Travel insurance intermediary Insure & Go warned it would have to raise additional capital if it lost an appeal against the HMRC weeks before it was acquired by its underwriting partner Mapfre Assistance, Post has learnt.
Mapfre swoops for Insure & Go
Travel insurance specialist intermediary Insure & Go has been acquired by its underwriter Mapfre.
Aviva replaced by First Assist as bank seeks retail travel growth
Barclays is set to drop Aviva as the underwriter of its travel insurance after sealing a new deal with niche provider First Assist.
Claims Event news: Icelandic volcano highlights industry's shortcomings on media handling
The insurance industry must take firmer steps to generate positive press around its handling of crises that generate high volumes of claims, according to a media consultant.
Travel insurers go it alone on fraud database
Mondial Assistance has called for a travel insurers' database, after revealing it has entered a data sharing agreement with four other insurance firms.
Mondial calls on travel insurance industry to back anti-fraud efforts
Mondial Assistance is calling for fellow travel insurers to get behind efforts to tackle fraud as it reports its own successes in the past few months.
Mondial calls on travel insurance industry to back anti-fraud efforts
Mondial Assistance is calling for fellow travel insurers to get behind efforts to tackle fraud as it reports its own successes in the past few months.
ABI highlights its successes
Your leader 'Breaking up: hard to do?' highlights the importance of the Association of British Insurers effectively representing our general insurance members.
Chubb extends Cega partnership
Chubb Insurance has extended its partnership with claims management and emergency medical assistance company Cega Group Services.
Postscript - 20 years ago: Job loss threat for aviation staff
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 20 years ago reveals.
Interview - James Shea: Going back to basics
Two years on from 'AIG day' Mairi MacDonald met the newly appointed managing director of Chartis UK James Shea to discover his plans for the company.
Ocaso appoints deputy GM
Spanish insurance company Ocaso has appointed Tim Stemp in the capacity of deputy general manager.
TCS renews £1m travel insurance scheme
Towergate Chapman Stevens, have confirmed that they have renewed in excess of £1m of travel insurance scheme GWP in the past two weeks.
Insure and Go seals Mapfre deal
Insure and Go has agreed a six year deal with Spanish insurer Mapfre for the provision of its travel products in the UK and Ireland.
Insure and Go seals Mapfre deal
Insure and Go has agreed a six year deal with Spanish insurer Mapfre for the provision of its travel products in the UK and Ireland.
Fortis agrees £59m Tesco Bank travel deal
Fortis UK has signed a five-year deal with Tesco Bank to provide underwriting, claims management and sales and service support to Tesco Bank’s travel insurance customers, worth £59m in gross written premium.
John Lewis to ditch Greenbee in rebrand
Department store John Lewis is targeting "rapid growth" in the insurance market, after unveiling plans to rebrand its offering.
Travel premiums set for "unthinkable" increase of over 20%, claims broker
Insurers are forcing through "previoulsy unthinkable" rate increases of over 20% in the travel insurance market, it has been claimed.