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Barry Smith
Ageas to hike household rates to emulate motor

Ageas is set to continue hiking rates on its household insurance, on top of the 10% it has already pushed through in the first quarter of 2011, in a bid to replicate the improved combined ratio already seen in its UK private motor performance.

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Insurers fight to avoid ash cloud backlash

As Post went to press, insurers were racing to publicly outline their claims positions on the latest volcanic ash eruption, in a bid to avoid the media backlash the industry suffered 12 months ago. More than a year after the extensive disruption caused…

Lynn Rouse
Editor's comment: Beware the brain drain

Sometimes it's good to go against the grain — it can signal creativity, innovation and a desire to differentiate. And then there are the times when mirroring market trends undoubtedly brings the best outcome for individuals concerned.

Allianz rules out Part VII transfer

Allianz has ruled out following Aviva and Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance in applying to the High Court for a Part VII transfer under the Financial Services and Markets Act.

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Roundtable - Cloud computing: head in the clouds

The term 'cloud computing' is very much in vogue. Post gathered together technology and insurance industry experts to debate whether the industry is ready to seize the opportunities it can offer. Amy Ellis reports.

arnold-damian
RBSI to learn from past experience

Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance has claimed its new partnership with Sainsbury's Finance will benefit from the lessons it learnt from its failure to retain former partner Tesco Bank.

Jonathan Swift
Post Blog: not so sweet on a supermarket sweep

This week Esure became the latest insurance group to shrug of the loss of a multi-million pound deal with one of the UK's largest supermarket chains, with a response which might as well have come from Little Britain's Vicky Pollard.

Jonathan Swift
Post blog: not so sweet on a supermarket sweep

This week Esure became the latest insurance group to shrug of the loss of a multi-million pound deal with one of the UK's largest supermarket chains, with a response which might as well have come from Little Britain's Vicky Pollard.

Barry Smith
Ageas acquires Castle Cover for £53m

Ageas UK has acquired over 50s specialist Castle Cover in a £52.8m deal. The insurer said that the purchase will increase its customer numbers to around eight million.

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Rias to launch on aggregator

Over-50s insurer Rias is set to move onto aggregator websites for the first time in a bid to keep up with the competition.

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