Covea Insurance
Covéa posts £15m profit for 2013 but sees GWP shrink 17%
Covéa Insurance posted a technical account profit of £15m for 2013, its first full year results since the merger of the MMA Insurance, Provident Insurance and Gateway Insurance businesses.
Market moves - 27 March 2014
A round up of who has moved where in the market this week.
C-Suite - Insurer: A pat on the back for claims teams
The insurance industry should be proud of its handling of the UK’s wettest winter on record.
Covéa looks to Zurich for personal lines hires
Covéa has appointed two Zurich employees as key account managers in its personal lines distribution team.
Household: On steady ground?
How is the household insurance market coping with the cost of claims from extreme weather events and the aggregator‑induced focus on pricing?
Market Moves - 20 February 2014
Stay abreast with who is moving where within the market with this week's Market Moves column.
Covéa recruits former RSA, Zurich, Axa underwriters
Covéa has recruited three senior underwriters from rival insurers in a bid to bolster its commercial lines unit.
Insurance Fraud Register Ready for lift off
First formulated in 2009, the Insurance Fraud Register is finally ready for launch. Will it create a sea change in the way the industry tackles fraud?
Market Moves - 30 January 2014
Admiral, Canopius and Novae were among the recruiters in what was a busy week for insurers, with Bollington and JLT-owned Thistle the brokers making moves.
Market Moves - 23 January 2014
Catch up on the movers and shakers in this insurance industry this week.
Covéa promotes Newman to commercial lines consultancy role
Covéa has promoted electronic trading team manager Ian Newman to the newly created role of commercial lines development consultant.
In series: Motor: Seeking subrogation solution
With the motor sector in agreement that the dysfunctional subrogation process is in need of repair, will Competition Commission action resolve the situation? And how can insurers help themselves?
Compass targeting South East growth following Joy hire
Arthur J Gallagher is targeting regional network growth following the appointment of former MMA network and partnership manager Steve Joy to the role of business development manager for Compass Broker Services in the South East.
Covéa hands Dixon commercial claims role
Covéa Insurance has appointed Hannah Dixon to the newly created role of commercial claims account manager.
Covéa insourcing Cunningham Lindsey property and liability claims
Covéa is taking management of all property and liability claims in-house, moving work away from adjusting giant Cunningham Lindsey, Post can reveal
Implications of RSA motor repair victory to be assessed by competition body
Court of Appeal rejects Allianz and Covéa case against RSA’s subrogation model.
Allianz mulling over Supreme Court subrogation appeal
Allianz says an appeal to the Supreme Court is “more than likely” following the dismissal of its RSA subrogation appeal.
Allianz and Covéa subrogation appeal against RSA dismissed
An appeal from Allianz and Covéa against last year’s High Court RSA subrogation verdict has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal this morning.
Market Moves: Southern Rock swoops for Brightside staff plus new roles for Gienal and Carruthers
This week saw insurance group Southern Rock grab the headlines when Post exclusively revealed the insurance group, parent of Go Skippy, had swooped for five staff at Brightside. Also hiring this week were Covéa, while Zurich UK found itself a vacancy…
Aviva’s David Mann appointed to Covéa role
Covéa Insurance has appointed Aviva’s David Mann as national broker development manager – a new role for the company.
Market Moves: Hiscox bolsters its underwriting team as a multitude of insurers make fresh hires
It has been a busy week for recruitment, with insurers picking up staff to lead operations old and new. Hiscox was among the bigger movers, recruiting three new underwriting staff, while Allianz brought in Neil Brettell to replace the promoted Jon Dye…
My Best XI: Chris Withers, Covéa
Covéa head of commercial lines distribution Chris Withers selects his best XI for an insurance company start-up. Chris’s team is almost exclusively made up from the upper echelons of the insurance intermediary world. However, he has drafted in a Russian…
Covéa recruits from Davies for household claims lead
Covéa has swooped to appoint Davies Loss Adjusters’ operational delivery manager as its new home claims service manager.
Industry bodies join forces to warn public about threat of ghost brokers
ABI, Ifed and IFB work with Crimestoppers in campaign targeting young male drivers.