Direct Line Group
Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers: Full 100 listing
Each year Post works in association with ratings agency AM Best to put together a list of the UK’s top 100 insurers.
Top UK Insurers ranking 2016: Number 5 – Direct Line Group
Rank: 5 (2014 rank: 5)
Week in Post: Wasp stings, rebirth and rehab
I felt for brokers last week after I spent a few days incapacitated when a wasp sting on my ankle became infected and I was unable to walk.
Revealed: 10 insurers with the most complaints
Direct Line Group has received the highest number of general insurance related complaints in the first half of 2016, according to the latest figures from the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Roundtable: Autonomous driving systems need standards
Can insurers keep up with the pace of change powered by Advanced Driver Assistance Systems – especially when it comes to repairs? Post, in association with Autoglass, hosted an industry roundtable to find out
Justice minister to speak on whiplash reform at ABI motor conference
Newly appointed justice minister Oliver Heald will give the keynote presentation at the Association of British Insurers’ Motor Conference.
Diversity: How to implement a more eclectic workforce
Historically, the insurance industry has lacked diversity. When you imagine a typical insurance firm, you may picture a male, pale and stale boardroom. Increasingly, though, the industry has been implementing a range of initiatives to draw in a more…
Insurers say basing insurance pricing on ethnicity would be 'ethically wrong'
Insurers have spoken out against the recent report from a PI legal firm that suggests motorists living in areas with a high proportion of ethnic minorities pay higher premiums for motor insurance.
Week in Post: Softball, Millennials, results season, beards, Beale and Jason Bourne
This week the Post editorial team, alongside their colleagues from Insurance Age, sales, events and subscriptions took part in the annual Incisive Insurance softball showdown.
Geddes ‘proud’ of Direct Line for Business as growth continues
Direct Line Group is putting ‘extra effort’ into its commercial business as gross written premium for Direct Line for Business increased by 8% in the first half of 2016.
Direct Line's pre-tax profit falls 5% in first half
Profit before tax at Direct Line decreased £16.5m to £298.5m in the first half of the year (H1 £315m) after poor investment returns and a Flood Re levy.
Travel: Navigating the exclusions
Travel insurance policies come with exclusions that can have huge consequences on your financial and personal life.
Insurers discuss driverless cars consultation in Parliament
Insurers met on Tuesday in Parliament to discuss the government's consultation paper on insurance for driverless cars.
Digital: Using social media to engage customers
It has finally clicked with insurers that they need to engage with customers on social media, as it can help attract new business and build trust.
How insurers can grow telematics propositions in the UK
Post’s first Motor Insurance World conference hosted a VIP roundtable, debating how insurers can grow telematics propositions in the UK and help motor insurance shed its distress purchase tag
London floods are manageable, insurers say
Despite putting a dampener on summer, flooding last week in London is small-scale, according to insurers.
Direct Line sees more than 200 lightning claims
Direct line has seen more than 200 claims for lightning damage to homes so far this month, with some claims worth up to almost £46,000.
Blog: Brexit - How much preparation has gone on behind the scenes?
Post made hay with a Freedom of Information request earlier this month, which revealed that the industry’s two main regulators had not carried out a formal review of the regulatory and financial impact of a Brexit.
PRA approves Direct Line’s Group-wide internal model for Solvency II
Direct Line has confirmed it will use its group-wide partial internal model to calculate the Group Solvency Capital Requirement under the Solvency II regime, following approval from the Prudential Regulation Authority.
Legislative support extended to driverless cars
Autonomous cars have gained legislative backing in the Queen’s Speech today (18 May) as insurers hail the innovation as doing more to save lives than seatbelts.
UK motor prices to remain flat in 2016, as insurers drive competition
Increasing competition from insurers will cause prices for UK motor insurance to stay flat throughout 2016, according to a Macquarie report.
Direct Line sees Q1 GWP growth of 4.2%
Direct Line Insurance Group has seen its gross written premiums rise by 4.2% in the first quarter, compared to the same period last year.
Flood Re reveals Aviva, Direct Line and Lloyds Bank among launch insurers
Flood Re has revealed that more than half of the UK household insurance market by premium will be offering products backed by the provider when it formally launches next week
DLG's Geddes gets 2.5% pay-rise for 2016
Direct Line Group CEO Paul Geddes is to receive a 2.5% increase in his base salary for 2016 to £794,000.