Esure
Policy Expert bosses outline plan to double GWP
Policy Expert CEO Steve Hardy has laid down a target to double the size of the business within five years and become a top five provider of pet insurance in the UK.
Ageas UK CEO shares plans for Esure
Ant Middle, Ageas UK CEO, has revealed his plan to integrate Esure by the end of 2027 plus how he will achieve £100m of cost savings and turn the combined business into a top three personal lines player.
Ageas strikes deal for Esure
Ageas has agreed a deal with Bain Capital to acquire Esure for £1.3bn.
Addept’s legal expenses suite; Allianz’s sports fund; Admiral Money’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Diary of an Insurer: Esure’s Charlotte Fielding
Esure’s head of home and strategic planning Charlotte Fielding reviews customer feedback, regulatory changes, and market trends to help shape her team's priorities, and is kept entertained by her Cavapoo puppy, Sir Bobby Charlton.
Esure CEO insists takeover talk isn’t distracting
David McMillan, CEO of Esure, has said market speculation about the business being up for sale has not distracted him or the provider’s staff.
Ageas CEO reveals plan to become top three personal lines player
Ant Middle, CEO of Ageas UK, has revealed how he intends to turn the provider into a top three personal lines player and shared whether he will buy another rival to achieve that goal.
Allianz and Ageas to fight it out over Esure
Reports suggest Allianz and Ageas have appointed advisers in an attempt to win the Esure business.
Which? names and shames insurers falling short on claims
A Which? survey of over 4,700 car insurance claimants has ranked insurers based on customer satisfaction with their claims processes.
Eight key takeaways from Post’s motor insurance profitability roundtable
At the end of 2024, Insurance Post in association with CRIF, held a roundtable that posed the question: How can motor insurers make the return to profitability stick? Jonathan Swift summarises the main takeaways.
Could the Aviva-DLG deal spark a personal lines M&A boom in 2025?
With Aviva and Direct Line Group’s £3.7bn merger looking like a done-deal, Insurance Post ponders what rivals could be thinking. Could 2025 be the year of a personal lines M&A boom?
Motor insurers with most satisfied customers revealed
NFU Mutual, Halifax, LV, Saga, and Direct Line have the most satisfied car insurance customers, according to Fairer Finance’s latest consumer survey, which also reveals an increase in premiums means fewer motorists are happy with their provider today…
Does Aviva’s move for DLG clear the path for Ageas to land Esure?
Following the news that Direct Line Group looks set to accept Aviva's £3.6bn takeover bid, Tom Luckham asks: What does this mean for the race to acquire Esure?
All Amanda Blanc wants for Christmas is Direct Line
News editor view: Now a deal between Aviva and Direct Line Group has reached "preliminary agreement", Scott McGee looks at what the deal could mean for the future of the businesses and the wider market.
Ageas announces raft of personal lines hires
Ageas UK has today announced changes to its executive leadership team, as it commits to growing in the personal lines broker market.
Uptick in M&A activity among large carriers expected
An uptick in M&A activity at the larger end of the UK insurance carrier capitalisation spectrum is expected towards the end of this year, according to a Clyde & Co report.
Guidewire teases enhanced focus on pricing products
Will McAllister, senior vice president and managing director of EMEA at Guidewire, has told Insurance Post the firm will begin deploying pricing products “in a much shorter timeframe”.
Sign up to watch Ageas, Esure and Zurich discuss AI in claims automation
There has been a lot of talk about straight through processing when it comes to claims.
Home insurers that reject half of claims named and shamed
Consumer watchdog Which? has named and shamed home insurers with a claims acceptance rate of less than 55%.
Esure transformation leads to layoffs for long-serving staff
Esure cut jobs of long-serving, frontline colleagues during its transformation programme due to digital efficiencies resulting in customer behaviour changes.
It is the (changing) name of the game
News Editor’s View: With the RSA and NIG names potentially being dropped next year, Scott McGee looks at other brands insurance has lost over the years, what others could be in danger, and asks: Do any brands still have staying power?
Esure claims head tells insurers to ‘set the tone’ for supply chain ESG
Esure chief claims officer Anton Ossip has called for insurers to “set the tone” for suppliers trying to improve their environmental, social, and governance credentials.
McMillan insists 2024 results ‘will be best in Esure’s history’
David McMillan, group CEO of Esure, has predicted that the insurer’s 2024 financial results will be “the best in the company’s history”.
Allianz and Aviva reportedly considering Esure bids
According to a report by Bloomberg, both Allianz and Aviva are considering bids for Esure, which has been owned by Bain Capital since 2018.