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Catalana Occidente bids for Groupama Spain
Insurer Grupo Catalana Occidente SA has made a non-binding bid for the Spanish arm of French insurer Groupama SA.
Groupama promotes Lomas in household
Groupama has promoted Andy Lomas, pictured, to head of household after Craig Allen announced he is to leave next month.
In series Competitive edge: Big data, big deal
Insurers welcome the availability of more information on their insureds, but the handling of so much data presents many challenges.
Aviva pays Accident Exchange "seven figure" settlement
Aviva has paid credit hirer Accident Exchange a "seven figure" out-of-court settlement after using "dishonest" Autofocus evidence to reduce its hire charges.
Groupama signs Ebike deal
Groupama Insurances has signed an agreement to become the sole underwriter of motorcycle policies sold through Ebike, the online motorbike insurance provider.
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Penny gets access all arias at the Royal Albert Hall
QBE move for Brit secures broker backing as deal doubles regional GWP
Acquiring Brit UK's renewal rights is Australian insurer QBE's biggest UK deal in more than 10 years, and signifies its commitment to becoming a major player in the regional broker market insuring SMEs.
Your say: uncovering dishonest drivers
It is no secret that a large quantity of drivers who have not recently claimed, and whose circumstances have not changed, are nonetheless paying increased insurance premiums.
Rating agencies: The rating game
Nations and businesses alike are growing critical of rating agencies, so is a downgrade as damaging as it used to be?
Non-standard risks: looking for an alternative
With a large number of insurers wary of taking on non-standard personal lines risks, specialists are carving their own niche.
European sovereign debt hits insurer profits
2011 was the worst year on record for natural catastrophes, yet it was cracks in the Dow Jones, faults in the FTSE and tremors on the Hange Seng that bothered many insurers more.
Penny speed meets ... Malcolm Smith, commercial lines director, Groupama
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends.
Application fraud: deliberate use of inaccurate information on the rise
The number of opportunistic fraudsters has rocketed with the use of aggregator sites, as some customers deliberately provide inaccurate information in an attempt to get cheaper premiums.
Groupama sale has had "a lot of interest"
Speaking following the publication of Groupama's results for the year end 2011, UK chief executive Francois-Xavier Boisseau admitted that the situation in commercial fleet is "beyond bearable".
Groupama UK CEO eases sale concerns with "terrific" results
Groupama UK chief executive Francois-Xavier Boisseau has declared himself "delighted" with his firm's performance after recording a pre-tax profit increase of 84% to £43.5m last year across combined operations.
Groupama CEO reaffirms employees and policyholders despite £1.5bn net losses
Groupama chief executive Thierry Martel has blamed "adverse market conditions" on huge capital losses, attributing the group's net result of a loss of almost €1.8bn (£1.5bn) to the Greek debt crisis.
Groupama targets commercial e-trading push with trades launch
Groupama has revealed its intention to corner the commercial e-trading market with the launch of its 'miscellaneous trades' facility for Optima Business Plus.
Groupama CEO blames Greek debt crisis for £1.5bn net losses
Groupama chief executive Thierry Martel has blamed "adverse market conditions" on huge capital losses, attributing the group's net result of a loss of almost €1.8bn (£1.5bn) to the Greek debt crisis.
Insurance bosses invited to discuss common standard for telematics
Executives from some of the UK's biggest insurance firms will sit down next month to discuss the formulation of a common standard for issues surrounding telematics data ahead of an expected boom in demand.
Law report: Attached condition means no Part 36
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Groupama targets application fraud with data screening process
Groupama is rolling out a new fraud detection system for brokers that targets fraudulent activity at the point of quote.
Groupama and Brit hit snags as they try to shortlist potential buyers
Industry big-hitters linked to Direct Line Group chairman role
Post magazine – 1 March 2012
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Direct Line tops complaints league table
Direct Line Group's UK Insurance had the most general insurance complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service, according to figures out today.