Kwik Fit Insurance
Post Blog: Fighting fire with fire
With fraudsters sharing inforamtion, and the insurance industry and authorities failing to follow suit, are criminals gaining a competitive advantage? June Lynch explains.
My Best 11: Sandy Keith, Kwik-Fit Financial Services
Kwik-Fit head of insurer development Sandy Keith picks his best XI for an insurance industry start-up firm.
Towergate looks to Digital Animal to push sales through social media
Towergate is among the brokers and insurers that have signed up to a new social media-based sales channel, according to the management team behind its launch.
Kwik Fit helps staff find new roles ahead of Glasgow consolidation
Kwik Fit Financial Services will press ahead with consolidating its insurance business in Glasgow, after revealing that the majority of the 170 employees affected by the closure of its Birmingham office have secured new positions.
Tesco helps Ageas profit grow 81%
Ageas UK has increased profit and income in the first half of the year in the face of tough market conditions and severe weather events.
Kwik-Fit finds Midas touch with panel appointment
Kwik-Fit Insurance has appointed Midas Underwriting to its home insurance panel.
Axa Personal Lines and Commercial Lines brought back together under Blanc
Axa's decision to revert to structuring its UK general insurance business down distribution lines rather than business segments has been widely welcomed by brokers, but the market is awaiting clarity over the direction of its direct business.
170 jobs at stake as Kwik-Fit prepares to shut Birmingham office
Kwik-Fit Financial Services has this afternoon revealed that it is planning to close its Birmingham office and relocate to Glasgow at the expense of 170 jobs.
Martin Oliver returns to personal lines with new role at Allen & Allen Group
Outgoing Barbon Group CEO Martin Oliver is to return to the personal lines market as UK CEO of the Allen & Allen Group.
Kwik-Fit's Green Insurance adds MMA to panel
The Kwik-Fit-owned Green Insurance Company has added MMA Insurance to its insurer panel.
Tesco deal gives Ageas a record year
Ageas UK cited organic growth and its new Tesco business for a near 70% boost to its premium income for 2011 to £1,979.5m and a record profit of £105m compared with a loss of nearly £25m in the previous year.
Ageas promises 'no impact' for Kwik Fit Insurance business after issuing High Court writ
Ageas has moved to clarify that the firm's Kwik Fit Insurance business will not be affected by a High Court writ against the repair company which relates to an accounting liability.
News analysis: Groupama UK up for sale — but who will buy the group?
Will Groupama be sold lock, stock and barrel or broken into an insurer and its broker parts?
Expert analysis: Relatively calm
Although competition remains fierce in the aggregator arena, the rush for volume has slowed as the motor market moves closer to break-even point, says Tom Cooper, Igo4.
Market moves: Insurers lead the way in recruitment
As the industry heads into 2012, insurers appear to be the most active in the recruitment space. Leading the way in Chaucer, with five new global hires, and Chubb, which brought in four new faces for the new year. Meanwhile, Tokio Marine added two staff…
Towergate signs development manager
Towergate Underwriting has announced that Eileen McFadden will be heading up the newly created role of corporate partner development manager at the firm.
Expert analysis - aggregators: Mixing things up
Softening motor rates, more movement between best-price brands and augmented ancillary income emerge as aggregator themes
Top 100 UK insurers supplement: A man for all seasons
As CEO of Ageas UK for the last decade, radical changes in distribution, more intelligent use of capital and the financial turmoil are just a few of the changes Barry Smith has witnessed.
Website review: Castle Cover
Web performance specialist Gomez looks at Castle Cover’s website.
Ageas UK reports £23.7m H1 insurance profit
Ageas UK has reported total income up 84.5% to £882.0m for the first six months of 2011 compared to same period 2010.
Supercover seeks partners after income quadruples
Niche intermediary Supercover Insurance is seeking new distribution partners after increasing its income four-fold in 18 months.
People moves – 14 July
A round-up of people moves and new appointments in the industry, as featured in the 14 July 2011 edition of Post.
British Insurance Awards 2011: Going greener
BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR - WINNER - THE GREEN INURANCE COMPANY
British Insurance Awards 2011: Rewarding rebrand
GENERAL INSURER OF THE YEAR – WINNER – AGEAS UK