Kwik Fit Insurance
Ageas keen to developKwik Fit's niche brands
Ageas UK chief executive Barry Smith has pledged to retain and expand Kwik Fit Insurance Services' niche operations as it seeks to widen the group's overall product footprint.
Tesco insurance partner Ageas UK reports £16.6 m profit in Q3
Ageas this morning reported UK non-life gross written premiums were up 14.1% to £703.9 m in the first nine months of 2010 compared to the same period last year.
Website Review: Elephant
In the latest in its ongoing series for Post, web performance specialist Gomez casts a critical eye over Elephant's website.
Hastings eyes PL top 5 as GWP exceeds £250m
HASTINGS Direct has upgraded its plan for business growth ahead of a proposed flotation in 2012.
Fortis outlines Ageas rebranding plan for UK businesses
Fortis Insurance UK today begins changing its name to Ageas in the UK.
Penny Black's insurance week
Last week's British Insurance Summit certainly saw a considerable amount of debate as the great and good of the insurance market got together.
Website Review: Endsleigh
In the latest of a new series for Post, web performance monitoring specialist Gomez assesses Endsleigh's website, to see how it performs in a number of key areas and stands up against some of its rivals.
Profits soar at Fortis-owned broker
The Green Insurance Company has reported turnover of £4.36m for the year 2009, marking a significant increase on the £2.7m reported the previous year.
Ageas boosted by Asia and Belgium with €180m profit
Ageas has reported a net insurance profit of €180m for the first half of 2010, including a life contribution of €178m driven by Belgium and Asia.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny congratulates Neil Utley on his wedding in the grounds of his Cambridgeshire home at the weekend.
Website Review: Admiral
In the latest of a new series for Post, web performance monitoring specialist Gomez runs the rule over Admiral's website to see how it performs in a number of key areas and stands up against some of its rivals.
Fortis gets FSA go-ahead for Kwik Fit Insurance takeover
Fortis today confirmed that regulatory approval for the purchase of Kwik-Fit Insurance Services has been given by the Financial Services Authority.
PL brokers defiant over demise of NIG motor
Brokers have responded defiantly to any demise of NIG's personal lines motor book, insisting there is sufficient appetite to fill the void left by the insurer.
AA falls foul of premium rate telephone scammers
AA Insurance has warned other firms to check their telephone records after falling foul of a premium rate call scam.
A kwik fix for Fortis?
Fortis’ onward march continued last week with the not-so-unexpected news that it had acquired the Kwik Fit insurance business.
Penny Black's insurance week
Last week, Post reported how the Association of British Insurers' director of general insurance and health, Nick Starling, attended a conference for fire and rescue specialists in Harrogate.
Kwik Fit fan Smith hails the potential of £215m broker deal
Fortis UK has secured access to the Kwik Fit group's database of motor repair customers as well as the brand for a minimum of 10 years as part of its £215m acquisition of its insurance intermediary arm.
Fortis confirms acquisition of Kwik Fit insurance business
Kwik Fit Group today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its UK insurance business to Fortis UK in a £215m cash deal.
Interview - Lyndon Wood: Daring to be different
Moorhouse boss Lyndon Wood spent last year in the Dragon's Den. Literally. He talks to Mairi MacDonald about growth plans, admiration for Adrian Colosso and pigeon psychology.
KFI reaps benefit of non-motor book growth
For sale-intermediary Kwik Fit Insurance's move away from its motor heartland helped it increase pre-tax profits by 24% to £10.93m in 2009.
Post in print - 24 June
Post reporter Dan Dunkley provides a 60-second run down of the major news headlines from tomorrow's issue of Post.
Kwik Fit bidders close in on deal
The private equity parent of Kwik Fit Insurance is within reach of a deal to sell the motor specialist to a trade buyer, Post understands.
Kwik Fit Insurance turns 15
Kwik Fit Insurance marked 15 years in the business on 14 June.
Spotlight on talent: The youth of today
A recent Chartered Insurance Institute report was deeply critical of the insurance industry's efforts at recruiting the next generation. Rachel Gordon examines whether effective engagement is really that bad.