Legal & General (L&G)
Post Broking Supplement: Interview with Reich MD Simon Taylor
Reich Insurance managing director Simon Taylor talks acquisitions, art and his "service, service, service" mantra.
L&G GI premiums up 17% to £83m
Legal & General has reported a 17% increase in general insurance gross premiums to £83 for its Q1 2012 results, compared to £71m for the same period in 2011.
Spotlight On Technology: Future gadgets
Science fiction has given the people of today a glimpse of tomorrow. However, spare a thought for underwriters, for whom the prospect of insuring some of the space-age gadgets featured must strike real fear, as technology develops and turns science…
L&G's solus adjuster Merlin to lose claims work in pilot
Legal & General has admitted that incumbent loss adjuster Merlin could see its contracted workload shrink when the six-month claim handling pilot kicks off next Tuesday.
Cunningham, GAB and LAS ready to impress L&G on panel pilot
Cunningham Lindsey hopes to "impress" Legal & General when it takes part in the insurer's claim handling pilot in May.
L&G invites Cunningham, GAB and LAS to join Merlin in adjusting pilot
GAB Robins, LAS, Cunningham Lindsey and incumbent Merlin are to take part in a claims handling pilot with Legal & General to help the insurer decide which "combination of partners" works best moving forward.
L&G to offer travel and pet insurance
Legal & General's general insurance business is to expand into travel and pet this year.
L&G records general insurance COR of 88% as new business jumps 38%
Legal & General reported this morning that its general insurance business recorded £304m of gross written premium in 2011.
Rival insurers remain committed to in-house adjusters despite Aviva move
UK insurers have affirmed their commitment to in-house loss adjusters, following the news that Aviva has transferred 80 of its claims staff to a G4S subsidiary.
Roundtable - Analytics: the true value of quality data
As investment in analytics increases, Post gathered a group of experts to debate the rise in the use of data in all areas of the insurance industry.
Andy Webb quits L&G
Legal & General has confirmed that its operations director of the general insurance business has left the company for “personal reasons.”
L&G director resigns
Underwriting boss Malcolm Cooper has left Legal & General “to pursue other opportunities”.
Aviva and L&G extend Barclays ties
Aviva has extended its product range offered through Barclays to include personal accident cover. Legal & General will provide critical illness insurance.
L&G reports 7% Q3 rise in GI GWP
Legal & General reported third quarter general insurance gross written premiums of £221m, £15m (7%) up on the same period last year.
L&G: escape of water claims cost £730m
The L&G (Legal & General) ‘stop the drop’ campaign has underlined the fact that house insurance claims from an escape of water damage in UK homes cost the insurance industry £730m - almost double the £370m cost of burglary claims over the same period.
Fraud event: Gadget fraud on the rise as consumers look to upgrade
Insurers have been urged to “up the ante” against the rising number of younger consumers engaging in household fraud in order to gain a gadget upgrade.
Climate change: A changing environment
With insurers rushing to provide environmental cover, how are they performing themselves in the climate change stakes?
Career development: Dewpoint training academy wins City & Guilds accreditation
Dewpoint, the training brand of construction company Gelder Group, has gained City & Guilds accreditation for its million-pound training academy.
BIS 2011: Mutually beneficial partnerships key to boosting industry social profile
Pinpointing a single organisation to emulate, if not a whole industry, could be the first step towards improving the social profile of the UK insurance community – and action must be taken at industry level not individually.
BIS 2011: Insurance is a “keystone” to a more prosperous society
Speaking to delegates at the British Insurance Summit about improving the social profile of the UK Insurance community, John Pollock, group board director at Legal & General Risk, said that insurers have a “once in a generational opportunity” to make a…
L&G boss Tim Breedon to retire in 2012
Legal & General chief executive Tim Breedon – the chairman of the current Association of British Insurers - is to retire at the end of 2012.
Market moves: Bucking the trend for UK employment
With September in full swing, announcements of moves around the market are arriving thick and fast. After the dearth of recruitment news in August, disciplines across the industry spectrum appear busy luring expertise from competitors, promoting from…
L&G puts Holweger in charge of brokers
Legal & General’s general insurance business has appointed Coverwise founder Mark Holweger to the new role of broker & intermediary director.
BIS countdown - John Pollock: Managing the media
Legal & General’s John Pollock has a passion to improve the social profile of the insurance industry. He tells Jonathan Swift how it needs to unite to build consumer trust and improve its media standing.