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Review of the Year: General Insurance
General insurers including Ageas, Aviva, Direct Line, Axa and LV reflect on a year that started with immense flood claims, saw the Competition and Markets Authority’s final report into motor insurance and ended with a warning by the regulator on the use…
Direct Line brand awareness dominance not translated in policy sales
Direct Line is failing to transform dominant brand awareness among consumers into policy sales, according to the latest Global Reviews UK motor insurance providers digital marketing effectiveness study.
New look IFB technical board to be chaired by Axa fraud boss Davies
Axa global chief fraud control officer Richard Davies has been appointed as chairman of the Insurance Fraud Bureau’s technical board as part of a shake-up that will result in an influx of new board members.
Insurers unfazed by CMA probe into Crawford's GAB acquisition
Insurer claims specialists are relaxed about the Competition and Markets Authority investigation into Crawford’s £45.8m acquisition of GAB Robins.
Fraud taskforce encouraged to broaden scope beyond motor insurance
Hertzell will invite industry experts to contribute to the work
Supply chain communications issues threaten insurers' reputation
Differing methods of communication compares poorly to other sectors
LV extends Nationwide motor contract
LV has completed a deal to further extend its partnership with building society Nationwide on car insurance products.
CII new generation group outlines workplace stress recommendations
The notion of workplace stress as a “ticking time bomb” for the insurance industry has led the Chartered Insurance Institute’s underwriting faculty new generation group to recommend measures to tackle the issue.
Roundtable: Customer retention: Holding on to customers in the aggregator age
With price comparison sites making customers more price-focused than ever, how can insurers ensure they stand out for other reasons and also improve their retention rates?
Trio sentenced after LV and Esure hit back at £145k crash for cash scam
A trio of crash for cash fraudsters have been handed custodial sentences following collaboration between LV and Esure to bring down a criminal ring.
Devitt and LV Broker partner on motorcycle offering
Motorcycle insurance broker Devitt Insurance Services and LV Broker are launching a scheme for the motorcycle trade.
LV promotes Peak to broker marketing director
LV has promoted Anna Peak to the newly created role of broker marketing director.
State of the Broking Nation: Viewing the state of the nation
The views held by brokers interviewed for The State of the Broking Nation have challenged some long-held opinions, with both positives and negatives for insurers to draw from the responses given – and relationships in the sector strongly emphasised as…
Blog: State of the Broking Nation Findings, Week 3
LV's Mike Crane looks at the issues raised by this week's State of the Broking Nation research, which canvassed broker opinion on networks and consolidation
In Series: Not out of the PI woods yet
Although recent reforms have made a difference to problems plaguing the personal injury sector, insurers say they have not gone far enough. So what more can be done?
Jelf adds LV products to panel after strengthening partnership deal
LV has become a strategic partner of broker Jelf in a deal that will see all of the insurer’s commercial products available through the Jelf panel.
Blog: State of the Broking Nation Findings, Week 2
Michael Lawrence of LV takes a look at the findings from this week's State of the Broking Nation research, which looked at commission and politics
LV's O'Roarke says motor book has shrunk to ‘optimal' level
LV's private motor book has shrunk to near-optimal size, according to general insurance managing director John O'Roarke, who said the firm will continue to seek growth in commercial and household lines.
LV predicts ‘satisfactory' full year results as Q3 GWP declines
LV has reported decreased general insurance gross written premiums for the nine months ended 30 September 2014 in both its direct and broker channels as group CEO Mike Rogers says the insurer is on track to achieve "satisfactory" results at year-end.
Mutual insurers welcome potential funding and M&A boost from new Bill
Bill could mean mutuals get level playing field with shareholder-based insurers
Research: State of the Broking Nation Part 1: Insurers
A warts-and-all qualitative view from the broking market
LV hands Crawford commercial claims surveying contract
LV has completed a deal with loss adjuster Crawford & Company which will see the latter exclusively provide surveying services on commercial claims.
LV reshuffles senior claims team
LV has promoted Caroline Johnson to head of motor third party and technical services.
LV Broker launches three commercial products
LV Broker has expanded its commercial products offering to include manufacturers, wholesalers and leisure insurance.