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Software house CDL promotes Johnson to MD role
CDL has promoted former customer services boss Gary Johnson to the board of directors where he will lead the company as group managing director.
Keycare lands Tesco Bank deal
Incident management specialist Keycare has clinched a three-year contract providing a key replacement service for Tesco Bank's motor insurance customers.
Website review: Echoice
RSA car insurance site is among the poorest-performing across the board.
Groupama takeover to add extra boost to 'record' Ageas profits
Ageas chief executive Barry Smith is confident that the addition of Groupama insurance activities will add further clout to performance, following nine months in which the firm's profit before tax and minority interests rose by 36.4%.
Privilege, Swiftcover and Tesco to benefit from gender directive
The three insurers' motor policies have been named as the most likely to be recommended by women, according to research by independent insurance analyst Consumer Intelligence.
Tesco Underwriting inks windscreens deal
National Windscreens has signed a deal to serve as Tesco Underwriting's preferred glass repair and replacement supplier.
Data management: Handle with care
The colossal amount of customer data held by the industry presents ethical and security challenges. How can firms cope with these issues while making data work?
Post Top 100 UK Insurers Supplement: Top 20 Spotlight
A detailed look at the top 20 UK insurance firms, including board members, broker agencies and UK reserves.
Market moves: High-profile changes at Allianz, Zurich and Towergate
The industry witnessed a number of major departures this week with Chris Hanks, Karl Bedlow and Nick Houghton leaving their roles at Allianz, Zurich and Towergate respectively.
Tesco Underwriting CUO moves to RSA
Andy Baughan is to join the firm as motor product director.
Tesco Bank snaps up Zurich's Bedlow
Zurich's former personal lines managing director, Karl Bedlow, pictured, is to join Tesco Bank.
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.
RSA reaffirms affinity approach after sealing John Lewis deal
RSA has been appointed to provide wedding and event, pet and home insurance for John Lewis Insurance.
BIA 2012: Business Transformation Deal of the Year
Winner: Ageas and Tesco Underwriting Ageas and Tesco's ability to seamlessly transfer more than a million customers, while launching a new underwriting business, on time and under budget, makes them worthy winners, writes Stephanie Denton.
Interview: Rob Terry: tackling the problems
Approaching insurance from a technological background, Quindell’s Rob Terry is looking to tackle the dysfunctional motor market and shake up the status quo
Tesco launches van insurance with Axa
Tesco Bank has launched its own van insurance policy.
Ageas braced for further household rate rise
Ageas UK boss Barry Smith has warned of further rate rises on household premiums after admitting to a rate hike of 16% for buildings cover last year.
Ageas' Tesco Underwriting posts £7m profit after Q1 loss last year
Tesco Underwriting, Ageas' household and motor partnership with Tesco Bank, generated a pre-tax profit of £7m in the first quarter compared with a loss of £4m last year.
View from the top: Business continuity needed for SMEs
Only 39% of SMEs have business interruption cover in place.
Car insurance tops web search queries
Quarterly research by Greenlight found insurance-related searches in January totalled 1.9 million, down from more than 2.3 million in October 2011, but car insurance searches leapt.
Affinity: Managing relationships is vital
Affinity business is a growing area for insurers, but how can the industry avoid its pitfalls while making partnerships work?
Your Say: Taking on Tesco
Since Axa and Zurich reported improved UK earnings in mid-February, a number of other insurers have impressed with upbeat personal lines results. After a dismal 2011, these performances should be applauded, and demonstrate that, unlike the banks, which…
Telematics: Aggregators - the future of motor insurance
As young drivers are priced out of the market, could the emergence of telematics bring an end to the dominance of the traditional big four aggregators, as others seek to take a share of the market?
Commercial lags behind personal as major insurers reveal their 2011 hands
The results season is more than halfway through and, while analysts have highlighted the increased profit in personal lines despite market saturation, they claim commercial is lagging behind and could worsen.