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Keychoice signs legal expenses deal
Keychoice Underwriting has teamed up with DAS to provide its broker partners with access to legal protection alongside the existing range of Keychoice commercial products.
Groupama UK profit rises 70%
Double-digit premium rate growth in private motor supported a 4.6% revenue growth for Groupama Insurances to £470.9m in 2010 (2009: £450.3m).
Groupama UK profit rises 70%
Double-digit premium rate growth in private motor supported a 4.6% revenue growth for Groupama Insurances to £470.9m in 2010 (2009: £450.3m).
“Augmented reality” campaign for Aviva brokers
Marketing agency Balloon Dog has provided Aviva with an augmented reality campaign designed to raise awareness of the insurer’s product offering in the technology sector.
LV Broker makes double appointment
LV Broker has named Iain Thomas as head of personal lines sales and Ian Stammars as home senior underwriter.
Axa UK earnings fall to £131m
Axa UK’s earnings fell to £131m (2009: £235m) in 2010.
The professionalism push: Video interview with Sandy Scott, CII
Sandy Scott, chief executive of the Chartered Insurance Institute talks to Jonathan Swift about the challenges and opportunities facing the general insurance industry in its quest to embrace professionalism.
Editor's comment: The sales are still on
Christmas and the new year may have come and gone but with many retailers it appears that the sales are no longer specific to certain times of the year.
RSA embroiled in legal row over 'new credit hire'
RSA has become embroiled in a legal spat with Provident Insurance over subrogated motor repair costs, an issue that has already been described as the new credit hire.
Zurich chief blames PL for 11% drop in UK arm's profit
Zurich's UK general insurance chief executive Stephen Lewis has attributed its 11% year-on-year fall in top line premium and bottom line profit in 2010 to underperformance within the personal lines market.
QBE: Commercial motor market in poor state
QBE has warned brokers that rates in the commercial motor market need to rise by 20% if the sector is to avoid the pitfalls experienced by the personal lines market.
Motor Claims 2011: Research into 'startle reflex' could reduce whiplash claims
Research into simulating the 'startle reflex' before it occurs in humans, when their vehicle collides with another, could reduce the volume and severity of whiplash claims.
Comment - Branding & aggregators: Driving greater success
With direct writers accounting for 40% of the motor market, Peter Thompson looks at the importance of branding when it comes to selling on aggregators.
Legal expenses: The end of after-the-event insurance?
The Jackson Report could see the end of after-the-event insurance. Veronica Cowan canvasses the views of those in the industry to find out if the market would still be viable.
Post Magazine – 17 February 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Aviva appoints group asset & liability management director
Aviva has appointed Martin Muir as its group asset & liability management director, effective from 11 April 2011.
Aviva appoints group asset & liability management director
Aviva has appointed Martin Muir as its group asset & liability management director, effective from 11 April 2011.
Zurich appoints group HR head
Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Peter Wright to the position of group head of Human Resources, effective 21 February.
Zurich appoints group HR head
Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Peter Wright to the position of group head of Human Resources, effective 21 February.
Auto Windscreens insurer clients jump ship to rivals
Insurer partners of Auto Windscreens have admitted they are moving immediately to rival providers after it emerged the firm had been placed into administration.
Auto Windscreens calls in administrators after cash flow problems
Auto Windscreens, which replaces and repairs vehicle glass, has entered administration just over two years after it was sold by Aviva.
Carole Nash recruits new operations director
Motorcycle insurance specialist Carole Nash has appointed Dave Cullen as its new operations and sales director.
Exeter Family Friendly adds products to Insurance Resource portal
Private medical insurer Exeter Family Friendly has made its ‘Health Cover for Me’ plan available on intermediary portal Insurance Resource.
Aviva agrees online trading deal
Online wholesaler Policyfast has struck an exclusive deal to provide Aviva Homework cover through the broker market.