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Bupa reveals increase in new business of almost a quarter
Health insurer Bupa has seen new business applications increase by 24% in 2009.
Cardif Pinnacle to provide MPPI cover for Yorkshire customers
Cardif Pinnacle has agreed a five year contract to provide Yorkshire Building Society customers with Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance.
Clear Bike Insurance selects White Knight as claims partner
Motorcycle insurer Clear Bike Insurance has agreed to outsource its claims to Southport-based firm White Knight Solutions
Insurance For Car Hire appoints new MD
Towergate company Insurance For Car Hire has appointed Daniel Smith as its new managing director.
Zurich UK reports £2bn GWP
Zurich UK General Insurance has reported gross written premiums and policy fees of £2.03bn ($3.18bn). Net earned premiums and policy fees were £1.96bn ($3.07bn) and the business operating profit was £146m ($229m).
Kwik Fit Insurance sales hit all time high
Kwik Fit Insurance sold more policies to new customers in one day last week than it has sold in a single day since the company was established in 1995.
Cheatline calls increase reports IFB
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has seen website figures and Cheatline reports figures rise significantly during 2009.
Lloyd's firm merges syndicates
Jubilee Managing Agency has combined its motor Syndicate 1231 and property and personal lines Syndicate 5820 for the 2010 year of account.
Entries for the British Insurance Awards 2010 now open
The British Insurance Awards 2010 are now officially open for entries. These prestigous awards, for the entire UK general insurance industry, will be presented at the Royal Albert Hall on the evening of the 7 July.
Zurich sees GI COR improve to 96.8% as GWP drops 4%
Zurich this morning said its 2009 general Insurance business operating profit was US$3.5bn, down 2% in USD but up 1% in local currencies.
Zurich sees GI COR improve to 96.8% as GWP drops 4%
Zurich this morning said its 2009 general Insurance business operating profit was US$3.5bn, down 2% in USD but up 1% in local currencies.
Interview - David McMillan: Time for the fine tuning
Aviva's chief executive of general insurance David McMillan has turned a bunch of losers — his son's football team — into winners. Daniel Dunkley discovers his plans for an insurer that is already top of the league in many sectors.
Self-service briefing: Satisfaction at stake
If you get self-service right, you will dramatically improve customer satisfaction. That was the claim of Aviva head of online experience Chris Abrathat who noted that when his business moved to this model, he was proud to have an average satisfaction…
Self-service breifing: Insurers feline the 'meerkat effect'
Insurance customers have changed from behaving like dogs to cats, and are now turning into meerkats as a result of social networking and other technologies.
Self-service briefing: Lincoln outlines case for self-service
IBM Insurance Solutions executive Nick Lincoln kicked off proceedings by telling the audience he believed there is a fundamental case for self-service.
Self-service briefing: Comparison sites have no loyalty claims survey
Price comparison sites are failing to build up significant brand loyalty, given that many online shoppers continue to check more than one site before buying insurance. And, in some cases, they may even phone an insurer selected direct — in the belief…
Self-service briefing: Aviva online boss warns of "beast" awakening
By moving to a self-service model, insurers must prepare themselves for "awakening the beast".
NFU sees future in hybrid car insurance
NFU Mutual has been appointed by Mitsubishi as its approved underwriter for its new line in electric cars, i-MiEVs.
Industry welcomes exception in Equality Bill
The insurance industry has welcomed a decision to allow insurers to continue using age as a risk factor in setting premiums.
Insurers stress fraud action
Insurers have stressed the need for decisive action against fraudsters in the civil courts after seven major insurers won £300 000 in damages from 57 members of a 'crash for cash' fraud ring.
Aviva drops Asda
Aviva has relinquished its role as lead home, motor and travel insurer for Asda. The insurer extended its affinity deal signed in March 2003 with the supermarket until December 2009.
AA insurance boss: deals "drying up"
The AA has reported that car insurance premiums rose more sharply in the last quarter of 2009 than at any other point since the launch of its UK insurance premium index in 1994.