Insurer
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).
Government rebrands broker regulator before launch
The government is to rename the Consumer Protection and Markets Authority as the Financial Conduct Authority and give it the power to ban products or limit their distribution for up to 12 months.
“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.
Parliament debates mutual model
Labour MP Gareth Thomas has called for the government to honour pledges to support the development of the mutual financial model in the UK in a debate in Parliament today.
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.
Egypt could have bright insurance future
The future of the insurance market in Egypt depends on smooth transition to a new political landscape, according to Cunningham Lindsey.
LV branch manager set for return to broking
LV's Manchester branch manager Roger Scholes is set to leave the insurer to join JLT.
In Series - Geography & Solvency II: What are the risks for insurers?
With the implementation of Solvency II looming, Sam Barrett asks if insurers are forgetting to look inwards at the risks their own companies face.
ABI under fire over Jackson
Legal expenses insurers have accused the Association of British Insurers of breaching its constitution in its official responses to the Jackson review consultation.
FSA boss assuages fears over insurance regulation
Financial Services Authority chief executive Hector Sants has assured the UK insurance market the new regulatory landscape will see insurance retain a separate identity from the banking sector.
Post history - 15 years ago: Terrorism cover to rise after bomb
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as these highlights from 15 years ago reveals.
Motor Claims 2011: Longworth predicts demise of the CHO market
The death of credit hire is inevitable as the market conditions in which it once flourished have moved on, according to Gemini Vehicle Solutions managing director Eddie Longworth.
Scott: GI becoming 'recognisable profession'
The chief executive of the Chartered Insurance Institute is confident that the general insurance industry is making strides that will help it differentiate itself under the incoming regulatory regime.
Insurer mergers & acquisitions: Is 2011 the time to strike?
After a lean period for insurer mergers and acquisitions through the economic downturn, Daniel Dunkley reports that the first rays of sunlight might begin to show in 2011.
Learning from life: Could Solvency II bring life and general insurance closer together?
When the First Life Assurance Directive was passed in 1979, it spelled the end for new composite insurers. Steven McEwan explains why the advent of Solvency II may bring life and general insurance back in contact again.
Interview - Gregorio Santos: A new UK journey for Mapfre
With the purchase of Insure and Go, Mapfre entered the UK direct market in a blaze. Leigh Jackson talks to its UK chief executive Gregorio Santos about his plans to grow the business on these shores.
Insurers attack 'reckless' NIG guarantee
Key players in the commercial insurance market have rounded on NIG's recent 'guarantee to beat' commercial strategy for NIG Network customers.
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.
Auto Windscreens bidders lined up
Discussions are taking place with a trade buyer over a potential deal for Auto Windscreens, which went into administration this week, Deloitte has claimed.
Motor Claims 2011: Smale warns of tipping point for policyholders over motor prices
The insurance industry should take steps to tackle the rising cost of motor policies before the government intervenes, Ageas claims and operations director Rob Smale has warned.
View from the top: An endangered species?
CBS Moneywatch recently put underwriters on their list of 'endangered species', alongside travel agents, newspaper reporters and fashion designers (apparently we have too many of them). All were named among the 10 careers with 'no future.'
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.
Legal expenses - ATE ruling: Playing at being an insurer
Has the recent judgment in Sibthorpe and Morris v London Borough of Southwark put another nail in the coffin of after-the-event insurance? Paul Asplin looks at the result of the case.