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LV profits soar beyond £30m for 2010
LV's general insurance arm has recorded a pre-tax profit of £35m for 2010 – a £33m increase on its prior year performance.
One Answer Network targets continued growth
One Answer Network has targeted gross written premium of £150m by the end of the year after surpassing the 50-member mark this month.
Interview - Paul Evans: Axa's split decision
CEO Paul Evans didn't hang about when it came to splitting Axa UK's personal and commercial businesses - and now he's promising brokers great service, products and relationships, as Jonathan Swift discovers.
No huge rehab code changes
The Association of British Insurers and the International Underwriting Association have ruled out making sweeping changes to the rehabilitation code, after current guidelines received "huge support" from the industry.
Escape of water claims: Trickle becoming a torrent
Escape of water now represents the same proportion of household claims as personal injury does for motor. Kevin Kiernan looks at this growing trend and how it can be addressed.
No-claims household insurance discount considered by Axa
Axa is considering awarding no-claims discounts to household insurance customers to encourage them to take more responsibility for preventing weather-related losses and improve its book's profile.
Minister admits insurers were right
Government plans to cut motor insurance fraud by allowing underwriters access to DVLA records are unlikely to be implemented until mid-2012, road safety minister Mike Penning MP has admitted.
Post history - 10 years ago: Axa backs new internet initiative
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 10 years ago reveals.
News analysis - regulation: Questions over reform
The latest consultation paper over regulation reform has left many questions unanswered. Amy Ellis talks to industry figures to find out more.
Aviva seeks to double online
Aviva has unveiled plans to double the volume of business conducted through its commercial e-trading broker platform.
LV turnaround is almost complete, says O'Roarke
LV general insurance managing director John O'Roarke has revealed the task of turning around the business he joined in 2006 is "90% completed", as the firm saw a £33m increase in profit for 2010.
Merfield returns with Nexus
HCML's founder and former clinical director Helen Merfield has returned to the market with start-up business, Nexus Rehabilitation.
View from the top: Time to be more vocal
Simon Cowell would have us believe that Britain's Got Talent. However, studies suggests it's not flocking to the insurance industry. A year ago, the Chartered Insurance Institute published the results of a survey that indicated that 83% of students…
Directors' & Officers': A market hampered by soft rates and over capacity?
The number of insurers looking to grab a piece of the SME directors' & officers' market shows no sign of slowing. Amy Ellis reports on the attraction of a market still hampered by soft rates and over-capacity.
Quake sends insurers back to square one
Insurers' efforts in settling claims from the September earthquake in Canterbury, New Zealand are "back to square one" after this week's 6.3 magnitude earthquake, according to the chief executive of Cunningham Lindsey New Zealand.
Boisseau urges insurers to heed big freeze wake-up call
Groupama Insurances' chief executive has claimed the December freeze ought to have been "a wake-up call" for the insurance industry and claimed that Association of British Insurers' £1.4bn loss estimate is an "underestimation".
Predictive analytics: the benefits to insurers
With insurers getting an increasing amount of data about their customers, Matthew Palmer looks at the benefits of predictive analytics.
QBE admits it is lead insurer for crash victim Kubica
QBE has confirmed it is the lead insurer for Formula One racing driver Robert Kubica, who was involved in a near-fatal rally car crash this month.
North of the Border: The underwriter knows best
In a recent decision, the Court of Session has reiterated that clauses in insurance contracts require to be interpreted in a commercially sensible way and it is the commercial sense of the reasonable underwriter that counts.
Comment - liability claims: Insurers take a hard line on claims costs
With liability rates showing no sign of rising, Nick Patterson looks at why insurers have to take a hard line on claims costs.
Solvency II - Equivalence: The cost of regulation to cross-border trading
The regulatory costs associated with cross-border trading have long been a burden on international insurers, but things may be improving explains Nick Lowe.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was uncertain as to how her colleagues would fare when they turned their hands to cocktail-making at an Ace Europe masterclass in the City.
Middle East policies may face court challenges
Commercial insurance policies that exclude political risk are likely to come under scrutiny by courts in the Middle East, following civil unrest in the region.
RSA responds to Polish court ruling
RSA Group has responded to a court ruling in which its Polish direct insurance business was fined £21 300.