Motor
First Central continues expansion with planned Manchester office
Personal lines motor broker First Central Insurance Management (FCIM), which trades under the First Central brand, is planning further expansion with the opening of a new Manchester office in the spring.
First Central continues expansion with planned Manchester office
Personal lines motor broker First Central Insurance Management, which trades under the 1st Central brand, is planning further expansion with the opening of a new Manchester office in the spring.
Principal snaps up second motorcycle book in quick succession
Manchester based Principal Insurance has acquired the motorcycle book of Simply Insurance in a deal that has been completed just days after the acquisition of a similar book from iGO4 Partners.
Blog: The IoT is a marathon, not a sprint, for insurers
Customer propositions and experiences encompassing the Internet of Things are changing the way we live, from health trackers to remote heating controls. Even our white goods are getting smarter: Amazon has teamed up with manufacturers, allowing…
Gang of eight convicted in motor fraud
A crash-for-cash scam, which saw insurers pay out more than £120,000 to fraudsters, has seen another man convicted of conspiracy to defraud.
Principal buys IGO4's motorcycle book
Principal Insurance has bought Bike Team from IGO4 Partners bringing a book of 5000 bike policyholders to the Manchester-headquartered business.
Transactor and Zurich partner on car and household schemes
Software provider Transactor Global Solutions and Zurich have entered a partnership that will see a range of Zurich products distributed through the Transactor platform.
Insurers encouraged to embrace claims apps as customer demand grows
More than one in four consumers would be in favour of using a smartphone app to submit a motor, travel or household claim, new research has found.
AA launches joint venture in connected car software
The AA has announced an international partnership to develop connected-car technology.
Chaucer Insurance gets fresh look as Zenith Marque
Chaucer Insurance will be re-branded as Zenith Marque from March following Markerstudy’s acquisition of its UK motor business.
Unrecovered stolen vehicles cost insurers £450m last year
Stolen vehicles not recovered by police represent an estimated £450m cost to insurers in 2014, based on figures from a Freedom of Information request by anti-fraud company Asset Protection Unit (APU).
Legal Update: Hover with caution
The arrival of hoverboards in 2015 suggested that, as in Back to the Future, technology had found yet another innovative and entertaining way to enhance our transport options, even if it was difficult to know if a hoverboard was just an advanced toy or a…
Government mobile phone penalties welcomed by AA
AA Insurance has welcomed a government move to increase the penalty for using a hand-held mobile phone or other device while driving as a "victory for common sense".
Motor rates accelerate as government's IPT hike is rolled out
The government’s introduction of higher insurance premium tax last month has served to accelerate average annual best buy motor policy deals by 10.9% to £696, according to market research conducted by Consumer Intelligence.
Brightside and RDG partner on motor ancillary initiative
Ryan Direct Group has partnered with Brightside Insurance Group to distribute a suite of ancillary motor products.
Major motor fraud ring in Wales busted by police
An investigation into a major crash-for-cash ring in Wales has led to 81 convictions, including some with substantial jail time, in the largest police operation into insurance fraud undertaken to date.
Europe: Russian insurance market, preliminary 2015 results and 2016 forecasts
Post asks experts at the Central Bank of Russia to share their views on how the domestic insurance market fared in 2015, and their predictions for the coming year.
Covéa to enter direct motor market in 2016
Covéa Insurance will launch a direct motor insurance offering, with a live date planned for early 2016.
Covéa uses behavioural techniques to make policies easier to understand
Covéa Insurance has revamped its private car policy with the aim of making it easier to understand and more appealing for customers to read.
GAP product to go to market via Maltese PCC
Maltese protected cell company Building Block will partner with UK-based broker Nova Insurance to provide a new guaranteed asset protection (GAP) product.
Brightside signs five-year breakdown deal with RAC
Brightside Group and the RAC have signed a five-year deal that will see the broker selling a variety of breakdown products to customers across its motor book.
Supersonic Cars: The need for speed
Ask a meerkat or a moustachioed opera singer for a quote for a supersonic car and you would be met with bewilderment and a rapid search for the exit door. Yet it is not as unusual a question as you might think.
C-Suite - Insurer: Foresight is a wonderful thing
It is vital that insurers look ahead to try and offer products to customers before they demand them.
Specialist cover launched for motorbike riders
A motorcycle product that allows riders to choose how much to insure their helmets and leathers is on offer from Loss Insurance Services.