Motor
Truell eyes up motor insurers
Edmund Truell, founder of Duke Street Capital and Pension Corporation, has not ruled out a future bid for Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance arm, Direct Line.
Tesco Underwriting CUO moves to RSA
Andy Baughan is to join the firm as motor product director.
Q&A with Chartis' Robert Schimek and Peter Csakvari
As the Russian insurance market continues to attract worldwide interest, Insurance Insight spoke to Rob Schimek, president of Chartis EMEA, and Peter Csakvari, general manager of Chartis Russia, about the potential in the Russian insurance market,…
Claims Club 10th anniversary: A decade of debate
The Post Claims Club will mark its 10th anniversary next year, and the group's advisory board looks back on a decade of change.
Esure profit up despite £8m flood loss
Esure has reported £60.2m in operating profit in the six months ended 30 June 2012 (H1 2011: £41.3m) and improvements to its loss ratio and combined operating ratio, despite the June floods adding £8m losses and 3.4% to the COR.
Autonet joins The Insurers' car insurance panel
Autonet Insurance has joined the car insurance panel with UK comparison site The Insurers, adding to its existing presence on the van and bike panel with the aggregator.
Groupama names bike underwriter
The French insurer has expanded its development team with the appointment of a new specialist motorcycle underwriter.
ABI to contest legal decision to bring forward 10% damages rise
The Association of British Insurers has requested a review of the Court of Appeal's decision to bring forward a rise in damages by 10% from April next year.
Motor start-up Purely Insurance scrapped after capacity walks away
A new motor underwriting start-up, fronted by a duo of former HSBC Insurance UK executives, has been scrapped, Postonline can reveal.
Italian motor policies five times those of European average
Third-party car insurance policies in Italy are five times more expensive than the European average.
Ageas mobilises anti-fraud database for motor book
Ageas has signed up to an anti-fraud database for underwriting and claims management in its motor book.
Zurich launches major UAE marketing campaign to raise GI profile
Zurich has launched a major new marketing campaign to support its suite of personal insurance products in the United Arab Emirates.
Admiral to slow UK growth despite 9% rise in profit
Admiral's pre-tax profit rose to £171.8m in the first half of 2012 (H1 2011: £160.6m) having increased the number of vehicles insured by 11%, or 350 000, to 3.5 million.
Carole Nash CEO pleased to defy "tough" 2011 with slight turnover growth
Carole Nash chalked up a modest increase in pre-tax profits to £5.93m last year (FY 2010: £5.86m), as turnover grew by just over £1m to £25.02m.
Equality Act: Age concern
The Home Office has exempted the insurance industry from the Equality Act, allowing underwriters to continue using age as a risk factor. But will Europe intervene as it did with gender?
Axa Assistance recruits former L&G boss for sales director role
Axa Assistance UK has appointed Adam Smith, pictured, as sales director to accelerate the growth of the company's large corporate partnerships business.
Autonet to launch on aggregator Uswitch
Motor broker Autonet is to place several van insurance products on price comparison site Uswitch imminently.
Italian motor and property markets offer opportunities, according to new report
Italy stands at the crossroads of economic and social change, and therefore offers interesting opportunities for the insurance industry.
IAG maintains silence on UK business sale
Insurance Australia Group has stressed that writing off its remaining goodwill and intangible assets in the UK business is not necessarily a sign that it will sell that division.
MMA poaches motor specialist from QBE
MMA Insurance has appointed Gary Clayton as senior motor trade underwriter with a remit for the South of the UK.
London council wins crash-for-cash fraud case after four-year stand-off
Barnet Council has avoided up to £120 000 in fraudulent claims costs after a council worker became suspicious of four motor insurance claims occurring in suspiciously similar circumstances.
Autonet invests in leadership programme
Autonet Insurance is launching a leadership training programme within its managerial ranks aimed at improving their ability to motivate and inspire their teams.
Co-op goes for growth in household sector
Co-operative Insurance director of general insurance David Neave said the firm has written a higher volume of home insurance policies compared to motor policies this year so far in a bid to “redress the balance” within its personal lines portfolio.
Transactor to go live with new broker telematics offering
Insurance software specialist Transactor has teamed up with broker Carrot Car Insurance to produce a new personal lines telematics offering.