Motor
RBS Insurance sells broker arm Devitt to management team
RBS Insurance has agreed to sell Devitt Insurance Services to its existing senior management team, lead by managing director William Hughes.
Aon acquires Irish PI broker
Broking giant Aon has acquired Ireland-based online personal lines intermediary Insure.ie.
Health insurance - review of the year: Care crisis or opportunity?
The past 12 months have been tough for health insurance, with a record contraction in policy numbers. Amy Ellis examines recent market developments and asks whether 2011 will be brighter.
Legal update - NHS recvoery scheme: Getting cash back
New tariffs introduced this year for the Injury Cost Recovery scheme have the potential to impact insurers. Peter Forshaw examines fears that the scheme may be extended further.
Postscript - 30 years ago: Insurers look forward to £50m saving
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 30 years ago reveals.
Interview - Roger Brown: Adding value for members
Roger Brown is nearing his second full year as managing director of the ECIC. Mairi MacDonald talks to him about the changes instigated and challenges ahead.
Europ reveals new five-year plan
Europ Assistance is planning to reduce its reliance on traditional travel and motor lines — which currently account for more than three-quarters of the company's turnover.
View from the top: Fight the good fight
Well - what a year. The turmoil in the financial services markets over recent years hasn’t really evaporated from customers’ minds, even if we’ve all worked through it and moved from stock market crisis to sovereign crisis in more recent times. Against…
Mapfre in home and motor direct launches
Mapfre has announced plans to launch Verti, a new direct sales company specialising in the motor and home insurance segments. It will operate both via Internet and telephone.
Direct Line appeals to High Court over £3.4m pay out
Insurance firm Direct Line has launched a High Court bid to recover millions of pounds paid out in damages to a motorist who claimed to be seriously injured in a road accident.
Brit adds motor underwriter
Brit Insurance has appointed Gerry Ross as an underwriter in its UK commercial motor team.
Kindertons strikes Experian customer identity deal
Accident management and replacement vehicle firm Kindertons has appointed Experian to provide a customer identity validation service.
IFB warns motorists over fronted policies
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has warned that any drivers found fronting their car insurance policies will be caught.
Questgates wins Allianz contract
Allianz has awarded Questgates a long-term contract for the provision of motor fraud investigation services.
Interview - Imran Ahmed & Tony Sault: Advocacy assessed
With profitability in the motor insurance sector under increased pressure, Ernst & Young carried out a Europe-wide study to determine whether consumer claims experiences impact brand loyalty and what good service looks like. Jonathan Swift talks to Imran…
E&Y finds young claimants less likely to stay with insurers
Younger policyholders are less likely to stay with an insurer than older ones, regardless of their claims experience, a new pan-European survey has found.
Claims Club news: Under-25s are ill-informed
One in 20 drivers under the age of 25 does not know it is illegal to drive without insurance. That was one of the shock findings of a recent Which? survey shared by its insurance expert Dan Moore at the Claims Club last week.
Personal general insurance back to growth
Latest research from independent market analyst, Datamonitor, suggests 2010 has shown a return to growth for the personal general insurance market and that 2011 will herald the start of a period of continued strong growth.
AA: icy conditions see 23% rise in motor claims
The current weather conditions have led to a 23 per cent jump in car insurance claims, the AA has confirmed.
Quartix supplies Coverbox with pay as you drive telematics systems
Vehicle tracking providers, Quartix, have signed a contract with Coverbox, which is expected to take delivery of 1200 of the company’s latest tracking devices a month – a total of approximately 15 000 units over the first 12 months.
Admiral committed to Spain and Italy as it seeks to sell German business
Admiral has confirmed it is in talks which could lead to the sale of its German operation. However, the insurer stressed it remained committed to its other European businesses in Spain and Italy.
Admiral committed to Spain and Italy as it seeks to sell German business
Admiral has confirmed it is in talks which could lead to the sale of its German operation. However, the insurer stressed it remained committed to its other European businesses in Spain and Italy.
Towers Watson: Motor insurance model needs to change
Conditions in the UK and European motor insurance market are so difficult that many insurers will have trouble gaining profitability unless a new business model can be developed.
Towers Watson: Motor insurance model needs to change
Conditions in the UK and European motor insurance market are so difficult that many insurers will have trouble gaining profitability unless a new business model can be developed.