Motor
Aviva offers repair guarantee
Aviva Direct's motor policies will come with a lifetime guarantee on the repair quality carried out by an Aviva approved repairer from today.
Technology - E-certificates: Certifiable progress
Jakki May explains that changes to the law regarding e-certificates for motor insurance mean that the industry can now make headway in dispensing with old-style postal delivery, potentially saving millions on printing while also reducing fraud.
View from the top: Stand up to EC on renewal
The law of unintended consequences dictates that on occasion some of us will suffer from the well-meant actions of others. This certainly appears to be so in the case of the Consumer Rights Directive currently being debated at the European Parliament.
Interview - Lyndon Wood: Daring to be different
Moorhouse boss Lyndon Wood spent last year in the Dragon's Den. Literally. He talks to Mairi MacDonald about growth plans, admiration for Adrian Colosso and pigeon psychology.
KFI reaps benefit of non-motor book growth
For sale-intermediary Kwik Fit Insurance's move away from its motor heartland helped it increase pre-tax profits by 24% to £10.93m in 2009.
Whittington faces Aviva in Asian direct market
Whittington has pitched itself against Aviva by setting its sights on the direct Asian insurance market with the launch of a new insurance company in Singapore.
MoJ: personal injury text pests to be investigated
The Ministry of Justice is understood to be investigating the rising tide of organisations sending unsolicited text messages to consumers promoting personal injury services.
Consumers urged to check details of their motor policies
Research by Defaqto has shown that only 23% of motor insurance policies offer a courtesy car as standard if your car is written off or stolen.
Comparison sites gaining consumer confidence
Almost half of price comparison site customers are more confident using aggregators then they were a year ago, new research from YouGov has shown.
Aviva raids RBSI for new direct boss
Aviva has recruited Steve Treloar as retail director for Aviva’s UK general insurance business.
MMA ramps up micro-commercial offering
Broker-only insurer MMA is adding a series of new products to the remit of its micro underwriting team as part of a first year review.
Whittington preps Asian direct launch
Whittington Group is set to launch a new direct online insurance company, DirectAsia.com, in Singapore with reinsurance support from Munich Re.
Round table - online customer experience: The evolving role of the insurance aggregator
Online insurance is now a massive part of the industry. Post gathered a number of industry figures together to discuss what drives a customer to buy a policy online or abort and seek a quote elsewhere. Jonathan Swift reports.
Post in print - 24 June
Post reporter Dan Dunkley provides a 60-second run down of the major news headlines from tomorrow's issue of Post.
Canopius confirms KGM talks
Canopius, the largest privately owned Lloyd's insurer, has confirmed it is in talks to acquire up-for-sale motor underwriter KGM.
Co-op hands keys to Nash
The Co-operative Financial Services is to hand over its motorcycle insurance book to Carole Nash next month. Equity Red Star is set to benefit from the deal after being appointed by the latter, a long-term broker partner, to underwrite the 5000 policies.
Britannia Rescue agrees two new brokers
LV's breakdown division Britannia Rescue has added two broker partners to its intermediary distribution network.
Insurers seek to make up shortfall after hike in IPT
Insurers with policyholders paying by monthly instalments look set to be worst hit by the standard 1% hike in insurance premium tax, announced in Tuesday's budget.
Interview - Gary Duggan: Creating a difference
With insurance one of the key strategic priorities for Barclays Bank, Amy Ellis talks to its managing director, insurance & investments, banking Gary Duggan about his plans.
Start-up seeks to aid genuine claims validation
An initiative that aims to help claims handlers make faster, informed decisions to validate a claim or pass it on for further investigation, has been launched by Stuart Dennis, chief executive of fraud management company TCF Corporate.
Moorhouse Enterprise
Welsh broker Moorhouse is to launch its first business under Moorhouse Enterprise, set up to support the next generation of broker start-ups.
Ebay signs up broker for affinity insurance pilot
Online marketplace Ebay is poised to seek a raft of insurance partners as it gears up to launch a financial services offering, Post has learnt.
Charles Trent selected by Insure The Box
Charles Trent has been selected as the nationwide salvage partner for new insurer, Insure The Box.
Postscript - 5 years ago: Pay-as-you-go motor scheme
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 5 years ago reveals.