Pet insurance
Market Moves: Insurers flood back into recruitment market with raft of key hires and promotions
Insurers swarmed the recruitment space this week, redressing a balance that has seen brokers dominating. The start of September saw a number of new recruits, with appointments rising in both the London and companies market. XL, Markel, First Title and…
Thornside founder Seel named non-exec chair at Healthy Pets
David Seel, founder of Thornside and former director of BDML Connect, has been appointed non-executive chairman at pet insurer Healthy Pets.
Axa pulls out of pet insurance market
Axa Direct and Partnerships is looking for an insurer to take over its pet insurance client base after deciding to stop offering the product
Agria Pet Insurance unveils new MD
Agria Pet Insurance has appointed Simon Wheeler as managing director, the former head of sales and marketing at the firm.
Vet jailed for £200k fraud
A veterinary surgeon who tried to claim almost £200 000 from three insurers for non-existent pets has been jailed for two years.
NCI Vehicle Rescue posts 287% increase in pre-tax profit
NCI Vehicle Rescue has posted a pre-tax profit of £974 486 for full year 2012- 2013, up 287% year on year.
Allianz to underwrite Sainsbury’s Bank pet insurance
Allianz has partnered with Sainsbury’s Bank to provide the bank’s pet insurance products.
More Than launches premier pet insurance with £12 000 cover
More Than has launched a premium pet insurance product with £12 000 vet fees, alongside a multi-pet product.
Pet insurers pay out £1.2m a day
Pet insurers are paying out £1.2m every day to cat and dog owners according to the latest figures by the Association of British Insurers.
Bought By Many and Petplan combine on pug-napping cover
Increasing numbers of pug thefts and prevalent health problems have driven Brought By Many and Petplan to launch special cover for the breed.
L&G enters pet insurance market
Legal and General is to launch pet cover for cats and dogs direct, online and over the phone, as well as through Confused.com.
April Fool's: Pet-gender to have no bearing on insurance premiums
Fear not animal lovers, the gender of your beloved pooches and kittys will not impact the cost of their insurance.
Cheap pet insurance under threat by EU Gender Ban after Austrian test case
Four months after gender was banned as a factor in setting premiums for motor insurance, Post understands its remit could soon be extended to impact pet owners.
RSA renews Tesco Bank pet cover deal
RSA has put pen to paper on a deal to retain its role as the sole provider of Tesco Bank’s pet insurance.
Allianz UK profit slides 4.3% to £161.5m
Allianz reported a 4.3% fall in operating profit to £161.5m in 2012 (2011: £168.7m). The insurer's combined ratio also deteriorated to 96.3% from 95.7% in 2011.
RSA's UK profit falls 37% as commercial losses take toll
RSA blamed adverse weather in the first half of 2012 and a weak marine and commercial liability performance on UK underwriting profit tumbling to £39m (2011: £62m) while the combined ratio was 98.2% (2011: 97.3%).
Gadget and pet cover more popular than income protection
Pets and gadgets are a higher priority than income protection insurance according to a survey from broker Drewberry Insurance’s annual health and protection insurance survey.
BBC documentary series debunks myth of 'easy crime' insurance fraud
A 10-part exposé of the work of insurance fraud investigators is to be screened on BBC One from Monday.
The rise of pet insurance fraud
Shocking stories of claimants deliberately harming pets are guaranteed to grab headlines, but what is the truth behind the increasing level of fraud detected in a sector predicted to be worth £900m by 2015?
Post magazine - 4 October 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Co-operation needed to tackle pet fraud
Vets, insurers and the legal profession must work together to fight pet insurance fraud, experts have claimed.
L&G confirms pet and travel insurance offerings
Major household insurer Legal & General has confirmed it will launch pet, travel and mid-net worth insurance products before the end of the year.
Rising liability claims forces Allianz to reduce exposure
Allianz Insurance has linked an increasing number of unemployed people making large liability claims to a decision to cut its exposure in the liability market.
Allianz suffers £23m weather claims loss but retail and commercial GWP grow
Allianz UK has posted bad weather claims costs of £23m for the first six months of 2012.