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A giant leap forward for bancassurance

What steps banks and insurance companies are taking today to offer cover in fresh ways, plus the giant leaps being taken to reshape bancassurance sooner rather than later, is investigated by Emma Ann Hughes.

Steve Hardy, Policy Expert

By making the most of his quarter century of insurance industry experience, Steve Hardy has pushed Policy Expert to rapid growth in recent years.

Is Esure enough for Ageas?

News Editor’s View: After securing two acquisitions, Scott McGee asks if Ageas will look to acquire more rivals in the future to ensure it is a top three personal lines provider or whether it will focus more on organic growth.

Diary of an Insurer: Esure’s Charlotte Fielding

Esure’s head of home and strategic planning Charlotte Fielding reviews customer feedback, regulatory changes, and market trends to help shape her team's priorities, and is kept entertained by her Cavapoo puppy, Sir Bobby Charlton.

FCA premium finance crackdown saves consumers £100m

Since the the Financial Conduct Authority’s head of insurance Matt Brewis labelled premium finance a “poor product”, car and home insurance customers have saved more than £100m in the last year after insurers reduced how much they charge policyholders…

Is time ticking on leasehold altogether?

News Editor’s View: Scott McGee asks if the insurance industry's headache of having to justify the fees charged to flat owners for arranging cover is about to be replaced by the pain that will come with leasehold status being ditched for commonhold…

Lessons insurers must learn from LA wildfires

As celebrities condemn insurers after the most destructive wildfire event in Los Angeles County history, Emma Ann Hughes outlines what the industry must do to address the financial and reputational impact of the blaze.

Why I’m dreaming of subsidence this Christmas

Editor’s View: Rather than our days being merry and bright, this Christmas looks set to be wet and windy rather than white, causing Emma Ann Hughes to dream of subsidence rather than snowman building this December.

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