Property
Church Insurance: Steeple chasing
There is a new entrant into the church insurance sector, targeting Ecclesiatical’s 95% share of the market. What will this mean for the country’s 16,000 Anglican churches?
Career Development: Endsleigh celebrates Golden Jubilee
Endsleigh has begun its Golden Jubilee year, celebrating 50 years of insuring students and young professionals.
Household Underinsurance: The cost of home improvement
With homeowners moving less frequently and spending more time on improving their homes, the issue of property underinsurance has never been more pertinent.
Hastings sees GWP jump 24% in H1
Hastings Insurance Group saw gross written premium increase by 24% to £282.7m in the first six months of 2015 (H1 2014: £227.2m) aided by continued growth in customer numbers.
John Lewis enlists 'Monty the Penguin' team for new home insurance advert
John Lewis has enlisted the team behind its popular ‘Monty the Penguin’ Christmas advert for a new campaign to promote its home insurance products.
Interview: Roger Brown: Back in the black
ECIC CEO Roger Brown turned a loss-making business into one that now boasts a portfolio of big budget infrastructure projects.
Chinese property group raising money for Asia-Pacific reinsurer
Chinese property company Oceanwide Holdings is planning to launch an Asia-Pacific reinsurer.
Shopping around pays as average home policy continues to fall
Policyholders who switch home insurance providers stand to gain "significant savings" as home premiums continue to fall, according to market research firm Consumer Intelligence.
Claims environment blamed as Esure motor profits tumble by 80% in H1
Esure’s underlying profit before tax plummeted by 21.3% over the course of the past year, with the figure for the first half of 2015 standing at £46.5m (H1 2014: £59.1m).
Hood Group partners with Stoke City FC
Hood Group has entered into a two year partnership deal with Stoke City Football Club where it will promote its affinity partner Asda Home Insurance.
Aviva signs seven-year distribution agreement with TSB
Aviva has signed an exclusive seven-year distribution agreement with TSB covering the distribution of Aviva’s core general insurance products including home, travel, motor, pet, and commercial insurance through TSB’s branch network, online and via…
Blog: Why £200m Nationwide household loss might not be a big deal for DLG
Direct Line Group CEO Paul Geddes was bullish today when the insurance group released its half year results.
DLG operating profits increase £100m as COR drops to 89.4%
Direct Line Group has reported a £100m increase in operating profit for the six months ended 30 June 2015 and a 6.7 percentage point increase in its combined operating ratio.
Top 30 European Insurers: The cream of the crop
Post, in association with AM Best, has compiled a list of the top 30 European non-life insurers. How have the rankings changed since 2013 – and how have currency fluctuations changed the standings of those dealing primarily in US dollars?
Blog: What's your clients' summer protection factor?
The summer months can see increased liability when it comes to contents cover, says L&G's Kevin Roberts
Swiss Re delivers 11% boost to income despite 'economic uncertainty'
Swiss Re CEO Michel Liès has hailed his firm’s “solid set of figures” for the opening six months of 2015, amid “uncertainty about overall economic growth” around the world.
Venetico to lead Generali's Asia commercial property underwriting
Industry veteran Joe Venetico has been appointed head of property underwriting, Asia for Generali global corporate and commercial.
Sun Life targeting 250,000 customers for new GI arm
Sun Life is aiming to sign-up around a quarter of a million policyholders to its general insurance division inside the next four years and is already setting its sights on the motor market.
Home of the future
The connected home has the potential to revolutionise living space as we know it.
Consumers considering cutting coverage in wake of IPT rise
The government’s decision to hike insurance premium tax will trigger a surge in customers moving to new providers and cutting back on or cancelling policies, according to research by Consumer Intelligence.
Sun Life launches into GI market with appointment of Stanney
Ex-Castle Cover products director Simon Stanney has been hired to spearhead Sun Life’s foray into the general insurance market.
Lloyd's underwriters create Asia-Pacific excess consortium
A new Asia-Pacific excess of loss property cover is led by Atrium and provides $25m (£16m) of loss capacity up to 100% of excess layers.
L&G predicts end of soft market after AA index results
Legal & General has suggested the AA Premium Index's second quarter 5% rise in motor premiums could signal the end of the soft market cycle in the general insurance market.
Home and motor policy prices rise in Q2, AA index finds
Average motor and home insurance premiums have risen during the second quarter of 2015, according to the AA's British insurance Premium Index.