Google paid £37.1m for BeatThatQuote despite £262,705 loss
Managing director John Paleomylites offered £2m credit facility to aggregator prior to Google’s £37.1m acquisition
Chubb's net income falls as premiums rise
The insurer repurchased six million shares in the fourth quarter
Blogs
Biba blog: refashioning the FSA requires more than a lick of paintSubscription
The government’s forthcoming changes at the financial regulator should not just be cosmetic
Legal blog: 2012 – An Olympian leap for the legal profession?Subscription
The Legal Services Act opens up the legal market to other businesses, including insurers. With the Jackson reforms also coming into play, insurance companies may be motivated to take advantage of the changes
Investigations
Motor survey: market views and the year aheadSubscription
What do the people involved think about the findings of the Insurance Times commissioned survey into public opinion of the motor market? And what lies ahead in the world of regulation?
Motor survey: Motor's damaged reputationSubscription
Market research commissioned by Insurance Times has some sobering messages for the motor insurance industry. But despite public ire over high premiums, the overall results are not as bad as some expected
Photo Gallery
Photo special: 2011 Insurance Times Awards winnersSubscription
The winners of this year’s Insurance Times Awards in pictures
In pictures: the 2011 IT Pack FinalSubscription
The finalists of the 2011 IT Pack competed in a sailing challenge
Video
Awards 2011 video: Peter Cullum, Towergate - Industry Achiever of the YearVideoSubscription
Towergate deputy chairman Peter Cullum on being named the 2011 Industry Achiever
Awards 2011 video: Charles Crawford, Davies Group – Loss Adjuster of The YearVideoSubscription
Davies chief executive on being crowned Loss Adjuster of The Year
Briefing
Daily briefing: Friday - Google takes its slow with aggregator plansSubscription
Google’s acquisition of BeatThatQuote has not yet translated into market-changing moves in the aggregator space. Is it taking its time to mount a UK offence, or do its ambitions lie further afield?
Analysis
Executive pay: it’s not just the big boysSubscription
While public fury over executive pay has focused on larger corporations, far larger inbalances in remuneration can be found among smaller insurance companies. But is this the right way to look at it?
Fraud Charter: Almost 70% say efforts to beat fraud are not enoughSubscription
Read the full results of our survey which show that barely one in 20 insurance professionals believe current measures will succeed
Interview
Mark Byrne, HaverfordSubscription
Son of an insurance legend, friends with Warren Buffett – Mark Byrne has industry credentials to spare. So when his firm, Haverford, made an audacious bid for Omega, the market was enthralled. But what went wrong?
The Knowledge
The Knowledge: SME risk managementSubscription
This edition of the Knowledge looks at risk management within the SME sector, with a focus on how brokers can support and guide clients to do it better.
Appointments
Bluefin profits rise, more jobs are cutSubscription
EBITDA up 17%, new roles created at Milton Keynes
