Financial Analysis
Allianz: commercial property market has been ‘too cheap for too long’
The insurer’s chief executive explains how rate increases are flagging behind jumped-up claims inflation
Briefing: Break up or stay put? Why the new Aviva chairman is key
Aviva chief executive Maurice Tulloch has lost the man who appointed him - what will that mean for him and the company?
Briefing: Make no mistake, these are worrying times for Hastings
Its shares plummeted 8% today after it was battered more so by winter weather claims than the previous year
Claims culture hampers Irish sports clubs from obtaining public liability cover
But legal reforms in Ireland could be the answer for struggling sporting facilities
Motor insurers preparing for reinsurance rate hike as Ogden hits hard
Rates for motor excess of loss policies could rise by as much as a fifth at the 1 January renewal date
Is a MBO the way to go?
As merger and acquisition activity in the UK broking sector shows no signs of slowing, the choices for brokers at the smaller end of the scale are limited
‘My goal is to build a world class insurance company’ - Esure CEO David McMillan interview
The chief executive spoke to Insurance Times about his vision for the business
Pressure on Aviva boss Tulloch as Asian sale idea is ditched
Aviva decided against the sale because those parts of the business produce double-digit operating profit and are contributors to the group dividend
Pensions advice scrapped as firms fail to secure PI cover amid rising premium rates
Financial services firms are stripping back services as skyrocketing professional indemnity costs tie advisers’ hands
Report reveals challenges at Irish insurer being put in run-off
More than just capital - the private equity firm seeking to grow its insurance portfolio
Want to make more money out of schemes? Index reveals most profitable lines
Briefing: Who will be the winners and losers of the FCA’s pricing crackdown?
Aggregators making TWENTY SIX times more profit margin on home versus insurers
MGAs turn to reinsurers for capacity in hardening market
‘The tide has turned’ on fraudsters as the industry reacts to the latest ABI figures
David Ross unveils plans to double the size of Ardonagh ‘in 3 years’
Revealed: Top 50 brokers cash in on premium finance instalment charges
In depth: M&A is main driver of change in Top 50 Brokers
Top 50 Brokers winners and losers: consolidators make ground while Gallagher falls back
Admiral chief executive looks to benefits in 2020 of ‘cyclical’ UK motor market
Analysis: Shares fall, claims mount - what’s wrong at Hastings?
Aviva eyes broader corporate and specialty risk appetite
Hastings’ CFO seeks ‘balance’ on premiums and costly claims inflation
Financial News
Act now to reduce coronavirus impact, Marsh warns firms
Advice comes admid fears that the outbreak will soon be declared a pandemic
Allianz’s operating profit nosedives by 35%
The insurer states that fire, theft and escape of water losses have detrimentally affected its commercial property business
Broker banned from placing policies
Grimsby-based firm also told to refund premiums by 9 March
Shocked staff in tears over sudden Staveley Head administration
Staveley was a major employer in the Welsh town of Connah’s Quay
