Financial Analysis
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
Solvency report shows several challenges
More than just capital - the private equity firm seeking to grow its insurance portfolio
Insurance Times talks to the private equity firm with a hunger for insurance assets
Want to make more money out of schemes? Index reveals most profitable lines
Public liability insurance offers highest renewal commission. Meanwhile, cyber is up and coming as a product bringing good profits to brokers, but more needs to be done to improve understanding
Briefing: Who will be the winners and losers of the FCA’s pricing crackdown?
The FCA’s research into business models has thrown up some intriguing questions
Aggregators making TWENTY SIX times more profit margin on home versus insurers
Aggregators huge operating profit margins rising every year as insurers barely keep head above water
MGAs turn to reinsurers for capacity in hardening market
Reinsurers have shown a keen appetite to partner with managing general agents in the primary market this year
‘The tide has turned’ on fraudsters as the industry reacts to the latest ABI figures
Industry appears mostly encouraged by latest fraud figures, but still see a long journey ahead, while one questioned the return on investment
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
Ethos MD Richard Tuplin – consolidator competition driving up broker acquisition prices
Ageas ‘closely monitoring’ motor after large losses drag on performance
Hiscox bosses reveal where rates are rising in retail and London market businesses
Egan sees ‘early shades of growth’ at RSA as new regional broker business shoots up
Pensions PI cover: Will FCA crackdown reignite insurer interest in difficult line?
Irish leisure market’s insurance crisis with jobs threatened. Is UK next?
CLS: the £350m MGA looking to ‘grow by 40% in two years’ through broker partnerships
Financial News
Allianz looks to slash claim times with repairer partnership
Plastic Surgeon will handle the claims itself upon instruction
Direct Line Group reveals November flood cost impact
This year’s flood influx is estimated to cost around £10m
Ardonagh chief plays down IPO prospects
Broker has plenty of access to capital through its private equity investors
Former mutual insurer boss faces FCA’s wrath for dodging income tax
FCA seeks to fine Stuart Forsyth £78,318 for avoiding tax responsibilities, dependent on an Upper Tribunal determination
