Chaucer was the latest insurer to report its finals this morning with a rise in pre-tax profit to £86m for the year to Dec 31 2006 from £11.9m a year earlier.

Gross written premiums rose 22% to £594m and the combined ratio increased to 81.1% from 103.3%.

Chaucer chairman Martin Gilbert described the company's outlook for this year as 'encouraging'.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.