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Latest NewsDirect Line estimates extreme weather claims to reach £40m
The insurer says these potential claims are within its budget for the year
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Direct Line’s premiums slide by 2.4% during Q1 2022
The group put the hit to GWP down to the FCA’s pricing reform, but trading was ’broadly in line’ with its expectations
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76% of Brits do not understand health insurance cards – Direct Line
The insurer warns that the ‘gap is growing’ for Global Health Insurance Cards
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Insurer pockets another £80m over IBM IT project blunder
IBM has said it is ’disappointed’ with the ruling and intends to seek appeal
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Direct Line Group recovers from 2020 dip with improved year-end financials
The group’s GWP remained broadly stable, despite its motor book seeing a tumble in turnover
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Rising material costs prompt underinsurance warning
Issues within global supply chains are pushing up the prices of raw materials, leaving brokers forced to increase policy limits to ensure repairs and rebuilding work is covered by insurers
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Direct Line Group reports £857.1m GWP for 2021’s Q3
Chief executive says the insurer has made ‘strong progress’ so far this year and is ‘on track’ to meet the FCA’s upcoming pricing reform deadline
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HB Underwriting partners with insurtech to launch tenants’ contents product
The cover aims to close the insurance accessibility gap for social and affordable housing tenants
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Insurance Task Force reveals new Sustainable Products and Services Showcase
Task force members have developed a set of proposals to put before governments and regulators, aiming to combat climate change
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Direct Line and Churchill remove Covid cancellation restriction for travel insurance policies
The approach aims to support the recovery of the travel insurance industry
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Direct Line Group appoints chief information officer from Virgin Atlantic
The hire will join the executive committee and play a ‘lead role’ in the company’s future, says top boss
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Nationwide withdraws free European travel insurance for FlexAccount holders
The building society will continue working with Direct Line Group on travel insurance policies for other types of current accounts
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Metro Bank partners with Churchill Expert to target SMEs with new insurance products
The SME products mark the bank’s ‘first stepping stone’ into insurance as it plans to launch pet and travel covers later this year
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Direct Line launches standalone cycling insurance product
It provides public liability and personal injury cover to riders
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Direct Line completes ‘heavy lifting’ of technology transformation
The insurer’s chief exec says transformation is ‘not just about tech’, but pairing it with the right cultural mindset
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Direct Line’s profits return following pandemic-stricken motor market hit
Its gross income from car insurance premiums fell by 6.2% in the first half of 2021 due to fewer cars on the road, yet chief exec says the firm is ’entering the second half of the year with ambition and confidence’
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Backchat July/August 2021
Ladies Day, railway conductors and an 173 mile cycle ride - what has the insurance industry been up to lately? You heard it here first…
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Prince Charles and global insurance industry join forces on climate change
Lloyd’s chairman says that ’partnership and accelerated action’ can help address ‘unprecedented’ climate change risk
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Mark Wilson’s insurtech appoints six new senior leadership hires
The business plans ’to drive product disruption in this industry, on behalf of both our B2B and B2C customers’
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Direct Line reveals new executive committee roles and responsibilities
The changes aim to evolve the group into ‘an insurance company for the future’
