All DLG articles
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Latest NewsHB 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’
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Jessie Burrows: ‘In a fast-changing world, doing nothing is a very dangerous strategy’
Embracing self-serve in the insurance industry will be essential moving forward
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Briefing: Pandemic impact on financial results is not over yet
Insurers’ 2020 full-year financial results show an economic landscape strewn with losses and colossal Covid claims costs. This will undoubtedly carry over into 2021 in some capacity, wrecking further trouble on balance sheets
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Hybrid working model is a ‘huge opportunity’ post-pandemic – Direct Line Group’s Penny James
Direct Line Group’s chief executive says she is proud of her staff managing the stresses of lockdown while serving customers throughout the pandemic
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Direct Line Group recommencing share buyback
The insurer will also be rewarding its staff with shares as a thank you for their resilience
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Direct Line Group gunning to be the ‘insurance company of the future’
In a live video stream this morning with journalists, Direct Line Group’s chief executive Penny James said the insurer hopes to support customers across their entire insurance lifecycle via a fully digital ecosystem
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Direct Line Group sees dip in year-end financials for 2020
The firm’s chief executive adds that DLG has ambitions to be ‘a tech and data driven insurance company’
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Insurers have to grasp opportunity to lead climate change fight
Tackling climate change gives the insurance sector a ‘chance to show leadership’ and ‘be a driving force in this vital and important issue’ says expert panel
