Esure Analysis
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News AnalysisBriefing: Why are major personal lines deals popular in the soft market?
Soft market conditions have created a challenging personal lines environment, so is scale key to combat the challenges insurers are facing?
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News AnalysisThe Big Question: Insurer megamergers are adding up – what M&A opportunities are still on the table for UKGI’s largest carriers?
A surge of deals has triggered a new consolidation cycle that is redefining scale, competition and capability across the UK general insurance market. But questions remain around integration risk, broker dynamics and whether bigger will truly mean better.
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News AnalysisBriefing: As Aviva completes DLG takeover, is more personal lines market consolidation on the cards?
The personal lines market is hotting up, with big players looking at acquisitions in this area
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News AnalysisBriefing: US broker should welcome $2bn investment as it continues UK expansion
Exiting Esure owner is reportedly interested in buying another insurance firm – and is weighing up a huge investment opportunity
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News AnalysisBriefing: Does Ageas’ purchase of Esure make up for it losing out on DLG?
Ageas UK made two bids for DLG in 2024 – both were rejected
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News AnalysisWhy 2024 was a transformational year for UK M&A
The insurer and broker sectors both recorded standout acquisition volume and values last year – however, industry experts do not see the same trends for 2025, with January providing the lowest monthly M&A completion figure since 2017
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IT InterviewInsurers will need to take the pain if they are to make the most of AI – Esure
Having the right underlying systems in place to support AI functionality is crucial, according to insurer’s chief customer officer
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News AnalysisData is the key for driving autonomous vehicle launch on UK roads
Industry commentators agree that there are still a number of question marks to be addressed before the insurance of self-driving cars can become a reality
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Online onlyEsure swings back to profit as insurer aims to ‘leapfrog’ rivals
The insurer’s chief executive believes that technology and data science is the key to winning insurance’s ’game of small inches’
