Financial Ratings – Page 9
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NewsHowden to buy A-Plan Group as it aims to expand its retail broking reach
The combined group will have a GWP of £4bn
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NewsFSCS urges customers to ask key questions before switching insurers
With the ongoing pandemic and the FCA’s pricing practices report in mind, FSCS wants customers to be ‘confident and in control’
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NewsFCA lays more options for exiting auto-renewals on the table
The FCA’s proposals around auto-renewal will apply for all forms of retail general insurance
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NewsFCA taking 'the nuclear option' in pricing remedies
The regulator has gone further than it has in previous interventions, argues former FCA figure
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Online onlyDirect line shares take sharp fall amid FCA pricing ban
One of UK’s largest personal lines players feeling the pinch from FCA pricing ban
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Online onlyFCA warns on premium financing in pricing crackdown proposals
Regulator is concerned that customers may not be treated fairly on premium financing and warns providers could be in breach of law
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NewsInsurance firms will be forced to end price walking as FCA reveals rip-off remedies
Firms have until January to feedback on the FCA’s final proposals for ending ‘opaque’ pricing practices
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NewsData subject insurance claims are ‘sting in the tail’ for corporate cyber breach victims
Law firm partner describes data subject claims as ‘effectively becoming the new PPI’ as practice reports activity uptick
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NewsNew funding for Brit’s digital syndicate Ki adds ‘firepower’ to expansion plans
Ki plans to ‘rapidly scale the business’ as it gears up to launch later this year
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NewsLloyd’s of London expecting to pay out £5bn in claims, despite reporting stronger solvency position
Lloyd’s of London announces its half year results for 2020, but says its in a ’strong solvency position’ despite Covid-19 claims and ongoing pandemic
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NewsCarrot Insurance urges government to incentivise young drivers’ telematics usage by removing IPT
Responding to the House of Commons’ Transport Select Committee’s inquiry into the reasons why young drivers are at a higher risk of being involved in road traffic collisions, the black box insurer believes all 17 to 22-year-olds should have a telematics policy for a year after they pass their driving ...
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NewsTechnology & Innovation Awards finalist 2020 Q&A: Avantia tool delivers 40% rate of interest return
There is just ten days to go until the winners for Insurance Times’s Tech & Innovation Awards 2020 will be revealed at a virtual ceremony on 17 September
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NewsArron Banks hunting down Noel Edmonds over alleged £1.3m insurance debt
Banks has hired private investigators to track down the former Deal or No Deal host as he apparently owes Banks £1.3m
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NewsCoronavirus lockdown causes 0.3% decline in home insurance premiums
However, average premiums for this line of business has increased by 3% over the last 12 months
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NewsMunich Re-backed insurtech raises extra £1.6m for growth in new markets
With its second fund raise this year, Urban Jungle is not showing any signs of slowing down, even though the Covid-19 pandemic is a financial obstacle for most of the sector
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NewsInsurance broker accused of ‘forgery’ to win commission
Although an official figure for the commission is unknown it has been estimated at £1.5m
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Online onlyEx-Aviva boss and major reinsurer in dramatic Saga takeover
Ex-Aviva boss put together a 33p-a-share offer for the troubled firm
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News AnalysisAon and Willis Towers Watson merger seals shareholder approval
Shareholders have voted in favour of the merger between Aon and Willis Towers Watson
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News AnalysisInsurance resilience tested by Covid-19 as global protection gap climbs to $1.24trn
New research from Swiss Re has shown the importance of insurance in economic recovery post-coronavirus
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News AnalysisInsurance market remains ‘resilient’ despite $25bn Covid-19 hit
Data and analytics company Hyperion X says that losses from the coronavirus pandemic are more of an earnings event, rather than a capital event that will affect insurers’ solvency positions
