Insurer Analysis – Page 43
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NewsAnalysis: Consumers blind to insurance brands
Lack of brand awareness means consumers are blind to brands
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NewsAnalysis: Hastings tops league of fastest growing motor insurers
Hastings is the fastest growing motor insurance brand, according to the latest research from Consumer Intelligence, growing its market share at renewal by 0.8 percentage points over the last six months. This means that Hastings now has a post-renewal market share of 6.3%, compared to just ...
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NewsBrexit, economic turmoil could deter insurance buying
Firms may have to scale back growth projections as capital gets harder to find. Only a fifth of brokers think their businesses will grow post Brexit
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NewsAnalysis: The death of the brand in motor insurance
Motor insurers are becoming increasingly likely to shop at around at renewal, according to the latest data from Consumer Intelligence, with 83.1% of consumers seeking alternative quotes when their policy came up for renewal between December 2015 and February 2016. This is 3.4 percentage points higher ...
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NewsAnalysis: Insurers brace for Brexit upheaval
Companies consider moving business, people and headquarters. Some firms aren’t prepared to wait and see before taking action.
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NewsInside the cyber risk model debate
Is a public-private partnership the only way to cover cyber risk? Our sister publication Strategic Risk looks for the answers.
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NewsInsurer urges governments to improve weather data
More real-time data needed to better price insurance and pay out claims, writes our sister publication, Strategic Risk
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NewsAs M&A grips broking, Aviva fights back
Insurer has launched a campaign to help small brokers beat the consolidators and stay independent
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NewsRevealed: How Marsh and Gallagher are plotting UK acquisitions
Marsh is keen to repeat the US success of its Marsh & McLennan Agency model, and after acquiring Jelf last year, is planning to buy more UK brokers
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NewsRevealed: What brokers really think about the FCA
The regulator is overloading brokers and customers in its drive to improve industry behaviour. The cost of regulation and amount of paperwork were among the top reasons for broker unhappiness in our exclusive survey
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NewsFraud Charter: Beware losing expertise as FCA takes on CMCs
Government urged “not to throw out the baby with the bath water” when oversight of the claims management industry is taken over by ‘tougher’ FCA
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NewsConsolidation is key driver in appointed representative boom
The number of appointed representatives in the UK is growing; networks report record applications. Now the FCA has decided to look at the oversight of ARs by their directly regulated principals
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Online onlyNew entrants put pressure on cost of home cover
The price of home insurance has fallen as competition grows in the market, while over 50s’ growing confidence in buying on comparison websites is also having an effect
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Online onlyJune 2016 issue
Cover story: Gallagher and Marsh plot mergers and acquisitions … but insurers back smaller firms
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FeaturesInsurers looking to be van man’s best friend
With the price of van insurance soaring nearly 10% in the past year, some insurers see an opportunity for telematics and cross-selling in this neglected market
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NewsInsurer 50: Regulatory oversight weighs heavily
Solvency II has finally come into force, but now insurers face Pillar III reporting challlenges, and some insurers feel current level of regulation is making it hard for UK-based insurers to compete
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NewsQ&A: Bill Cooper on evolving opportunities and threats in insurance
Bill Cooper is celebrating 20 years of being in the insurance sector. In that time he has seen a lot of change. Insurance Times spoke to the head of insurance at Lloyds Bank about threats and opportunities in the industry and how the bank has responded. ...
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AgendaPRA Returns: Personal lines remain healthy for insurers – for now
Seven insurers analysed reported an average combined operating ratio of 99.7% for 2015
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AgendaPRA Returns: Aviva top household performer
Aviva reported the best performance of the seven insurers analysed in 2015 for household insurance, with a 93% overall COR. This is despite reserve strengthening adding one percentage point to its current year COR of 92.1%. RSA and Direct Line Group were the only other two ...
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AgendaPRA Returns: Aviva top performer in accident/health
Aviva was the best performing insurer analysed for accident and health business, reporting an overall COR of 92.9% for 2015 after reserve releases shaved 1.2 percentage points off an already profitable current year COR of 94.1%. AXA was the biggest beneficiary of reserve releases, knocking 2.7 ...
