Insurer Analysis – Page 65
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AnalysisWhat the ECJ gender ruling could mean for insurers
Judgment on 1 March could spell the end for gender-based premiums
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Research CentreNationwide, LV= top household insurance websites survey
Global Reviews has assessed customer experience across home, health and life insurer sites
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Companies & MarketsRSA: When the hunter becomes the hunted
As takeover speculation mounts, how plausible is a bid for RSA?
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The LobbyCan you avoid the VAT trap?
While brokers and insurers are exempt from VAT, their suppliers may not be - and the 2.5% hike could bite hard
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Companies & MarketsOmega is a good fit for Canopius
Surplus capital and sound growth strategy make Lloyd’s insurer a sensible target, despite a turbulent 12 months
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Companies & MarketsMotor: why aren't insurers making money?
Only a new business model, a startling innovation or clever niche marketing can help UK motor insurers recover from the invasion of the aggregators
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AnalysisBP slammed: lessons of the Macondo ruling
The US National Commission's criticisms of the energy giant must heighten insurers' awareness of potential poor risk management
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Research CentreReinsurance rates plunge: the full data
Market conditions pose challenges for reinsurers' primary clients, warn brokers' analyses
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Re & RisksIs cheaper reinsurance a false economy?
Rate cuts look good for insurers on the surface, but do they pose underlying risks?
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AnalysisThe big shake-up: how the solicitors’ PI market could alter in 2011
Will the SRA’s proposals be too weak, and implemented too late, to make a difference?
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Companies & MarketsHow will insurers be affected by the debt crisis in Ireland?
The country's financial troubles coud have implications for insurers' investment portfolios
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Companies & MarketsA tale of two rivals: where next for Beazley and Hardy?
Hardy may yet hear more from Beazley, or from other suitors looking for an insurance sector marriage based on logic
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Research CentreActuris quarterly rates index reveals pricing squeeze
Commercial premiums show shrinkage in commercial combined, packages and liability indices
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Companies & MarketsBrit stands good chance of earning extra 25p per share, analysts say
Third-quarter performance bodes well for year-end
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Companies & MarketsAsleep at the wheel: what went wrong with Lloyd's private motor insurers?
While other insurers have adapted to the changing motor market, Lloyd's has stumbled
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AnalysisThat was then, this is now: Philippe Maso's AXA UK timeline
From taking charge of the French insurer's UK GI operations in 2008 to this week's exit, we track each step of Maso's rise and fall
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Companies & MarketsHow Syndicate 3210 transformed loss into profit
Combined ratio improved across several lines, helping transform a £17.1m loss into a £14.4 profit, but there is more to do says syndicate
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Companies & MarketsIncreasing control: our exclusive Q&A with Lloyd’s Luke Savage
Read finance director Savage’s views on how Lloyd’s is dealing with a tough market
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Companies & MarketsBrit/Apollo and CVC deal could spur further takeovers and mergers
Could a successful takeover break the Lloyd’s deadlock and lead to a flurry of deals in the insurance sector?
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AnalysisThe future of SME: will e-trading eat away at insurer and broker revenues?
SME customers are increasingly being drawn to buying insurance online. But while aggregators are trying hard to win commercial customers, brokers and insurers argue that the e-trading model can't meet SME customers' complex needs
