Insurer News – Page 297
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NewsClear Insurance acquires north London broker
J H Hibbert will continue to be led by managing director Geoff Beaver
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NewsRSA makes internal promotion for key broker relationships role
John Walsh has been promoted to regions director UK specialty lines in a newly created role
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NewsHelios Underwriting buys Lloyd's vehicle Updown in £600,000 cash deal
Deal will increase Helios’s underwriting capacity to £22.3m in 2015
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NewsGovernment's failure to kick start motor reforms risking young drivers' lives
The ABI has called for reforms to drive down the cost of motor insurance for young drivers to be kick started again
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NewsGauntlet Group hails use of appointed representatives as growth driver
Business generated through appointed representatives now makes up a third of broker’s £1.8m annual income
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NewsThe Knowledge Live: SME marketplace set to boom over the coming year
93% of brokers expect their SME books to grow over the next 12 months
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Online onlyAIG’s profits drop 67% as prior year claims bite
AIG hit by debt payments and prior year claims
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NewsZurich’s Dave Smith: More good weather could undermine price discipline
Chief executive said obstacles prevented stronger growth in 2014
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NewsAndy Watson: Some competitors are cutting motor rates
Ageas UK chief executive not confident that pricing will improve despite optimism elsewhere
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NewsZurich UK’s Dave Smith hails return to growth in 2014
General insurance business grows 2.2% after years of personal lines cutbacks
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NewsZurich UK’s combined ratio drops to 95.5% in 2014
UK general insurance operating profit increases 26%, group results show
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NewsFlood Re appoints Capita as managing agent
Outsourcer wins five-year contract from flood insurance scheme
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NewsAgeas UK profit rises 11% thanks to life business sale
Sale gains and legal settlement proceeds mask lower profit in insurance and retail divisions
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NewsNCI reveals plan behind new non-standard motor scheme
Scheme to be rolled out in March forms part of group plans to reduce dependency on standard motor
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NewsElite teams up with broker to launch insolvency ATE product
Legal expenses policy only available until 1 April Laspo deadline
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NewsAA to cut 300 jobs
It is expected that around 50 insurance jobs could go from its Newcastle call centre
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NewsRIAS founders target £50m GWP with new home insurance broker
Hampshire–based Intelligent Insurer will sell policies through aggregators, direct online sales and a UK contact centre
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NewsAllianz’s Andrew Torrance returns to UK in non-exec role
Return follows year and a half as head of Fireman’s fund in California
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NewsGable chairman Michael Sofaer steps down
Non-executive director Jost Pilgrim named interim chairman
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NewsPatrick Snowball to step down as Suncorp chief executive
UK GI veteran’s stint at Australian firm to end after more than five years
