Insurer News – Page 318

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Biba head of technical services Steve Foulsham retires

2014-05-02T06:30:00Z

Mike Hallam, a former underwriting manager at Towergate, promoted into the role
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Gallagher swoops for 10-strong JLT underwriting team

2014-05-01T16:01:00Z

Broker approaches caravan team as it looks to grow MGA
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Aviva corporate head David Hall leaves for QBE

2014-05-01T13:26:00Z

Hall named QBE Europe’s retail managing director
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Gable enters UK motor market

2014-05-01T08:58:00Z

Liechtenstein-based insurer will start writing business in Q4 2014
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RSA makes internal appointment for Dan Wilkinson replacement

2014-04-30T15:48:00Z

Paul Hirst was previously the director of RSA Motability
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UK insurance leaders: it’s ‘almost impossible’ to innovate

2014-04-30T09:20:00Z

New research finds firms are focusing on survival
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Saga to raise £550m from flotation

2014-04-30T08:34:00Z

Over-50s insurance broker unveils IPO plans
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ABI tracker reports 3% drop in motor premiums

2014-04-30T07:53:00Z

Quarterly tracker shows the average comprehensive premium in Q1 was £358
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Canopius joins Home & Legacy panel

2014-04-29T14:16:00Z

Tenth insurer on Allianz-owned HNW broker panel
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Zurich names new UK GI chief underwriting officer

2014-04-29T13:24:00Z

Cecile Fresneau takes Tim Holliday’s former role
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Briefing: Insurers get tough in the hunt for profit

2014-04-29T12:38:00Z

RSA has reduced broker commissions, while QBE is cutting relationships. Who will be next?
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Search underway for Flood Re CFO

2014-04-29T11:08:00Z

Head hunters called in to find finance chief
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Brokers pin growth hopes on schemes - UK General research

2014-04-29T09:17:00Z

Nearly all have grown schemes in last five years - but a quarter don’t have personal lines schemes
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Covéa plots UK commercial expansion following major insurer exits

2014-04-29T06:30:00Z

Plans to open trading centres to attract new brokers
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30 April 2014 Issue

2014-04-29T01:00:00Z

Read a digital version of the 30 April 2014 edition of Insurance Times, including an eight-page Biba 2014 preview and a five-page E-Trading Report. Plus we look at how QBE is getting tough in the UK after group losses; Bluefin’s numbers man Mike Bruce talks about strategy, culture and integration; ...
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Unrated Icelandic insurer ERIC in default - FSCS

2014-04-28T17:09:00Z

‘Vast majority’ of ERIC’s 24,000 UK customers will be covered by scheme
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LV= premiums fall as motor rates soften

2014-04-28T16:25:00Z

Motor fell 12% - but SME and home premiums rising
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Motor price war could spark insurer withdrawals – AA

2014-04-28T06:30:00Z

Q1 2014 comprehensive rates down 16.6% on same period last year, according to AA index
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Flood claims fail to halt home insurance rate slide – AA

2014-04-28T06:26:00Z

Combined buildings and contents premiums fell 8.4% year on year
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Consumer insurance rates fall 5.5% over Q1 - Biba/Acturis

2014-04-25T12:39:00Z

But competition in the commercial sector keeps premiums flat