News Analysis – Page 169
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Online onlyProfits exposed: Admiral, DLG and Esure - who is most reliant on reserves and add-ons?
Insurance Times analysis of profits at Admiral, Direct Line Group and Esure reveals a reliance on add-ons and reserve releases. But with these revenue streams making up such an important part of their business, are the profits seen for 2013 sustainable?
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FeaturesRegulation Report Part 2
To help you make sense of the changes in the regulatory landscape since the FCA took over from the FSA in April last year, Insurance Times, in association with the Chartered Insurance Institute, is creating a series of five reports focusing on a different area of regulation as it affects ...
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Online onlyTowergate: Where are they now?
As the exodus at Towergate continues, Insurance Times takes a look at the top talent that has walked out the door at the broker and charts the paths their careers have taken after leaving
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Online onlyPPOs are 'fundamentally changing general insurance companies'
Research by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries reveals how periodic payment orders are becoming increasingly important, and looks at how investment strategies will have to change as a result
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Online onlyBriefing: Allianz’s plans should worry other insurers
Plus – why this year is a big one for Towergate boss Mark Hodges
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AgendaHow have the Top 50 Brokers performed since the beginning of the financial crisis?
Part One: London market and UK commercial brokers
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NewsAiming high: Simon McGinn’s big plan to make Allianz No 1
The insurer’s UK general manager sets out his stall on how he intends to take the business to the top in five years
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NewsBriefing: McManus exit clears path for Oval boss Blanc to head Gallagher UK retail
Peter Blanc would be a natural fit if takeover completes - and he’d face a mammoth job
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Online onlyBriefing: Are insurers feeling the benefits of Laspo 12 months on?
As we approach one year since the motor legal reforms were introduced, Insurance Times takes a look at how they have influenced the market and whether insurers are starting to feel the benefits in their bottom line
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AgendaHow forex rigging scandal will cause a wave of D&O insurance claims
Find out why the full cost will top Libor scandal
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Online onlyAdmiral comes top in the 2013 COR table
Insurer beats rivals in 2013 performance according to Insurance Times’s rankings, while RSA comes bottom
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AgendaBriefing: A good year, but don't get complacent
The big insurers have turned in good results for 2013, and they have also had success in cutting complaints. Can they keep it up?
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Special ReportsThe Knowledge Live: Living with the regulator
Participants at our most recent Knowledge Live event in London considered the impact that the FCA and European legislation is having on brokers and what Biba is doing to ease the burden on them
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Regulation: broker-client
Is the regulatory burden on UK brokers good for clients, or does it direct resources away from the customer?
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Online onlyWho was the best-performing Lloyd's insurer of 2013?
Insurance Times analyses the results of Hiscox, Beazley, Amlin, Novae, Catlin, and Brit
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News AnalysisGoing it alone: The start-up broker renaissance
There are nearly 2000 fewer brokers today than seven years ago. But a recent increase in the number of new brokers setting up could signal the start of a recovery
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Online onlyThe role of politics in inflating the cost of insurance claims
When claims become politicised the costs can snowball. So how do insurers prepare and price for such an eventuality?
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Online onlyInsurance Times Claims Report
The Insurance Times Claims Report examines the big issues affecting this vital market sector, from regulatory reform to the emergence of new technologies, and looks at the challenges and opportunities for insurers.
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NewsRSA and Aviva got burnt by professional indemnity claims. So why does AXA think it can make it work?
Insurer gets ready to storm the regions as others pull back and strengthen reserves
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NewsEuropean title insurance: the next big opportunity?
Could the $11bn US market spill over into Europe?
