’We have strengthened the business with a focus on optimising customer experience on our new platform and expanding our product offering,’ says chief executive
Esure managed to secure a post tax profit of more than £50m in 2024 following a loss the previous year.
In a trading update published today (1 April 2025), the home and motor insurer said it secured a profit after tax of £57.7m in the 12 months to December 2024, up from a loss of £60.1m the year before.
The firm’s combined operating ratio also improved year-on-year, dropping from 102.5% to 84.5%, while turnover increased from £973m to £1.11bn.
The improved figures come following Esure, which has been touted as takeover target for Ageas, Allianz and Aviva, completing its multiyear transformation in 2024, with the firm going through a complete rebuild.
The insurer said that real-time insights on the new platform “mean we can quickly respond to evolving customer needs”.
Chief executive David McMillan added: “We have strengthened the business with a focus on optimising customer experience on our new platform and expanding our product offering.
“Leveraging the benefits of the transformation and maintaining a disciplined approach to trading has also enabled us to deliver record financial performance, laying strong foundations to achieve our long-term growth plans.”
Takeover target
Esure is currently owned by private equity firm Bain Capital, which acquired the provider in 2018 for £1.21bn.
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It was first reported in September 2024 by Reuters that the PE firm was looking at a possible sale of Esure, with advisors being lined up as a result.
The insurer did not say anything about a potential acquisition in its financial results.
Speaking about its outlook for 2025, it said it had a “strong foundation to deliver profitable, sustainable growth after a transitional year in which profitability was restored through a combination of the disciplined underwriting approach, enhanced product distribution capabilities post migration and the end of dual-running and transformation expenditure”.
McMillan added: “The strength of our pricing and underwriting fundamentals, supported by cutting-edge data and artificial intelligence (AI) capability, will be critical to trade successfully in a competitive market.
“With our transformation spend now behind us, we’re well-positioned to deliver continued sustainable profitable growth.”
His career began in 2019, when he joined a local north London newspaper after graduating from the University of Sheffield with a first-class honours degree in journalism.
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