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NewsZurich’s premium up by 14% in property and casualty
The group is on track with its strategy and financial plans, according to the group’s chief financial officer
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NewsAllianz Holdings records 10.6% drop in GWP for Q1 2021
Alongside a dip in commercial lines GWP, Allianz Insurance has issued payments for more than 80% of accepted Covid-related BI claims
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NewsAgeas UK reports ‘a solid quarter’ to kick-start 2021
Reduced claim volumes in the insurer’s private car book has helped support a ‘strong combined ratio and net result’ in quarter one
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NewsRSA takeover set to complete by end of May
As the deal with Intact and Tryg receives regulatory approvals, group chief exec says the business ‘has never been in better shape’, despite paying more than £45m for BI-related Covid claims
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NewsSaga seeks transformation with strategic turnaround plan
Group chief executive believes the plan will boost growth for the business, while driving sustainable returns for its investors
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NewsSaga’s full year results suffer due to ‘significant impact of Covid-19 on travel’
The company said travel insurance profitability reduced by £98.3m in the 12 months to 31 January 2021
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IT InterviewSabre has ‘been able to hold our nerve’ during pandemic lockdowns
The insurer’s chief executive says that putting prices up year-on-year was the ‘right stuff’, enabling the firm to now ‘stand still’ as its competitors scramble to implement price increases to mitigate Covid discounts
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NewsLloyd’s accentuates the positives despite cloud of Covid-19
Lloyd’s urges analysts and the wider industry to look beneath its headline full-year figures to see progress - it pledged there is more to come
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FeaturesBriefing: Pandemic impact on financial results is not over yet
Insurers’ 2020 full-year financial results show an economic landscape strewn with losses and colossal Covid claims costs. This will undoubtedly carry over into 2021 in some capacity, wrecking further trouble on balance sheets
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NewsLloyd’s reports £3.4bn in Covid-19 losses for 2020
The market believes its pandemic payouts will reach £6.2bn on a gross basis, which contributed to an aggregated loss of £0.9bn for 2020
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NewsEcclesiastical blames Covid-19 for recorded £15.7m loss before tax in 2020
The insurer also paid out £18.7m for coronavirus-related claims ‘where there is confirmed cover’
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NewsLockdown accelerates Aviva’s online trading by 20%
The insurer hopes to continue investing in its direct business, as well as its commercial, broker and bank channels
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NewsSabre puts drop in GWP down to recurring lockdowns
The insurer believes that it is well positioned as lockdown unwinds
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Online onlyEsure swings back to profit as insurer aims to ‘leapfrog’ rivals
The insurer’s chief executive believes that technology and data science is the key to winning insurance’s ’game of small inches’
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Online onlyBriefing: Amanda Blanc’s strong Aviva start buys herself time
Amanda Blanc has certainly put firepower behind her promises to make changes “at pace” since stepping up to the helm at Aviva. However, success will hinge on her plans for the UK business, where the devil is undoubtedly in the detail…
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NewsHybrid working model is a ‘huge opportunity’ post-pandemic – Direct Line Group’s Penny James
Direct Line Group’s chief executive says she is proud of her staff managing the stresses of lockdown while serving customers throughout the pandemic
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NewsDirect Line Group recommencing share buyback
The insurer will also be rewarding its staff with shares as a thank you for their resilience
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NewsDirect Line Group gunning to be the ‘insurance company of the future’
In a live video stream this morning with journalists, Direct Line Group’s chief executive Penny James said the insurer hopes to support customers across their entire insurance lifecycle via a fully digital ecosystem
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NewsDirect Line Group sees dip in year-end financials for 2020
The firm’s chief executive adds that DLG has ambitions to be ‘a tech and data driven insurance company’
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NewsAviva’s ‘big ambition’ to be the ‘UK’s leading insurer’
Aviva’s chief executive warns that the insurer has ’a long way to go before we unlock the true potential of Aviva’, but that building upon its 2020 financial results ’is just the start’
