Articles by Martin Croucher
AA profits hit by greater aggregator spend
AA saw profits dip by 2.6% last year due to a higher marketing spend on aggregator sites.
Competition watchdog updates investigation into price comparison sites
The competition watchdog will look into whether price comparison sites could be more transparent.
Post People 27 - 31 March
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Seventeen Group buys Dumfries broker
Seventeen Group has acquired Westscott Insurance Brokers for an undisclosed sum.
Brokers outline reasons for leaving SSP
Brokers that moved from SSP to a rival software house have spoken about their reasons for leaving.
Esure CEO to get £1.47m share package by 2020
Esure CEO Stuart Vann will gain options over company shares worth £1.47m as part of an executive incentive deal.
HDI Global sees 42% rise in profit
German industrial insurer HDI Global SE saw a 42% rise in profit in spite of an “intense” rate environment.
VIG P&C business returns to profit
The Vienna Insurance Group has seen its property and casualty business return to profit after suffering a hit last year.
ABI warns passengers affected by laptop ban on flights
Passengers affected by a ban on large electronic items in the aircraft cabin have been warned to check with their insurers before flying.
CFC Underwriting CEO leads private-equity backed MBO
The CEO of CFC Underwriting will lead a private-equity backed management buy-out of the business.
FCA met government to discuss post-Brexit regulatory framework
The Financial Conduct Authority has met with the government to discuss a post-Brexit regulatory framework.
Quiz of the week - 17 March
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This week in Post: Renewing your motor policy? That’s Numberwang
Renewing your motor insurance policy as a consumer feels like an instalment of Numberwang, with numbers seemingly plucked out of thin air.
RSA appoints Gearey as CRS MD
RSA has appointed James Gearey has managing director for Commercial Risk Solutions.
Brexit could drive mergers and acquisitions in 2017
Brexit could result in a wash of distressed insurance businesses, driving a rise in mergers and acquisitions, a report has warned.
Insurers ‘missed chance’ to influence insurance rules over drones
Insurers are sleepwalking into legislation over drones that they have had no role in shaping, it has been warned.
Brightside sues co-founder
Brightside is suing its co-founder Paul Chase-Gardener.
Esure unveils plan to ride out reinsurance rate rises
CEO also says business will 'shrink' home portfolio
Charles Taylor completes integration of Cega
Charles Taylor has completed the integration of medical and travel claims firm Cega into the wider group.
Esure profits up 18% despite taking a battering in home market
Esure has seen profits rise by 18% despite losses in its home segment from weather claims.
Fitch issues gloomy warning for company market in wake of Ogden rate changes
Fitch has issued a gloomy warning for the UK non-life company market this year in the wake of the Ogden rate cut.
AIG CEO Peter Hancock steps down over eroding shareholder support
AIG CEO Peter Hancock, has resigned, citing a lack of “wholehearted shareholder support”.
Aviva to focus on cost-cutting in wake of restructure
Aviva will look to make cuts in areas of the business that overlap following the recent restructure.
Admiral CEO’s charity sells shares worth £4.02m
Admiral CEO David Stevens’ own charity, the Waterloo Foundation, has sold 225,000 shares in the insurer worth £4.02m.