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After Brolly v Travelers, here are six more insurance brand and marketing spats that made the headlines
The news last month that insurance giant Travelers had objected to insurtech startup Brolly using an umbrella as its logo got me thinking.
Go Compare demerger resulted in £8.1m hit to profit
The demerger of Go Compare from parent company Esure cost the business £8.1m, causing a drop in profit of 5.2%.
Insurers' share prices tumble as profits hit by discount rate changes
More insurers have posted swingeing losses as a result of the discount rate cut.
Peter Graham departs as Barbon chair to focus on new ventures
Former Esure CEO Peter Graham has stepped down from his role as chairman of Barbon Insurance Group
FCA: Consumers overpaying £108m a year in ‘poor value’ add-ons
The Financial Conduct Authority said customers may be overpaying £108m every year in insurance add-ons, with sometimes less than 10% of retail premiums for add-ons paid out in claims.
Go Compare success owing to opera singing advert, CEO says
The success of Go Compare's opera singing advert, Gio Compario, and low operating costs were factors behind the price comparison site's success, says Matthew Crummack, Go Compare CEO.
Go Compare sees 2016 revenue climb 19%
Price comparison website Go Compare has reported a 19% rise in full-year revenue to £142m.
Esure on track for full year growth says CEO
Top-line growth remains on track for the full year following continued growth in Q3 says Esure CEO Stuart Vann.
Esure reports 15.9% rise in Q3 gross written premiums
Esure Group has reported a 15.9% rise in gross written premiums for the first nine months of 2016.
Go Compare celebrates tenth birthday
Go Compare has saved customers over £1bn over its 10 year history, the company said.
Week in Post: Borne back ceaselessly into the past
Halloween is now behind us, which means we’re now pitching irrevocably into Christmas season. The warbling of Maria Carey is already transforming supermarkets into no-go zones, and our inboxes are filling up with Christmas party invitations.
Esure shares fall after Go Compare demerger
Shares in UK insurer Esure fell 28% on opening on Thursday following completion of its demerger with price comparison website Go Compare.
Go Compare lists independently on stock market
Esure has completed the demerger of Go Compare from the group.
Esure CEO Stuart Vann to gain £1.5m from Go Compare demerger
Esure CEO Stuart Vann will get £1.5m and CFO Darren Ogden will get £1m as a result of the Go Compare demerger, now confirmed for Thursday.
Go Compare valued at £425m ahead of demerger
Go Compare could have a value of up to £425m once it lists independently on the stock exchange, analysts believe.
Esure releases timeline for Go Compare demerger
Go Compare will be floated on the stock exchange by November, parent group Esure told investors.
Where are all the full-stack insurance start-ups?
Capital requirements and regulations have been blamed for putting off new full-stack insurers from establishing in the UK but Brexit won't necessarily help start-ups.
‘Rottweiler’ hedge fund boss now owns 13% of Esure
A hedge fund boss known as ‘The Rottweiler’ has increased his stake in Esure for the third time in two weeks.
‘The Rottweiler’ doubles stake in Esure ahead of demerger
A hedge fund boss dubbed ‘The Rottweiler’ by the City has doubled his stake in Esure, following the insurer’s decision to split off its Go Compare business.
The case for a united front in the fight against fraud
The insurance industry has been multiplying initiatives against fraud but is it presenting a unified front against increasingly organised scams?
Esure decision to demerge Go Compare not driven by Solvency II
After its decision to demerge the price comparison site Go Compare and list it in the stock market, Esure have denied claims that the move was driven by Solvency II.
Esure decides to demerge Go Compare
Esure will demerge its Go Compare price comparison website and list it on the stock market, it has been revealed today.
Brexit is opportunity to abandon ‘mad’ gender directive
Female drivers in the UK could have saved £500m every year since the European Union’s Gender Directive was introduced.
Esure's Stuart Vann on why whiplash reforms need to stay on the government agenda
With parliamentarians heading back to work in the next couple of weeks and the Brexit decision two months behind us, attention now needs to turn to the deliverables the government signed up to in advance of the referendum and the subsequent change of…