Legal & General (L&G)
L&G puts Holweger in charge of brokers
Legal & General’s general insurance business has appointed Coverwise founder Mark Holweger to the new role of broker & intermediary director.
BIS countdown - John Pollock: Managing the media
Legal & General’s John Pollock has a passion to improve the social profile of the insurance industry. He tells Jonathan Swift how it needs to unite to build consumer trust and improve its media standing.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Mooching around the insurance industry as she does, Penny is lucky enough to meet some fairly colourful characters.
L&G reports 92% GI COR and £17m operating profit at the half year
Legal and General has reported that its general insurance business has made an operating profit of £17m for the half year to 30 June 2011, up from £10m in 2010.
Consumers feel little love for insurance brands
Churchill has topped a list of insurance and pension brands according to the quality of relationship they have with their customers, but overall insurance and pension brands fared worst in the survey of financial services.
Fraud - Household: Opportunity knocks
Household fraud is on the rise according to insurers. Callum Brodie attempts to find out why and what the industry can do to prevent it.
Rehab Awards 2011: finalists announced
The shortlist for the 2011 Rehabilitation First Awards has now been revealed. This event, now in its 7th year, recognises and rewards excellence across the market. The celebrations will take place on Friday 16 September 2011.
North-South divide in Europe is growing
Northern Europe appears set for a self-reinforcing recovery while countries in the South (such as Italy and Spain) could be stuck in a self-sustaining slump according to Legal & General Investment Management economist James Carrick.
North-South divide in Europe is growing
Northern Europe appears set for a self-reinforcing recovery while countries in the South (such as Italy and Spain) could be stuck in a self-sustaining slump according to Legal & General Investment Management economist James Carrick.
Jump targets GI expansion for 2012
Financial adviser Jump Money is planning to expand its general insurance business by setting up an insurer panel early next year.
L&G and Merlin set to review partnership deal
A claims partnership between Legal & General and Merlin that was heralded as a benchmark for others is set for review as the deal runs into its third year.
Interview - Rob Brown: The best job in the market
Despite being one to shun the limelight, Rob Brown, chief executive of Aon UK, has no qualms about answering his critics over the firm's carrier charge and contingent commissions, admitting he is pleased with progress to date. Daniel Dunkley reports.
Household - Flood risk: Removing the safety net
In two years, the insurance industry's pact with central government to provide flood cover for at-risk properties will cease to exist. Ralph Savage reports on how insurers are planning to meet the challenge post-2013.
L&G boosts broker force as motor return mooted
Legal & General has revealed plans to recruit a 15-strong team of regional sales & marketing experts to support brokers and intermediaries "on the ground", as it prepares to diversify into motor, pet and travel. Duncan Finch, L&G's managing director for…
Airmic 2011: Intermediaries need to better understand fraud
Insurance fraud is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry, yet 32% of intermediaries are only “somewhat clear” on exactly what constitutes insurance fraud.
Postbox: Respect for privacy vital in digital age
More than 30 million adults in the UK are signed up to Facebook, and the number of people using social media such as Twitter is growing at a phenomenal rate. Together with the increased use of e-mail and text, there is a real shift in the way we…
In series: first-party fraud: Indicator or prohibitor?
Insurers are increasingly looking at options to help prevent fraud at the front end. Credit checks are common when assessing the ability to pay but Jane Bernstein asks whether they could also help as a fraud indicator.
In series - first-party fraud: banging the drum
The industry is slowly changing public perceptions that insurance fraud is a victimless crime. Jane Bernstein looks at recent initiatives and asks what more the market can do in terms of prevention?
L&G general insurance premiums hit £71m in Q1
Legal & General has recorded £71m in gross written premiums in its insurance division in Q1 2011, an increase of 11% on 2010.
Hanover confident Chaucer bid momentum will not stall
US firm The Hanover Insurance Group remains confident it will succeed in its bid for Chaucer, despite Pamplona's refusal to sell its stake in the Lloyd's insurer.
Postbox: Winning the battle for hearts and minds
It was really interesting to read the archived Post article highlighting comment made 50 years ago by Noel Hickey, chairman of the Galway Centre of the Insurance Institute of Ireland, on how the insurance industry was failing to gain consumer and media…
L&G posts £8m insurance loss
Legal and General attributed an £8m general insurance loss for 2010 to “extreme weather conditions” at the end of last year.
In series - fraud: the routes to recovery
With fraud now costing the industry £2.1bn a year, Nick Wood and Angela Gibson explain the various routes to recovery and added advantages this can bring.
Post history – 10 years ago: Allianz set to buy major life insurer
Looking through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 10 years ago reveals.