Legal & General (L&G)
L&G sees GI profit drop of 48% from escape of water claims
Legal & General saw a 48% drop in profits for its general insurance unit due to higher than expected costs from escape of water claims.
L&G to offer leak detector to home clients
Legal & General has partnered with Home Serve to offer Leak Bot to its home insurance customers.
Blog: How to play the digital game
Transforming an established business to exploit the new touchpoints made available by digital is no easy task but it's a necessity that the full breadth of the insurance industry has woken up to, writes Robin Wolstenholme, senior marketing specialist at…
Active Quote appoints Rob Saunders as managing director
Rob Saunders has been appointed as managing director of Active Quote, the online comparison service and broker for health and protection insurance.
Roundtable: Digital is an attitude
Being a digital insurer isn’t about the aptitude but the attitude. This was the conclusion of a roundtable I chaired recently for Post, in conjunction with SSP.
2017 Post Claims Awards: Full list of winners
Covea notched up two team wins and NFU Mutual chief claims manager Matthew Scott (above) took home the Achievement Award at the Post Claims Awards last night at the Sheraton Park Lane, London.
This Week in Post: Manchester in our thoughts
The Manchester attack touched us all this week. Because we might live or work in the city. Because we might have visited recently. Or because we have, you know, a heart.
Q&A: Cheryl Agius, L&G
Cheryl Agius was recently appointed CEO of Legal & General's general insurance business. She talks to Post about what GI can learn from retirement and other sectors, and in which areas she's looking to grow the business.
Legal & General appoints Carol Hughes as head of regional broker
Legal & General has appointed Carol Hughes as head of regional broker within its GI division.
Solvency II: still dividing opinion in the insurance industry a year on
In light of Brexit, what will regulation look like in the future?
This week in Post: bags of losses
This week has been a tumultous one for me and the insurance market alike.
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.
Travelers threatens start-up broker over use of umbrella logo
Start-up broker Brolly is looking to crowdsource a new logo following the threat of legal action from Travelers.
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
Legal & General and Skipton launch home tie-up
Skipton Building Society has started selling home insurance products developed through a partnership with Legal & General.
Two insurers join Markerstudy pet insurance aggregator
Two major insurers have joined Markerstudy's newly-launched pet insurance aggregator.
L&G appoints new GI CEO
Legal & General has appointed Cheryl Agius as its new general insurance CEO.
Why owners should love their pets enough to insure them
Almost four million cats and dogs are insured in the UK but a significant number of pet owners are leaving their pets uncovered.
Fire claims are getting more costly for insurers
Despite a continuing reduction in the number of fires, the cost of blazes is actually increasing. What can be done to educate the public about the risks involved?
Legal & General appoints Sir John Kingman as chairman
The board of Legal and General Group has announced Sir John Kingman as group chairman of Legal & General.
Blog: Government needs a plan of attack for flood defences
Phil Bird, pricing and underwriting director at Legal & General, argues the proceeds from the insurance premium tax rise must be spent on long-term strategy to protect home owners at risk of flooding
Blog: Digital is changing insurance
Digital innovation is changing the way the insurance industry operates, with providers beginning to embrace developments where technology can make life easier for the consumer.
Budget 2016: Latest IPT rise could ‘interfere’ with Flood Re’s primary objectives
Commentators warn it is paramount that people are not dissuaded from taking out policies
Storms cost L&G £15m as GI operating profit drops
Legal & General paid £15m of claims related to the December 2015 storms as its general insurance operating profit reduced to £51m (£59m) for the year ended 31 December 2015.