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LV sees 85% drop in underwriting profit in H1 2016
LV Group has described its H1 2016 GI results as ‘solid’, despite an 85% drop in underwriting profit and a 69% drop in operating profit from the same period last year.
Octo adds Axa and LV to telematics offering
App-based telematics provider Octo Telematics has added four insurers to its free smartphone driving app Octo U.
Video: How does the Insurance Act affect brokers and their customers?
In this video, LV’s Kevin Hawkins, head of commercial property & liability underwriting talks about the Insurance Act, what the changes are and how they affect you and your customers.
When should older drivers hang up their keys?
Older drivers are a growing market, whose risk is difficult to assess.
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?
Heather Smith appointed to digital transformation director of LV GI
Heather Smith has been appointed to the newly created role of digital transformation director of LV’s general insurance arm.
Insurers say basing insurance pricing on ethnicity would be 'ethically wrong'
Insurers have spoken out against the recent report from a PI legal firm that suggests motorists living in areas with a high proportion of ethnic minorities pay higher premiums for motor insurance.
Fraudster shown up by damning CCTV footage
A fraudulent carer has been caught out by CCTV footage after he falsely claimed to be in a car accident.
Ex-LV MD O'Roarke oversees first exec hire as Horwich Farrelly chair
The specialist insurance law firm Horwich Farrelly has appointed Thomas Reynard as its chief operating officer.
Enterprise fallout, fraud cases reopened, blockchain and Ghostbusters - the week in Post
Well the weather might have turned a touch greyer, but the summer holidays are truly here judging by the fact my commute to work is less busy but buying a sandwich in the West End at lunchtime has become a lengthy tourist obstacle course.
Travel: Navigating the exclusions
Travel insurance policies come with exclusions that can have huge consequences on your financial and personal life.
Interview: Steve Treloar, LV
Steve Treloar, the newly appointed managing director of LV's general insurance business, has been in his job for less than three months, but has already met 3000 staff.
LV CEO Richard Rowney appointed to ABI board
LV CEO Richard Rowney has been appointed to the board of the Association for British Insurers, to replace retiring LV CEO Mike Rogers.
Roundtable: Have insurers got their IT priorities back to front?
Have insurers mistakenly prioritised digitalisation to the detriment of improving back office processes, with potential consequences in terms of regulatory compliance, productivity and customer service?
LV Group eCommerce director Paul Wishman to leave at the end of July
Paul Wishman, LV Group eCommerce Director, will be leaving the company at the end of July to pursue other opportunities.
Perks and Rix promoted to LV executive team
LV has promoted John Perks, managing director of its retirement solutions business, and Myles Rix, managing director of its protection business, to its group executive team.
Mutuals: Mutual attraction
Mutuals in the general insurance market are causing their publicly owned rivals to sit up and take notice
Rowney will move LV toward being ‘challenger brand’
The newly appointed CEO of LV will take the company towards being a “challenger brand” in the next five years.
LV appoints Richard Rowney as CEO
Richard Rowney has been announced as successor to Mike Rogers as chief executive of LV.
C-Suite Insurer: LV's Euros Jones on why commercial insurance needs agility
Insurers must strengthen broker relationships and adapt their solutions for customers in order to survive
Co-op GI CFO Kieran O’Keeffe returns to LV
LV has appointed Kieran O’Keeffe as finance director for general insurance, who is expected to join towards the end of the year.
Government accepts Insurance Fraud Taskforce recommendations
The government has accepted the recommendations it has been given by the Insurance Fraud Taskforce and has called for the whole industry to tackle the issue.
Biba 2016: LV Broker gets chartered status
LV Broker has been awarded chartered status following formal presentation at Biba 2016 this afternoon (11 May).