NFU Mutual
New farming risks and their insurance implications
The past 12 months have not been easy for farmers. Depressed produce prices have left the sector facing one of the worst income crisis for more than 100 years.
NFU Mutual to invest £18m in cyber security infrastructure
National Farmers Union Mutual will invest roughly £18m into its cyber security infrastructure.
Fraudster sentenced after fake invoice claims worth £300,000
A South Wales man was sentenced after attempting to use fake invoices as part of a £300,000 insurance claim.
Ice cream van fraudster feels the heat from IFED and insurers
A man who was involved in staged accidents using an ice cream van has been convicted on fraud charges. The crash-for-cash scam would have cost insurers almost £100,000 if they paid out in full.
NFU Mutual shrugs off £50m flood loss to post 83% 2015 underwriting profit
Rural insurer NFU Mutual delivered an 83.7% increase in underwriting profit to £281m in 2015 (FY 2014: £153m) despite suffering a £50m loss caused by flood claims at the tail end of last year.
Towergate to develop corporate and mid-market niches with triple hire
Towergate has created three new roles to support plans to strengthen and grow its corporate and mid-market practice with niches and specialisms.
Fraud 2015: Banking v Insurance analytical resource is 'chalk and cheese'
Comparing the insurance industry’s analytical capabilities to those in the banking sector is like comparing “chalk and cheese”.
Top 100 UK insurers: Top 20 focus
We focus on the insurers that made the top 20 in the 2015 listing.
NFU set to axe around 85 staff as part of service centre consolidation
Rural insurer NFU Mutual is to consolidate its nine regional service centres into two ‘centres of excellence for general insurance’ at the expense of around 85 roles across the UK.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2015: Top 20 insurers: Regional office map
See where the top 20 UK insurers have their regional offices in 2015 (headquarters not featured)
Rural CEO Barclay sets sights on becoming £100m GWP business
UK General-owned Rural is aiming to become a £100m premium business and wants to empower its brokers to take on major rival NFU Mutual in the process, according to CEO Ian Barclay.
Seven law firms selected following NFU legal panel reshuffle
NFU Mutual has named a revised seven-strong legal panel to provide its claims and related legal services in England and Wales following a review and tender process.
NFU Mutual names Vizion as approved repair network manager
Rural insurer NFU Mutual has selected Vizion as its approved repairer network manager for the next three years.
Insurers support mooted stress working party amid fears of claims surge
The creation of a working party to co-ordinate and develop management of workplace stress has been backed by insurers, following warnings the industry is in danger of “sleep-walking into an increasing flood of claims”.
90% of 2013/14 winter flood and storm claimants satisfied with service
Nine out of ten customers that made a flood or storm claim last winter were satisfied with the way it was handled, according to a study by the General Insurance Market Research Association.
New look IFB technical board to be chaired by Axa fraud boss Davies
Axa global chief fraud control officer Richard Davies has been appointed as chairman of the Insurance Fraud Bureau’s technical board as part of a shake-up that will result in an influx of new board members.
Top 100 UK Insurers: Top 20 insurers: Regional office map
See where the top 20 UK insurers have their regional offices in 2014 (headquarters not featured)
Top 100 UK Insurers 2014: Top 20 insurer profiles
A detailed look at the top 20 UK insurance firms according to AM Best's Top 100 UK Insurers Table, including board members, broker agencies, staff and UK reserves. For full table and map of regional offices see bottom of page.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2013: Top 20 insurer profiles
A detailed look at the top 20 UK insurance firms according to AM Best's Top 100 UK Insurers Table, including board members, broker agencies, staff and UK reserves. For full table and map of regional offices see bottom of page.
Cost of countryside crime up 5% in 2013
Levels of rural crime increased last year according to figures from NFU Mutual, which estimated the total cost rising 5% to £44.5m.
Insurance companies failing to respond to online questions
An online customer service study of ten major UK insurance players has revealed that just 30% of emails and tweets are responded to successfully.
Flooding: The future of flooding
As the Statement of Principles nears expiry and with the imminent introduction of Flood Re, what does the future hold for flood cover?
Disability charity says home insurance websites discriminate against disabled
Badly designed websites could be leaving major UK home insurers exposed to potential discrimination lawsuits by excluding more than 11 million disabled consumers from purchasing cover online.