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Floods and dual pricing warnings push up home premiums: Consumer Intelligence
Average home insurance premiums have climbed at a rate higher than inflation over the past six months, Consumer Intelligence research has found.
Flood damage payouts from Yorkshire and the Midlands set to top £100m
Insurance payouts to people affected by recent floods in Yorkshire and the Midlands are expected to reach £110m, the Association of British Insurers has estimated.
Driving out Distraction: Public would rather work for and deal with companies that ban distracted drivers
Of the two-thirds (69%) of UK adults who make hands free calls while driving, many of them (40%) continue to do it despite admitting it negatively impacts their driving ability, research from Consumer Intelligence, in support of Post’s Driving Out…
Go Compare joins Cifas
Price comparison website Go Compare has joined fraud-busting body Cifas.
Motor - Indicative reading time: 45 minutes
A series of CPD knowledge learning opportunities that can be used to accrue reading time. The pass rate is 80%.
Ardonagh snaps up Aviva international brokers director Graeme MacMillan
The Ardonagh Group has appointed Graeme MacMillan as CEO of product and distribution management within Ardonagh Portfolio Solutions joining from Aviva.
This week in Post: Driving out distraction
Road Safety Week marked the launch of Post’s Driving out Distraction campaign, in which we are urging the industry to pay attention and pull over rather than using hands-free devices while driving.
Selling Ardonagh to a public company would be a failure, says Ross
Ardonagh CEO David Ross has asserted the business's commitment to independence and revealed that while the firm’s court case victory over Gallagher did not come as a surprise the episode left him “a little bit heartbroken and incredibly sad”.
Ross: Ardonagh ready and able to strike deals in 2020
Ardonagh Group has a list of 146 potential acquisitions, which it reviews at a fortnightly investment committee, according to CEO David Ross.
Driving Out Distraction: The impact of mental state on driving
There can be many distractions when driving a car but Jo McGowan, human resources director at First Central Insurance & Technology Group, asks what happens when these are inside your own head?
Aviva targets 3% COR improvement by 2022
Aviva is targeting a general insurance combined operating ratio of 93%-95% by 2022, according to general insurance CEO Colm Holmes.
Direct Line aims to cut £50m in costs
Direct Line Group will look to save over £50m in costs before 2022, it said in a trading update.
Ardonagh posts record organic growth as losses for first nine months of 2019 hit £67.7m
Ardonagh has posted a loss of £67.7m for the first nine months of 2019, up from £48.9m in the same period of last year.
Direct Line predicts £10m hit from November floods
Direct Line Group will see £10m in claims from flooding in the North of England, its early estimates suggested.
Driving out Distraction: Is mobile phone use an addiction insurers should worry about?
On 10 August 2016 Tomasz Kroker was driving a truck on the A34 – ahead of him was a very visible long queue of traffic travelling uphill. The truck was travelling at 50mph, and Kroker made no attempt to reduce speed when he hit the first vehicle driven…
Aviva changes a slow burn story, say analysts
Aviva’s strategic update brought no “major announcements regarding the shape of the group” and “no real significant changes,” according to analysts.
Aviva targets 20% premium growth by 2022
Aviva CEO Maurice Tulloch has revealed that the insurer is targeting a 20% increase in general insurance premiums by 2022.
Q&A: Laura Drabik, group VP of business innovation, Guidewire
Hiriyti Bairu spoke to Laura Drabik, group vice-president of business innovation, Guidewire about the opportunities and challenges facing insurers and insurtechs.
Driving out Distraction: 1st Central marks Road Safety Week with safety film
1st Central has unveiled a powerful new short movie to mark Road Safety Week, raising awareness of dangerous distractions on the road.
Analysis: Ageas and Tesco joint venture labelled success with separation on horizon
Experts have predicted an increase in partnerships in the insurance industry but do not see another joint venture on the horizon, as Tesco gears up to buy out Ageas' share of their Tesco Underwriting joint venture.
Bought By Many chairman Pearson steps down
Bought By Many chairman John Pearson is no longer a director at the insurtech, Post can reveal.
Atlanta takes Karen Hogg from Sainsbury’s as COO
Former Axa and Kwik Fit leader Karen Hogg is returning to broking as chief operating officer of Atlanta Group, Post can reveal.
GRP buys Gauntlet Insurance Services
Global Risk Partners has bought London-based private client specialist broker Gauntlet Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum.
Post launches Driving out Distraction Campaign
At the beginning of the month the current government confirmed it would seek to tighten the law around handheld mobile devices on the road, but will not extend a ban to hands-free use. While Post supports this initial step it believes that the government…