Home insurance
Blog: Contents insurance - meeting the needs of generation rent
The rental market in the UK is changing and it's changing fast. As house prices go through the roof, owning a place has become a pipedream for the younger generation, writes Stephen Cowap, head of insurance at Urban Jungle.
Interview: Huw Evans, ABI director general
The industry faces heavy scrutiny from regulators and the government over pricing practices and personal injury reform, all while reeling from the prospect of a looming Brexit. Huw Evans, Association of British Insurers director general, spoke to Jen…
Insurers face rising application fraud
The industry saw 1300 insurance scams every day last year at an average cost of £12,000 each, according to numbers released by the Association of British Insurers.
Blog: Loyalty penalties - how the industry can be changed by smart technology
Creating and retaining loyal customers is a goldmine for businesses. Customers who champion and support a particular brand not only continually strengthen their own relationship but also act as an advocate to other consumers.
Aviva UK profit dips as result of restructuring but excludes £45m Ogden hit
Aviva’s UK general insurance business delivered an operating profit of £172m for the first half of 2019, though the result excludes the £45m expense of strengthening reserves following last month’s discount rate decision.
Ageas sees payout for refusing to gamble on Ogden
Ageas UK saw a £27.6m bounce as a result of the discount rate change, offsetting large motor losses for the half.
Q&A: Homeserve Labs chairman, Mark Wood
Homeserve Lab’s Leakbot is currently live and working with a wide range of insurers in the UK, Europe and the US. Post spoke to the company’s non-executive chair, former Axa UK CEO and Prudential UK and Europe CEO Mark Wood, to hear about its plans for…
Blog: Home history data may build a better picture for pricing
Pricing practices in the home insurance market are under scrutiny and according to Jay Borkakoti, director, home insurance, UK and Ireland, LexisNexis Risk Solutions insurers need to use claims history data to better their understanding of property risk.
Analysis: The future of pricing - Tightening the noose
The dual pricing noose is slowly tightening around the insurance industry’s neck. Its laudable attempts to escape from the regulatory hangman seem increasingly futile as the pressure is mounting on the Financial Conduct Authority to take action.
Home premiums could rise 22% if FCA acts on dual pricing
Home insurance premiums could rise 22% for new customers if the regulator moves to axe dual pricing, analysts have warned.
Allianz to integrate L&G into LV
Allianz will transfer Legal & General’s general insurance business to LV once it completes its takeover at the end of the year.
Home insurance premiums drop despite higher claims
Average home insurance premiums have dropped 1.2% in the past year to £134, despite a rise in subsidence claims, according to the latest report.
Urban Jungle secures £2.5m in seed funding round
Urban Jungle, an insurtech targeted at “generation rent”, has raised £2.5m in a seed funding round.
Flagging personal lines see Covéa's profits slashed
Covéa Insurance saw its underwriting profit slashed to £1.8m in 2018 compared to £12.4m in 2017, as its personal lines business felt the impact of claims inflation and adverse weather.
Customers increasingly looking to credit to pay for premiums: research
Insurance customers are increasingly relying on credit to pay premiums, with nearly one in three planning to use more credit this year, research found.
RSA's David Germain on keeping up with technology
Insurance has a long history but as David Germain, chief technology officer for RSA, explains, the sector still needs to keep up with technology.
Neos partners with American Family Insurance to launch smart home protection service in US
US-based insurer American Family Insurance will deploy Neos smart home technology and related products and services to launch smart home protection service in the US.
Zurich ‘temporarily’ pulls out of direct home insurance
Zurich UK has announced it has ‘temporarily withdrawn’ from the direct home insurance market, as it explores other options.
LV in U-turn over home business
LV plans to build on the home book it picked up from Allianz business transfer, despite losses in the segment last year.
Insurance fraud rises 27% finds Cifas
The number of fraudulent insurance claims have soared by 27%, fuelled by rises in household and motor fraud.
So-sure plots home insurance launch early next year
Exclusive: Mobile phone insurance insurtech So-sure will look to branch out into home insurance early next year and is mulling international expansion.
Generali Italia to invest €300m in growth
Generali Italia has launched a three-year growth strategy that will see the company invest €300m (£258m) in its own business, with a renewed focus on digital and tech-driven services and prevention.
Interview: Janet Connor, The AA
A lot has changed at the AA in the five years since Janet Connor, now director of insurance, joined the organisation. She explains to Jonathan Swift how an investment in data and technology – alongside the relaunch of its insurance company and board…