Allianz
Allianz Retail launches household product in Adrian Flux deal
Allianz Retail has made its Clear Household product available through Adrian Flux.
UK insurers among top ten across Europe
Two UK companies have been ranked in the top ten European non-life insurance groups 2011, published by Fundación Mapfre.
Profile: The billion pound man
Allianz Retail’s general manager Jon Dye predicted the division would hit £1bn in GWP by 2013, Emmanuel Kenning finds out if he is going to reach that target
Motor will not return to profit until at least 2014, says Ernst & Young
The motor insurance market will not make a profit in 2012 or 2013 despite a significant profitability improvement in 2011, according to Ernst & Young.
Allianz Retail revamps broker website
Allianz Retail has relaunched its eBroker website.
Allianz unveils new underwriting manager in property and three ATE appointments
Allianz Commercial has appointed former RSA underwriter John Dunn as its new underwriting manager, property.
Allianz warns that RSA judgment could push motor costs higher
Allianz has warned that a High Court decision on the RSA repair model could add 25% to motor repair bills.
Allianz reports increased GWP but says market remains "challenging"
Allianz Insurance has reported a 6.8% improvement in gross written premiums (GWP) for the first three months of 2012, but cited recession related claims costs as a hindrance to the commercial division of the business.
Aviva boosts motor fleet team in the North West
Aviva has appointed Andrew Howell as a motor fleet development underwriter.
Health and Safety: All about the money
Facing a huge cut in its budget, the Health and Safety Executive is preparing to claw back the shortfall. But plans to charge fees for interventions have met with a mixed response.
Lorega grows regional broker development team
Lorega has appointed two former Towergate employees to its regional broker business development team.
Mondial re-brands as it heads into health market
Mondial Assistance UK has announced that it will rebrand to Allianz Global Assistance in October this year as it embarks on a new foray into the health sector.
Aspen adds underwriting expertise to Manchester office
Aspen Risk Management has appointed Steve Cheshire as head of underwriting for its North of England business.
Axa confirms Maidstone branch leader
Axa Commercial Lines has promoted Paul Wouldham to branch sales manager to lead the team at its Maidstone branch which opens on 4 April.
Arista makes fleet underwriting appointments
Arista Insurance has made two new appointments to its fleet team in Birmingham.
UK insurance will have to go east to maintain dominance
The UK insurance industry will have to go east in the future if it wishes to retain its global pre-eminence.
LFC Shield pushes new Allianz-backed product range
LFC Shield has added Allianz to its existing insurer panel.
Purple signs up Oak and Rural to panel
Purple Partnership has teamed up with Oak and Rural Insurance to offer further mid to high net worth cover options along with an agricultural risk specialism to members.
FOS reveals PPI complaints halved in H2 2011
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received a total of 106,193 complaints between 1 July and 31 December 2011, and figures show that Barclays Bank was by far the biggest culprit in terms of payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints.
Allianz chief sees room for underwriting improvement despite good results
Allianz UK CEO, Andrew Torrance, has conceded that the insurer’s underwriting performance is not good enough despite recording top line and profit growth and producing an overall combined operating ratio (COR) of 95.7% and a commercial one of 94%.
Allianz UK sees growth across the board
Allianz UK has revealed increased gross written premium, higher operating profits and an improved combined operating ratio in its 2011 results.
Bids for Groupama due in tomorrow
Bids for Groupama’s UK business are close to being tabled with Zurich, Axa and Allianz all in the frame according to reports.
Allianz sees profits rise in UK
Allianz has reported an 11.4% rise in operating profits for its UK arm to €206m (£174.3m) in 2011, up from €185m in 2010.
Broker satisfaction with insurers remains high, survey says
Broker satisfaction with insurers has remained stable over the past five years and seen an increase for commercial lines, according to an annual survey carried out by General Insurance Market Research within Aura (Gimra).