Personal Lines related articles – Page 178
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Highway’s broker arm to to launch aggregator
Highway’s broker arm, Hero, is set to launch its own aggregator early next year in an attempt to drive the group’s digital distribution strategy. The news came as Andrew Gibson, chief executive of Highway, laid out plans to grow the group’s GWP by 20% to £300m over the next ...
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New Allianz division as weather hits profits
Allianz Insurance saw its profits for the first nine months of the year hit by the £83m cost of weather-related claims in 2007.The company also announced the creation of a new personal lines division.The insurer reported third quarter pre-tax profit of £109.4m, down £62m compared to the same period last ...
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FeaturesBringing the business back home
Michael Faulkner talks to Legal & General’s Jane Dale, managing director of general insurance, on the company’s focus on household busine ss and how it has been affected by the summer of floods
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NU telematics system highlights driver fatigue
More than half the motorists monitored by Norwich Union’s (NU) telematics devices are exceeding the government-recommended maximum journey time without taking a break, running the risk of fatigue-induced collisions, said the insurer.Kay Martin, head of telematics, proposition and strategy for NU, said fatigue and nodding-off behind the wheel was one ...
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Allianz Insurance creates new trading division
Claims director Dye to head Allianz Retail
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Berkeley Alexander makes inroads into mortgage market
Company to supply general insurance prodcuts to members of the HomeLoan partnership network
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SSP gears up for electronic delivery of motor insurance certificates
Secure digital content to boost speedier and cost effective service
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Can insurers be the change the climate needs?
Insurers can play leadership role in helping the financial sector to become more eco-friendly, experts say
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Paint fire engines yellow, says research
Fire engines should be painted yellow to make them more visible, according to research.Motor insurance provider yesinsureranc.co.uk said its research and a number of other studies showed that vehicles painted with darker colours, such as red, are often less visible than those which are yellow. In the insurer's research, conducted ...
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RBS Insurance overhauls management
Chris Moat and Robin Webster leave the company as new structure puts commercial and brokers under one managing director
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Brokers in HNW merger
Two brokers that have merged to specialise in the high net worth (HNW) market have ruled out acquisitions claiming that brokers who have acquired are losing clients.Smith Ross Shane and Greenfield Risk Services are to join forces to form Smith Greenfield Services. But managing director Steve Smith said it would ...
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Aggregators play down effects of VAT ruling
Aggregators are down-playing concerns that a recent VAT tribunal ruling could leave the price comparison insurance market with a massive tax bill.Traditionally, aggregators have been exempt from VAT on the commission and fees received from listing insurers on their panels. But a ruling last week removed the exemption from aggregator ...
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New direct insurer aims high
A new direct insurance provider has entered the scene with the goal of becoming the top personal lines player by 2010.Insurewithease.com will go live on Monday offering travel and pet products on a strictly online basis.Operations director Jack Harris said the plan was to expand the portfolio to include household ...
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NU shakes up top management
Job losses likely as changes to insurer’s operating model bring distribution into a single unit
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ABI backs commission's investigation into PPI
Industry initiative key to customers making informed decisions
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Competition Commission opens PPI investigation
Consultation document invites views on nature of PPI
