Government profits from surging insurance costs as tax on policies soars December 21, 2023 HMRC tax receipts for the first two-thirds of the 2023-24 financial year showed that £6bn was collected in IPT. This was an 11 per cent jump on the £5.5bn raised over the same period last year.
Discover London’s new-look boutique insurance experts September 14, 2023 If you happened to be walking by Fenchurch Street recently or using London’s commuter network, you may have seen the name ‘Meridian’ glowing from various billboards. You may even have received your own branded beer mat. If that’s the case and you were wondering “What was all that about?”, you were simply part of the [...]
Old Mutual profit surges 35 per cent as African insurer grows March 27, 2024 Pan-African financial services group Old Mutual have seen profits surge 35 per cent last year due to “exceptional sales growth”. The London-listed group, which is Africa’s largest insurer by assets, revealed that profits totalled 7.1bn rand (£295m) throughout 2023, Chief exec Iain Williamson said the group’s success was underpinned by “exceptional sales growth”, with gross written premiums climbing 14 [...]
London Market insurers seeking to relocate an aviation case to war-torn Ukraine March 18, 2024 The companies have had several aircraft damaged or destroyed in Dnipro International Airport and Boryspil International Airport following missile attacks as a result of the war.
Bermuda to London: Hunt plots move to supercharge London insurance market November 29, 2023 The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced in his Autumn Statement that the Government plans to consult on a new framework to encourage the establishment of captive insurance companies in the UK.
The Notebook: No crystal ball? How insurers are predicting risk in an increasingly unpredictable world March 13, 2024 Mike Steel, general manager at Moody’s RMS, takes the Notebook pen to talk insurance, catastrophe bonds and predicting the future.
Autumn Statement: Hunt cuts national insurance by two per cent November 22, 2023 Jeremy Hunt has announced 110 pro-growth measures in today's Autumn Statement, with 'full expensing' at the heart of his plans to boost UK investment.
Insurer Lancashire plans £93m special dividend after swinging to profit March 6, 2024 City-based insurer Lancashire has unveiled a special dividend aiming to award around $119m (£93m) to shareholders after swinging to an annual profit.
UK political disruption threatens £100bn infrastructure boost, insurers say February 19, 2024 Public sector bodies must given greater powers to ease the impact of "short-term political disruption” if top investors are to pump up to £100bn into UK infrastructure projects, a new report has warned.
Direct Line returns to profit but customers flee after firm hikes insurance prices September 4, 2024 Direct Line's operating profit undershot expectations for the first half of 2024 as the firm shed more than a quarter of a million motor insurance customers following price hikes.