News

Home Insurance Costs Up 25% Over Last Three Years

Quarterly data released today by the UK’s leading price comparison website, MoneySuperMarket, reveals that the average combined (buildings and contents) home insurance policy has increased by 25% over the last three years. The Home Insurance Price […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: AXA Extends Partnership with Atlanta Group

AXA Partners has extended its partnership with Atlanta Group, the retail division of the Ardonagh Group, with a new multi-year contract that will see the company continue to provide Motor and Home related services, to three of its biggest brands. AXA Partners was already Atlanta’s preferred long-term provider for the Autonet, Swinton Group and Carole Nash brands, with the Swinton Group partnership having been in place for over 15 years. All […]

Insurance Brokers

Fairer Finance Rates Ecclesiastical as Being Truly Fantastical

It’s the awards season now across the UK insurance sector, and heritage specialist Ecclesiastical Insurance has retained its top spot in the Fairer Finance Home Insurance league table, and so it remains the UK’s most […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Report on Insurance Pricing – Where is The Loyalty Bonus?

The FCA has today published the interim report of its market study into the pricing of home and motor insurance. The FCA found that competition is not working well for all consumers in these markets. It sets out […]

News

Broker: LV= Adviser Survey Reveals Equity Release is Becoming the Norm

As governments of all political hues seem keen to bounce the State pension/retirement age further down the line, to aged 70 or beyond perhaps, there’s no doubt that many property owners will face the prospect […]

Technology

Allianz Offers a Future Vision of Home Life in 2040. Frankly, It’s Scary.

By the year 2040, new homes will be digital fortresses that will be protected by security systems based on the occupants’ biometrics and facial pattern recognition (FPR) software. Living with robots will be the norm; […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Update: Azur Launches Two New Products for HNW Clients

Azur, the Managing Digital Agent, has today announced the launch of two new products – Azur Niche and Azur Unoccupied – to provide protection for a broader range of High Net Worth clients whose insurance needs […]