Ageas to Buy UK Insurance Platform Esure for $1.7 Billion April 14, 2025 By Mateusz Rabiega and Amy-Jo Crowley Ageas has agreed to buy British car and home insurer esure from Bain Capital for 1.3 billion pounds ($1.7 billion)...
UK’s Direct Line to List on Price Comparison Websites in Strategy Shift July 10, 2024 By Yadarisa Shabong Direct Line will launch its eponymous motor insurance brand on price comparison websites for the first time, it said on...
UK’s Second Biggest Mortgage Lender Pulls Offers Over Flood Risk April 30, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman The UK’s second biggest mortgage provider has stopped making loans on homes at risk of flooding, over fears they may...
UK Home Insurer Policy Expert Considers £1 Billion Sale June 28, 2022 By Dinesh Nair UK home insurer Policy Expert’s owner is considering a potential sale that could raise as much as £1 billion ($1.2...
UK Personal Lines Insurers Adjust to New Pricing Rules. Is Premium Volatility Ahead? January 6, 2022 By L.S. Howard UK insurers are adjusting to new pricing rules for personal motor and household premiums, which could bring some pricing volatility...
UK Seeks to Reform How Motor, Home Insurers Treat Loyal Customers September 22, 2020 The Financial Conduct Authority has set its sights on revamping the UK motor and home insurance marketplace to help customers,...
U.K. Personal Lines Insurers May Face Curbs on Price Hikes Slapped on Renewal Policies October 7, 2019 By Will Hadfield U.K. home and car insurers could be stopped from jacking up prices when customers’ policies come up for renewal as...
UK Household Insurers, Banks Face Action for Overcharging Customers December 19, 2018 By Jonathan Browning and Karin Matussek Providers in the U.K.’s markets for cash savings, mortgages, insurance, mobile phone contracts and broadband are burdening customers with a...
Some UK Insurers May Be Forced to Adjust Motor, Home Insurance Prices: Fitch November 7, 2018 Some UK insurers may be forced to change how they set their prices for motor and home insurance as a...
UK Regulator to Probe Personal Lines Providers for Overcharging Customers September 28, 2018 By James Davey and Huw Jones Telecoms and financial services companies face an investigation by Britain’s competition regulator after consumer body Citizens Advice complained that customers...