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  • Direct Line's travel business set for £44m claims if restrictions persist

    06 May 2020

    UK insurer expects further costs of £70m related to Covid-19

  • Whisper it quietly... many UK motor insurers are offering Covid-19 refunds

    22 April 2020

    US motor insurers have caught the headlines with multi-million-dollar rebates to customers. Their UK counterparts seem to be in the slow lane, but under the bonnet they are taking action, as Ronan McCaughey explains

  • Five insurers suspend 2019 dividends amid Covid-19 crisis

    08 April 2020

    PRA praises UK insurers for their 'prudent' decision

  • Most UK insurers will pay dividends, despite PRA's letter

    01 April 2020

    Some firms had already planned to withhold capital distribution to shareholders

  • Direct Line suspends share buyback citing market volatility

    19 March 2020

    Swiss Re continues with its buyback plans, for now

  • Direct Line hit with £1m coronavirus bill

    03 March 2020

    UK insurer says February storms absorb more than half of annual weather allowance

  • Competition makes loyalty penalty difficult to end, says Direct Line chief

    26 February 2020

    Penny James addressed the loyalty penalty issue at the ABI conference

  • Dual-pricing crackdown could hit UK insurers' profits

    09 October 2019

    Rating agencies note the potential negative effects from regulatory action

  • Direct Line takes CFO from Royal London, and makes his paypacket public

    16 September 2019

    Tim Harris replaces Penny James following her promotion to CEO

  • Capsicum Re hires AIG actuary for cyber pricing

    05 September 2019

    Reinsurance broker expands cyber capabilities with several appointments