Issue Drill Down: Feature Articles
RBS: rumored plans to exit Tesco JV may be ill advised
RBS's recent ventures, including its partner acquisition of ABN Amro, seem to have left it with a shortage of cash that not even a GBP12 billion rights issue will cover. RBS hopes to make an additional GBP4 billion from the sale of its insurance units, and is even rumored to be selling its share in Tesco Personal Finance. However, given the strength of this business, the move has to be questioned.
7 May 2008
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Principle Insurance: a newly FSA authorized Sharia compliant insurer
Principle Insurance has become the UK's first Sharia compliant independent insurance company to be formally authorized by the FSA. The insurer will operate in accordance with Islamic laws, through which it will target the UK's estimated two million Muslims in the home and motor markets. In this way, the company is demonstrating a different approach to segmenting the insurance markets.
2 May 2008
uSwitch: making life policies more accessible
Price comparison site uSwitch has added life policies to its platform to help customers choose appropriate products. However, the life industry has traditionally lagged behind the rest of the financial services sector in making products available via price comparison sites and the introduction of life policies does not necessarily mean that other protection products will be able to follow suit.
21 Apr 2008
CRM: insurers can propel technology's growth by focusing on customer
Heightened competition, along with more informed and demanding consumers, is causing insurers worldwide to rethink their customer relationship management strategy. In order to remain competitive and maintain profitability, life and non-life insurers must expand beyond their core competency of risk management and focus on customer management.
17 Apr 2008
Australian insurance: QBE launches takeover bid for IAG
Australia's largest property and casualty insurer, QBE Insurance Group, has launched a bid to take over Insurance Australia Group, the country's largest motor and home insurer. The prospective acquisition is set to deliver economic synergies for the combined entity, and comes at a time when IAG's stock price has been battered.
17 Apr 2008
Fortis: to enhance its SME offering
Fortis has announced plans to raise the level of cover available under its Commercial Guard products in its ongoing bid to target the SME market. Among other changes, it will add computer breakdown cover and legal expenses as standard across the range. With direct channel competition growing, Fortis has chosen product differentiation as a means to grow its share in the SME commercial lines market.
4 Apr 2008
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