Profit and GWP improved at the motor provider.

Broker buys Hastings-based SME and personal lines specialist Manor Insurance Services as it reveals it has more deals in the pipeline.

COR deteriorated to 92.2% as provider says results were impacted by Ogden and restructuring costs.

Broker posted a loss of £669,000 for 2019 as it projects a return to profitability in 2020 as a result of streamlining and reorganisation.

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But CEO Steve Treloar says premiums in the provider's broker business has grown by 24% after Allianz's personal lines business transferred to LV.

Research by Confused.com and Willis Towers Watson reveals dip in motor premiums, following a £47 rise over the last year.

The proportional refunds for customers in distress follows Admiral's flat £25 payment but broker customers are not included in the £30m LV has set aside for rebates.

However premiums are set to go up and will also be hit by a 2% IPT increase from June this year.

Average increase for comprehensive motor cover was 12.9% over the past 12 months.

Discount rate cuts, regulation changes, FCA warnings and failing unrated providers were among the hot topics we quizzed brokers on in the latest Sentiment Survey.

The Acturis Premium Index for the first quarter of the year has once again painted a bleak picture of significantly decreasing commercial insurance premiums.

Ups and downs in the Acturis Premium Index for the second quarter of 2017

Research by the AA shows first decline since Q1 2016.

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The third quarter saw notable increases in the Acturis stats, both by size of average premium and the number of lines rising

Research finds that premiums actually fell in final quarter of the year.

Research by the AA finds yearly increases in buildings, contents and combined policies.

Consolidator reveals rising revenue for the final quarter and full year.

The Acturis stats show that brokers finished 2017 with their best quarter for over four years

Reduction means insurance costs are now lower than a year ago.

Average premium for a buildings policy same as beginning of 2011.

But organisation warns over loyalty and telematics complaints.

The first set of Acturis stats for 2018 have surprised and in some cases disappointed the market

Ombudsman gives update after highlighting growth in “black box” complaints in annual review.

Average prices have dropped by more than 10% in a year.

Company flags insurer fears over subsidence claims.

The market has turned positive in all but one line, according to the latest set of Acturis stats

Customers benefiting from 10% yearly fall.

The cost of insuring a home “remains remarkable value for money”.

The stats for the third quarter of 2018 presented a mixed bag, with some star showings when compared to quarter three of 2017

Analysis by The AA reveals quarterly and yearly increases.

Group revenue rises by 11% in the year.

The latest stats show that 2018 was a flat year for insurance premiums although some lines have bucked the trend with modest increases

The first quarter of 2019 has seen positive premium movements across the board with packages as the only exception

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The third quarter of 2019 brought year-on-year premium growth in all classes of commercial business but one, according to the latest set of data provided by Acturis.

As 2019 closed, the Acturis commercial broking index equalled its base line of Q1 2010, representing a quarter of heavy increases in premiums over the year before

Phil Barton, alongside Stuart Reid and Chris Jelf, has formed the broker from MRIB and Independents, La Playa, CGI and Versatile, with initial £25m investment from Capital Z.

Provider also posts increases in GWP and profit after tax as it reports "disappointing" personal motor result impacted by claims inflation and a "lower than anticipated" Ogden rate.

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