Research and Markets: UK General Insurance Competitor Tracker

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Mon May 18, 2009 9:43am EDT

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7a4948/uk_general_insuran) has
announced the addition of the "UK General Insurance Competitor Tracker" report
to their offering. 

The UK General Insurance Competitor Tracker Q1 2009 reviews the major
developments among the leading competitors in the UK general insurance market
including groups such as Aviva, RBS Insurance, AXA, RSA and Zurich. It includes
information on a range of developments including new product launches, new
affinity partnerships and other trading relationships and merger and acquisition
activity. 

Scope

* Information on new product developments, acquisition activity, new corporate
partnerships and other new trading relationships. 
* Insight on the following competitors: Allianz, AXA, Aviva, Fortis, Groupama,
The Lloyds Banking Group, RBS Insurance, RSA, Towergate and Zurich.

Highlights of this title 

RBS announced that it planned to retain its UK general insurance business which
had previously been up for sale. RBS had originally put its UK insurance arm,
which includes Direct Line and Churchill, up for sale with a price tag in the
region of £6 billion to £7 billion in 2008. 

Marsh launched the ProBroker network: a nationwide community of independent
mid-sized UK brokers. Marsh is looking to sign up dozens of independent regional
brokers which are willing to quickly commit a significant proportion of their
book to its network, as a means of gaining a foothold in the SME market. 

Allianz has launched a three-tiered household product range named Allianz Clear
to brokers as part of a wider plan to grow Allianz Retail into a £1 billion
premium business by 2013. 

Key reasons to purchase this title

* Keep up to date with the new trading relationships that your competitors have
entered into including deals with affinity partners. 
* Understand the new products which your competitors are bringing to market, the
main features of these products and the intended target market. 
* Keep abreast of the insurance company or broker acquisitions that your
competitors are making.

Key Topics Covered:

* SUMMARY 
* ANALYSIS 
* OVERVIEW 
* APPENDIX 
* Ask the analyst 
* Datamonitor consulting 
* Disclaimer

For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7a4948/uk_general_insuran

Source: Datamonitor 





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