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Insurance Times confirms 2026’s five star insurers for commercial and personal lines
More than 850 UK general insurance brokers responded to Insurance Times’ survey to rate their commercial and personal lines insurer partners
Sabre sees profit growth in H1 2025 as GWP dips
’We have continued to write measured but healthy volumes of business at our target loss ratios through the continued soft part of the market pricing cycle,’ says chief executive
Sabre appoints DLG board member as non-executive director
’His extensive insurance knowledge and experience will add significant value to Sabre,’ says chair
Motor market currently ‘at about the softest point in the cycle’ – Geoff Carter
‘Our view is that the market is substantially underpriced on new business at the moment – the pendulum has swung too far,’ says chief executive
Full Five Star Rating Report: Commercial and Personal Lines 2024/25 is now available
Insurance Times reveals full insurer rankings on service across both commercial and personal lines, with 16 insurers included in 2025’s final report
Sabre posts COR of 84.2% for 2024
’We grew strongly in the first half of the year when market conditions were attractive and we maintained our strict underwriting discipline despite a steep decline in market prices during the second half,’ says chief executive
Briefing: Focus on 2026 key for motor insurers as next year could be ‘ugly’
Net combined ratios (NCRs) of 100% and 107% are forecast for the next two years respectively in the motor insurance market
Geoff Carter: How scale, strategy and a ‘barbell approach’ to underwriting is keeping Sabre so profitable
’We won’t ever be the biggest, but we do want to be the most profitable,’ says chief executive
In Focus: Industry responds to Labour’s promises on car insurance
As the Labour party vows to tackle ’out of control’ premiums, industry experts respond to politicians’ pledges
Briefing: Could government intervention create a rocky road for motor insurers?
A concerted effort to bring down claims costs must begin – and there’s not really any other option
Briefing: Are regulations on affordability pulling in opposite directions?
Sabre’s move to CDL heralds ‘more sophisticated pricing’ for the insurer
Opinion: Inflation and cost of living tightrope testing insurers’ balance
Briefing: Hard times for DLG, Admiral and Sabre – what are the shareholder challenges?
Geoff Carter: How scale, strategy and a ‘barbell approach’ to underwriting is keeping Sabre so profitable
’We won’t ever be the biggest, but we do want to be the most profitable,’ says chief executive
Geoff Carter: Sabre Insurance seeks to tackle ‘niche areas of motor’ with broker partners
The insurer’s chief executive says the firm is ‘all ears for any opportunities brokers might have’
Sabre has ‘been able to hold our nerve’ during pandemic lockdowns
The insurer’s chief executive says that putting prices up year-on-year was the ‘right stuff’, enabling the firm to now ‘stand still’ as its competitors scramble to implement price increases to mitigate Covid discounts
Sabre shrinks book as it continues to push through rate increases
Insurer’s combined operating ratio climbs 2.8 percentage points, but remains a highly profitable 73.4% as it expects pricing pressures to ease
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