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...Mr Vann had been with esure since 2000. He led the company through its IPO in 2013 and the demerger of Gocompare, the price comparison site, in 2016....
...Mr Vann added: “Our strong performance to date gives us confidence that we will exceed previous guidance....
...Stuart Vann, Esure chief executive, said: “We remain disciplined in home, as current market conditions do not provide opportunities for profitable growth.”...
...Stuart Vann said that Esure has very little exposure to the change in the so-called Ogden rate....
...Investors approved the demerger on Tuesday, with 99 per cent voting in favour at the insurer’s general meeting, writes Oliver Ralph....
...Shareholders approved the separation earlier this week, but not before 18 per cent had voted against a demerger-related pay plan under which Esure chief executive Stuart Vann will receive £1.5m of shares...
...Last year Mr Vann was paid £824,000, while Mr Ogden received £502,000. Gocompare shares are due to start trading on Thursday morning....
...“The price rises are really just covering the cost of manufacture,” says Mr Vann....
...Chief executive Stuart Vann said: “We are reporting strong growth figures, with customer numbers and premiums up across the board....
...Mr Vann said they had risen by 2 per cent in the first quarter and 6 per cent in the second....
...“We’re very excited with where GoCompare is,” Esure chief executive Stuart Vann told the Financial Times. “The business hadn’t gone anywhere for three years....
...“We’ve always said that when market conditions were right, we’d push the pedal down,” said Stuart Vann, chief executive....
...However, Mr Vann denied the company had issued a profit warning....
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