It looks like the ESURE applications have been scaled back - unfortunately to an amount that is hardly worth the bother. (40% @£2.90).

Esure Website

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Recent Broker notes

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Recent Market news

Esure Fundamentals (ESUR)

So much for this TP upgrade.

JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 309.45 331.00 340.00 Reiterates

Half Yearly Report

Financial highlights

· Gross written premiums up 6.7% to £265.4m (1H 2012: £248.8m)
· In-force policies up 5.5% to 1.855 million (FY 2012: 1.759 million)
· Trading profit1 up 7.2% to £65.2m (1H 2012: £60.8m)
· Profit before tax up 15.2% to £56.9m (1H 2012: £49.4m)
· Combined operating ratio2 improved by 4.8ppts to 89.6% (1H 2012: 94.4%)
· Additional Services Revenue ("ASR")3 up 2.8% to £51.0m (1H 2012: £49.6m)
- ASR excluding Claims Income3 up 8.9% to £45.4m (1H 2012: £41.7m)
· Pro forma earnings per share4 up 16.9%5 to 10.6 pence (1H 2012: 9.1 pence)
· Interim dividend per share of 2.5p (1H 2012: nil), a payout ratio of 70% (1H 2012: nil) reflecting the strong operational performance and financial position of the Group.

In auction -10.9%.

wow sp down over 11% somebody for "sure" doesn't like their results!

Not a good start!

Exane BNP Paribas Underperform 274.20 - 271.00 Initiates/Starts

Exane BNP Paribas Neutral 0.00 271.00 267.00 Upgrades

Deutsche Bank Buy 0.00 340.00 300.00 Reiterates

JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 0.00 340.00 340.00 Reiterates

Esure Group: Deutsche Bank reduces target from 340p to 300p, while keeping a buy recommendation. Exane shifts target from 271p to 267p, while upgrading to neutral. Canaccord Genuity cuts target from 330p to 270p and stays with its buy recommendation

esure: JP Morgan reduces target from 340p to 305p, while keeping an overweight rating

Interim Management Statement

On track to meet market expectations for the full year despite challenging market conditions

Highlights

· Gross written premiums year-to-date up 4.8% to £427.0m (YTD Q3 2012: £407.6m) - motor up 4.8% and home up 4.2%
· Gross written premiums for Q3 up 1.7% to £161.5m (Q3 2012: £158.8m) - motor up 1.8% and home up 1.3%
· Total in-force policies at 30 September 2013 of 1.906 million (FY 2012: 1.759 million)
· Additional Services Revenue1 ("ASR") year-to-date up 0.4% to £79.3m (YTD Q3 2012: £79.0m)
- ASR excluding Claims Income up 7.5% to £72.7m (YTD Q3 2012: £67.6m)
· The financial position remains strong and the Group remains debt-free.

On the move +4.9%.

The recovery seems to be underway!

Hmmmm....you could have said the same thing in early Sept & early Oct!

Yes, but that was before the latest RNS!

Also need to consider the latest broker views:
14 Nov Canaccord... 255.00 Buy
14 Nov JP Morgan... 300.00 Overweight
14 Nov Deutsche Bank 300.00 Buy

JP Morgan Cazenove Overweight 248.60 300.00 300.00 Reiterates

Still climbing back up!

27 Nov 2013 Esure Group ESUR Deutsche Bank Buy 254.20 253.00 300.00 300.00 Reiterates

SP TARGET 300p

Up almost 15% today!

Looking to fill the gap.

Insurance group esure will announce its 2013 preliminary results on 11 March.