UK insurer Hastings gross written premiums rise
(Reuters) - British insurer Hastings Group Holdings Plc (HSTG.L) reported a 26 percent rise in nine-month gross written premiums, driven by a growth in the number of policies.
* Hastings Group, which listed on the London Stock Exchangelast year, said gross written premiums rose to 572.8 millionpounds for the nine months ended Sept.30 from 454.3 millionpounds a year earlier.
* Live customer policies grew 16 percent to 2.29 millionfrom a year earlier.
* The company, which operates mainly in the UK motor market,offers vehicle insurance and financing and ancillary products.
(Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain and Esha Vaish in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)