Europe
Woodgate & Clark acquires media and entertainment adjuster Spotlite
Woodgate & Clark has acquired media and entertainment adjuster Spotlite as it continues to build specialist expertise.
Enoizi joins Guy Carpenter in global role
Guy Carpenter has appointed Julian Enoizi as global head of public sector.
PIB Group's Brendan McManus on how to get deals and acquisitions right
Brendan McManus, CEO at the PIB Group, understands why people can see acquisitive growth as being like a hamster wheel, but explains that through investing in verticals, products, people and technology it can be more like an exhilarating rollercoaster…
Insurance Europe ends All-Russian Insurance Federation’s membership
The board of Insurance Europe has voted to end the All-Russian Insurance Federation’s membership of the organisation in response to the Ukraine crisis.
Analysis: E-scooters – the view from Europe
As UK e-scooter trials are extended, Post looks at what lessons the UK could learn from its European neighbours
Blog: Is this the end of the paper-based insurance premium tax era?
With the UK tax landscape constantly shifting, the year ahead is likely to see further developments and changes in policy and regulation. Russell Brown, senior consulting manager at Sovos, considers what this could mean for insurance premium tax.
PIB fine-tunes management structure as it sets sights on rapid Europe expansion
PIB Group has made a number of changes to its management structure in anticipation of accelerated growth during the course of 2022.
Intelligence: Is it boom time for special purpose acquisition companies in the UK?
Although the mania for special purpose acquisition companies of early 2021 has subsided, investor enthusiasm persists and is in the process of going global. The losses directors’ and officers’ insurers can expect to flow from these types of companies…
Genasys adds ex-Duck Creek leader Bart Patrick as CRO
Genasys has appointed Bart Patrick as chief revenue officer and member of the executive team.
Bifurcated 1.1 renewal market negotiations leaves strained relationships, reinsurance brokers warn
Challenging negotiations between reinsurers and buyers during the busy 1.1 renewal season may have strained relationships with some clients, brokers have warned.
Swiss Re reports nat cat losses fourth worst since 1970; Davies buys BVS; Leak Bot to go public after reverse takeover; and Ryanair teams up with insurtech
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week
SRG launches MX Underwriting MGA with £100m target for 2022
Specialist Risk Group has unveiled managing general agent MX Underwriting bringing together GB Underwriting, CLS Risk Solutions and Blackrock Insurance Solutions with Lime Insurance.
Blog: Pay-as-you-buy insurance – a customer choice-based concept
Telematics has created an acceptance of data sharing that paves the way for insurers and their customers to access the benefits from open banking data, argues Sara Costantini, managing director of Crif Decision Solutions.
Incoming Norgrove praised amid market surprise at Egan's RSA departure
Market specialists were surprised by RSA UK & International CEO Scott Egan’s departure but welcomed Ken Norgrove as the new RSA leader and urged him to push on with making the provider more outward looking.
Top 50 Reinsurers 2021: Global reinsurance segment marked by stability and uncertainty
Diversification into primary insurance leads to shuffle among the world’s largest reinsurance groups AM Best's Catherine Thomas and Mathilde Jakobsen explain.
Gallagher appoints chief broking officer
Gallagher has appointed a new market management director from Aon, with incumbent Ron Hayes stepping into the chief broking officer role.
Rob Gibbs leaves RSA as Lee Mooney and Steve Watson step up in Intact specialty integration
Rob Gibbs, commercial lines managing director at RSA, has decided to leave after 23 years with the business, the insurer has confirmed.
COP26 Round up: Week two
Post rounds up the insurance news and announcements from the second week of COP26 in Glasgow.
Intelligence: Brave new world of travel insurance
World travel and its insurance counterpart travel insurance have experienced significant changes over the last 18 months. With all travel cancelled then forced through a traffic light system and now facing a new ‘simplified’ system, Post asks how travel…
COP26 Round up: Week one
Post rounds up the insurance news and announcements from the first week of COP26 in Glasgow.
COP26 Blog: Helping SMEs face the challenges of climate change
Aviva commercial lines managing director Nick Major considers SME attitudes to climate change and how insurers should support these businesses.
'Silent climate' cover in policies a risk as litigation ramps up
Lawyers are working with clients to understand how insurance policies may or may not respond in the event of climate-related litigation, as more governments and companies find themselves subject to lawsuits.
Europe 'big enough' for us sets out Getsafe boss Wiens
Getsafe intends to keep its sights set firmly on Europe, founder and CEO Christian Wiens told Post as the business bagged its German insurance licence and a $93m capital raise.
QBE names Chris Wallace as UK insurance business head
Chris Wallace has been appointed executive director of QBE’s UK insurance business taking over from Cécile Fresneau, who was promoted to run the European Operations insurance division earlier this year.