Aviva
Aviva looks to build new product lines
David Martin, managing director of UK GI distribution & SME at Aviva, revealed that the insurer is considering its fund allocation with the intention of building out new products.
Aviva sees uptick in brokers developing ESG plans
Over a quarter of brokers are implementing Net Zero plans, according to research from Aviva.
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode 3 - Travel claims: fact or fiction?
Having navigated the Data Escape Room in the last episode, the latest challenge sees the Claims Apprentices take part in an insurance-related gameshow.
Zurich challenges itself to halve HNW quote times
As Zurich looks to invest further in the high net worth space, head of personal lines and specialties Phil Ost wants to challenge his HNW team to respond to brokers’ quotes within 24 hours
Briefing: Why the potential Markerstudy/Ardonagh Retail merger makes sense
As reports surface on what some have called “the worst kept secret at Biba”, why does the potential merger between Ardonagh Retail and Markerstudy make sense?
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode Two – Data Escape Room
Now that the apprentices have been put into two teams, and their names have been decided upon, it is time for the them to tackle their first challenge.
Reinventing recruitment and onboarding in insurance
Analysis: Following ‘the great resignation’, news editor Scott McGee examines how insurance companies are replacing lost talent and coping with increased wage demands.
Movers and shakers who made Insurance Post’s Power List revealed
This year’s Insurance Post Power List provides a blueprint of what you need to do to achieve and succeed in today’s world.
Amanda Blanc, Aviva
When it came to influence and impact in insurance and wider society, nobody came close to Aviva Group chief executive Amanda Blanc in shaking up the industry this year.
Believe in better – will Sky Protect break the smart tech home insurance hoodoo?
Content director’s view: Jonathan Swift muses on whether Sky Protect could disrupt the household insurance Premier League in the same way it did with English football following its investment in the game in 1992.
Aviva aims to expand reach of personal lines
Owen Morris, managing director of Aviva personal lines, revealed plans to expand the provider’s reach beyond the “middle England heartland” the insurer is generally seen to target.
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode one – Meet the teams
Claims Apprentice is back! After a gruelling interview process, we can now meet the final six candidates, all competing for the prize of becoming the 2023 champion.
Aviva’s Marc Lewis to leave for Ecclesiastical
Aviva's Marc Lewis has been appointed as Ecclesiastical’s UK underwriting director, Insurance Post can reveal.
Sky UK enters insurance with smart tech home launch
Sky UK has launched itself into UK insurance by announcing the creation of Sky Protect, a home insurance product incorporating smart tech.
Ardonagh in double swoop; UK General rebrands; SRG launches in Europe
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments, and strategic moves of the week.
Insurers argue ‘at the premises’ BI clauses don’t respond to widescale Covid-19 restrictions
Insurers say it is wrong to interpret ‘at the premises’ disease clauses in business interruption policies as being capable of responding to widescale, government ordered closures.
Insurers likely to avoid repeat of 2022 subsidence losses
The insurance industry will likely avoid another spike in subsidence claims this year, despite earlier concerns of a repeat of the costly conditions experienced in 2022.
Brokers don’t care about insurers’ ESG work, reports suggest
Data analysis: Insurance brokers in the UK can’t name the insurers leading the way with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) work, a survey has shown.
CBI exodus as insurance firms leave amid allegations
Insurance firms are leaving the Confederation of British Industry at a rate of knots. Post collects the statements of all those leaving the CBI.
Could the PRA soon be knocking on personal lines insurers’ doors?
Editor’s View: 2022 was tough for personal lines, but if you are an insurer who had a particularly difficult year, the Prudential Regulatory Authority could soon be knocking on your door.
More exits possible as Hannover Re becomes third member to leave NZIA
After a Moody's report stated two founding members of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance left because of "material antitrust risks", Hannover Re has decided to leave the alliance.
Charrier-Leflaive replaces Jaillon as Wakam CEO
Wakam has promoted Catherine Charrier-Leflaive to CEO, with her predecessor Olivier Jaillon stepping up to be chairman.