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Is Hiscox no longer the big bad BI wolf?
Editor’s View: Scott McGee considers how lessons can be learned from how Hiscox, which bore the brunt of the initial reputational hit from Covid-related business interruptions claims, has moved on.
RSA posts £9m loss for first half of 2023
RSA has posted a £9m loss for the first half of 2023 and hired Aviva’s former transformation director James Godfrey to try to future-proof its technology, digital and data capabilities.
Diary of an Insurer: RSA’s Kate Coutts
Kate Coutts, head of risk policy, strategy and change at RSA, simplifies systems, keeps fit and finds her risk skills come in handy at a school governors meeting.
Could a motor insurance crisis become a political storm?
Content director's view: As Zurich pulls out of the personal lines broker market, and with motor far from being flavour of the month for investors and capacity providers, Jonathan Swift asks could a combination of withdrawals and lack of new competition…
Aviva buys Barclays home insurance portfolio
With just days to go until the Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty deadline, Aviva has bought Barclays UK’s home insurance portfolio, which comprises 350,000 customers.
View from the top: RSA’s Jones and Gray on why the London Market must address its talent shortage
Andy Jones, director of risk consulting, and Calvin Gray, London Market marine director, at RSA Insurance discuss the London Market’s talent issue and the steps it must take to address the gap.
RSA moves to double professional indemnity business by 2026
RSA Insurance has launched an excess of loss product – the first in a phase of launches as it aims to double the size of its professional indemnity business by 2026.
Best Insurance Employer: RSA
RSA was praised by employees, earning the insurance giant a three-star rating in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list.
Aviva, Crawford, Zurich and Amanda Blanc triumph at 2023 British Insurance Awards
Aviva was among the big winners at the British Insurance Awards 2023, on a night when its group CEO Amanda Blanc took home the Achievement Award.
Five insurers given green light to appeal Excel Centre BI judgment
Five insurers have been given permission to appeal last month’s Commercial Court judgment on ‘at-the-premises’ business interruption claims, with only RSA accepting the outcome.
RSA poised to launch partnership with cyber MGA Resilience
RSA is preparing to launch a cyber proposition with US-based managing general agent Resilience, the insurer’s UK specialty boss has said.
Is it time to start lobbying the government to help insure SMEs?
News editor's view: Despite business insolvencies increasing year-on-year, SMEs are still not taking out insurance and, when they do, they often remain underinsured. Is it time for the government to step in?
RSA turns to broker networks in pursuit of commercial lines growth
RSA is leaning heavily on its relationships with broker networks as it looks to grow its commercial lines business.
Complexity and cost of insuring Britain’s historic buildings
Forty years since the English Heritage rebranded to Historic England under Margaret Thatcher’s government, Pam Kokoszka explores the role the insurance industry plays in protecting listed buildings.
Climate change activists target Biba conference
Protestors gathered outside the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference in Manchester today (11 May), calling for insurers to refuse to back the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How to build a successful MGA
Analysis: Emma Ann Hughes explores what it takes in the current economic climate to stand out from the crowd and secure funding for a managing general agent.
Former chief actuary of RSA Ireland banned for five years
Central Bank Ireland issued prohibition notice to Martin Ryan, former chief actuary at RSA Insurance Ireland.
Why the Consumer Duty could reduce general insurance options
Editor’s View: Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes is concerned the Consumer Duty combined with claims inflation could reduce choice for personal lines policyholders.
RSA’s personal motor withdrawal was More Than inevitable
Content Director's View: Jonathan Swift reflects on RSA's withdrawal from personal motor and concludes it had been coming for a few years now.