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Guidewire’s InsurPitch crowns first joint winners
A ‘wallet studio’ firm and a company seeking to connect vertical SaaS platforms with providers were the first joint winners of Guidewire’s InsurPitch.
Open GI’s partnership; Axa’s climate platform; Biba’s fresh face
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz Broker ‘punching below its weight’
Allianz Broker’s managing director, Glyn Hughes, has said the business is “punching below its weight” at the moment and has come in with “high ambitions”.
Roundtable: Can commercial insurers crack the fraud conundrum?
Insurers, brokers and fraud experts discussed the challenges of better data sharing, earlier detection and stronger cross-market cooperation.
Will Excel survive the insurance pricing revolution?
Insurers are modernising pricing, yet spreadsheets dominate workflows. Why hasn’t Excel gone away?
Allianz Partners enters travel gadget market
Allianz Partners has signed a long-term partnership with travel broker Coverwise to launch gadget protection for UK travellers.
Pothole damage continues to cause headaches for brokers
Potholes are becoming are becoming big problem for UK drivers, in turn giving brokers and claims teams a headache.
Beazley leaning on data-driven underwriting in soft market
Beazley is increasingly pushing a data-driven underwriting approach for SME cyber cover in order to maintain discipline in a soft market.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Insurtech Run Club; Qover’s divorce
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector's social media posts.
Why insurers need to talk about garden design
Editor’s View: Following a visit to Chelsea Flower Show to admire Flood Re’s Contain the Rain garden, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on why insurers need to talk more about gardens, drainage and flood resilience.
Page and Kielty to step down as Aon CEOs
Aon has announced the appointment of two co-CEOs for EMEA, meaning both Julie Page and Jane Kielty are to step down as CEOs.
Acrisure blames AI for slashing 2250 jobs
Acrisure is cutting around 11% of its global workforce, after chief executive and co-founder Greg Williams told staff advances in artificial intelligence and technology are reshaping how the business operates and serves clients.
House of Lords to probe insurance market
The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has today (21 May) launched a new inquiry on the regulation of the UK’s consumer insurance market.
Axa aims to double schemes business
Sarah Mallaby, chief distribution officer and mid-market trading director at Axa Commercial, has revealed the provider is looking to double its schemes business as the firm looks to become a “£2bn business”.
Tokio Marine could deploy $10bn in M&A over next 18 months
Brad Irick, managing executive officer and co-head of international business at Tokio Marine Holdings, has said the business can deploy $10bn (£7.4bn) in M&A transactions over the next 18 months.
Allianz’s Ktenidis looks to ‘dial up’ digital offering
Allianz Commercial’s new chief distribution officer Alex Ktenidis has told Insurance Post that he is looking to “dial up” the digital offering of the insurer.
BPL to launch reinsurance division
Credit and political risk broker BPL is set to launch a dedicated reinsurance division, BPL Re, Insurance Post can reveal.
Throwback Thursday: London Institute’s growth plan
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to May 1981 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the London Insurance Institute wanted to grow.
Q&A: Fiona Marry, Bridgehaven
Fiona Marry, recently appointed European chief executive of Bridgehaven, tells Insurance Post about the company’s international expansion plans and what sets the hybrid model apart.
Why insurance should be winning the war for talent
View from the Top: Frank Streidl, head of commercial insurance for Zurich UK, lays out why the industry needs to a better job at challenging misconceptions around working in insurance.
Tom Needs to leave Applied Systems
Applied Systems Europe CEO Tom Needs is leaving the tech provider at the end of June, with Dave Chapman being named managing director and leading the company moving forward.
Insurers must take ‘vital’ action after climate change report
Insurers have said the industry must take “vital actions” as a government report says the UK should adopt maximum temperature rules among other changes.
Intact looking at re-entering cyber market in 2027
Intact Insurance is ‘having a look’ at its cyber insurance strategy, and is considering returning to the market in 2027, Insurance Post can reveal.
Howden launches Web3 risk ecosystem
The broking group has expanded its crypto theft insurance product, bringing together specialist vendors across pre-emptive risk management and post-incident recovery.
Hiscox sees ‘plenty of headroom’ for growth
Hiscox sees “plenty of headroom” for growth across specialist sectors as it pushes to achieve 8% retail growth in 2026, according to chief distribution officer Gareth Hemming.
Lloyd’s culture head Lomas to exit
Mark Lomas, head of culture at Lloyd’s, is to leave the London Market after four years in the role.