Zurich Insurance
Beazley’s Cox exits as Zurich completes £8bn takeover
Adrian Cox is leaving Beazley as Zurich completes its £8bn acquisition of the specialty insurer.
Is AI decimating the insurance sector’s training ground?
As artificial intelligence removes grunt work, the first of two Dive In special episodes of the Insurance Post Podcast explores whether the technology is destroying the training ground of entry-level roles.
Zurich’s Pash on ensuring online service remains empathetic
Richard Pash, chief customer officer of Zurich UK, explains why digital innovation should make insurance more convenient without losing the empathy customers expect in life's most difficult moments.
Thinking differently about insurance’s neurodiverse talent
Emma Ann Hughes reveals how insurers are discovering that neurodiverse talent is not simply something to support, but a source of innovation, better judgement and stronger customer outcomes.
MPs and activists call for ‘proactive’ reform to Flood Re's insurers
MPs and climate change activists have called on the government to use ongoing flood policy reforms to examine whether insurers benefiting from Flood Re should also be financing or underwriting fossil fuel projects.
Insurance fraud no longer a sideline issue
As insurers embed fraud expertise across claims operations, and technology takes on more of the routine screening, collaboration is becoming a competitive advantage.
Top 30 European insurers of 2026 revealed
Europe’s Top 30 non-life insurers achieved another year of solid top line growth in 2025, although exchange rate changes affected revenue negatively when converted to euros.
Insurance document fraud moves upstream
Document fraud is moving beyond claims and into underwriting as AI gives fraudsters new ways to exploit insurers.
Diary of an Insurer: Zurich’s Paul Green
Paul Green, Zurich UK's multinational hub manager, engages with brokers, leads underwriters, enjoys river walks with his dog and late-night F1 racing sessions.
Zurich's Harvey says climate change hazards must be broadened
Insurance responses to climate change need to be broadened out to multiple hazards says Zurich Resilience Solutions’ specialist risk engineer James Harvey.
City minister urges insurers to tackle economic abuse
City minister Lucy Rigby has called on insurers to step up efforts to identify and tackle economic abuse, urging firms to embed safeguards into product design and customer services.
From AI adoption to AI control: how can insurers scale with confidence?
How insurers can avoid AI fragmentation, moving from pilots to controlled, enterprise-wide AI that actually delivers value
Why better data flow will determine insurance AI success
Competitive advantage from artificial intelligence will come from turning fragmented insurance data into timely, reliable insights that improve operational decision-making, according to Dave Wilson, director of financial services and insurance at…
Zurich cuts commercial underwriting time by 78% with AI
Zurich UK’s underwriting workbench for commercial insurance has reduced processing times by 78% in less than two years.
Time:To – Zurich’s Thomas on using AI to strengthen underwriting
Artificial intelligence should be used to help underwriters spend less time hunting around for data, according to Sam Thomas, interim chief underwriting officer of Zurich UK.
Which duo rank as the UK’s top insurance Power Pair?
For her first ever comment article for Post, Penny Black ranks the UK insurance industry's most credible couplings, deal-tastic duos and peerless pairs that are the envy of all their rivals.
Sixfold brings AI underwriting into Salesforce workflows
Sixfold has partnered with PS Advisory to bring its artificial intelligence underwriting capabilities directly into Salesforce.
Zurich warning as plug-in solar panels launch across UK
As UK households are allowed to install plug-in solar panels for the first time from Thursday (27 August), Zurich has warned homeowners need to ensure their property’s electrical system is up to the job.
Aegis union demands workers be heard at AI workplaces
Aegis has launched a charter calling for workers to be involved with artificial intelligence workplace decisions as the union finds 40% of its surveyed members have not been consulted about the introduction of the technology.
Zurich fraud probe leads to solicitor being struck off
A City solicitor has been struck off after a fraudulent bicycle insurance claim triggered an investigation by Zurich and resulted in him being placed on the Insurance Fraud Register.
Insurance opportunity in local government transformation
View from the Top: Gordon Wilmott, head of public services at Zurich Municipal, discusses how local government reorganisation is reshaping risk and creating an opportunity for insurers to prove their value.