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Pets at Home to launch insurance
Pets at Home is launching its own pet insurance product in the UK early next year.
FSCS pays out £134m despite zero insurance firm failures
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme paid out £134m to customers of failed insurance companies in the 12 months to 31 March 2025, despite no new failings in that time.
Insure Our Survival scopes arms insurers following Palestine Action ban
Insure Our Survival, a breakaway campaign that originated from Extinction Rebellion, is set to target insurance companies it alleges are underwriting arms linked to human rights abuses and genocide.
Big Interview: Phil Cunningham, Direct Commercial
Phil Cunningham, founder of Direct Commercial sits down with Scott McGee to discuss his entry into insurance at the age of 12, why DCL will hit £400m in GWP by 2030, and why he thinks he was the first recipient of the Young Achiever award at the British Insurance Awards.
Aviva, Saga, and LV lead the pack in customer satisfaction
Saga Insurance, Aviva, and LV have been named the top-performing insurers in customer satisfaction.
Building trust in AI, one claims decision at a time
A recent Insurance Post roundtable held in association with Shift Technology explored how insurers are approaching AI in claims with caution and collaboration.
A decade of serious injury collaboration over confrontation
Trade Voice: Matthew Tuff, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, explains how the Serious Injury Guide puts collaboration before conflict in catastrophic injury claims resulting in better outcomes on all sides.
60 Seconds with... Kynd’s Melanie Hayes
Melanie Hayes, chief operating officer and co-founder of cyber risk management experts Kynd, has an undying love for queso, would love to eat cheese whenever she wants to and feels less is more when it comes to make-up.
Sky and Zurich to part ways
Sky Protect is moving to a panel structure as its partnership with Zurich enters run-off, Insurance Post has learnt.
What the ‘interim’ exec team means for the future of DLG?
Content Director's View: With Aviva finally getting the keys to the Direct Line Group business after the deal closed this week, Jonathan Swift asks if there are any early pointers to the direction of travel for the merged business by looking at who has been appointed to the ‘interim’ executive team.
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Art of the M&A insurance deal
With mergers and acquisitions hitting delays, or even collapsing, due to cyber security vulnerabilities, Tim Evershed examines how M&A insurance works and digs deep into the risk management advice insurers are giving plus deal makers to prevent data loss.
Farming under pressure: how insurers are stepping up
The latest episode of the Insurance Post Podcast digs deep into the evolving role of insurance in agriculture and features Charlie Yorke, propositions manager for farming at NFU Mutual, and Steve Smout, head of agriculture at McLarens.
Can the FCA fix the premium finance problem?
News Editor’s View: As the Financial Conduct Authority prepares to publish the initial findings of the premium finance market review, Scott McGee asks what options does the regulator have to fix the “tax on being poor”?
Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Awards open for entries
Entries are now open for Insurance Post’s Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Awards 2025.
The Insurance Post Power List 2025 is available now
We reveal today’s movers and shakers in the industry by measuring their influence and impact on the market.
What’s included?
- A list of insurance’s biggest players today
- Insurance Post Podcast: Listen and find out what it takes to climb to the top of the insurance market
- Ones to watch: The players with growing influence who look set to feature in future rankings
Insurance matrix
How Covid contracted the travel insurance market
Covid caused some travel insurers to beat a hasty retreat from the market but those that remain have changed the level of cover provided by policies as holidaymakers headed off again, according to Anna-Marie Duthie, insight consultant for general insurance at Defaqto.
Student interest in insurance careers hits record low
Interest in insurance careers among UK students has plummeted due to perceptions of the industry as boring and unethical, according to a poll by climate activists.
Four out of 10 insurance CFOs expect flat earnings
The three main concerns of insurance chief financial officers are low economic growth, competitive pressure and geopolitical risks, according to Moody’s annual survey of the individuals with their hands on the purse strings of 22 European insurers.
Rising water excess fuels distrust in home insurers
Peter Roper, head of research at Fairer Finance, argues home insurers need to do more to help customers understand the cover they are purchasing to increase satisfaction in the sector's products and services.
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