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What went wrong with Gallagher’s bid to buy PIB Group?
After talks between Gallagher and PIB came to an abrupt stop last week, Scott McGee asks what went wrong, and what does it represent?
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Superscript’s netball; MHP Group’s salad
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.
£5m leasehold class action launched as legal papers issued
A class action lawsuit led by City lawyer and leaseholder Liam Spender launched today (17 July), with legal papers submitted to four freeholders and an advisory firm owned by Gallagher.
Insurance Post journalists win Headlinemoney Awards
Insurance Post’s news editor Scott McGee and senior reporter Damisola Sulaiman walked away with two of the top Headlinemoney Awards trophies.
Woodgate & Clark flags uptick in neurodiverse fraud referrals
Woodgate & Clark has seen an uptick in fraud referrals involving neurodiverse customers.
Q&A: Gary Gallen, rradar
Gary Gallen, CEO and founder of Rradar, tells Insurance Post why he set up the firm, how he flipped the pricing model of law firms, and why others won't follow suit.
From data maturity to customer loyalty
With customer expectations shifting toward more personalised, seamless digital experiences, and competition in the market intensifying — particularly through price comparison websites — insurers are under growing pressure to retain customers and expand their lifetime value.
Throwback Thursday: CII exam costs criticised
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to July 1970 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when young Chartered Insurance Institute members were moaning about the cost of exams.
Bupa Global MD on how issues plaguing public health systems hit insurers
Anthony Cabrelli, managing director of Bupa Global, explains the nature of claims, technological advances and prevention trends that are reshaping the international private medical insurance landscape.
FCA’s CPD cut threatens faith in insurance
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
Lack of financial coordination of claims payments laid bare
The fragmented nature of the financial coordination underpinning claims payments in the UK has been flagged by a survey by Vitesse.
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.
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