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Zurich’s Clayton says let tech guide your fraud teams
Zurich’s head of fraud Scott Clayton has urged the industry to keep counter fraud a “people business”, but to allow technology to act as a guide.
London motor premiums fall by a fifth
The latest data released by WTW and Confused has revealed significant reductions in the average comprehensive motor premium, with London benefitting the most.
Fresh calls to scrap IPT surface after record receipts
Ahead of the Spring Statement later this week, there have been renewed calls for the government to reduce or totally scrap insurance premium tax in certain areas of the market.
Roles that got a pay rise or cut in insurance revealed
Some insurance employees in 2024 enjoyed a 15% uptick in their salary while others saw their wages fall by nearly 10%, according to Reed’s Salary Guide for 2025.
Smarter bordereaux management for a new era of delegated authority
A recent webinar hosted by Insurance Post in association with Charles Taylor InsureTech brought together industry experts to explore the evolving landscape of bordereaux management and its role in the digital transformation of delegated authority. Here are the key insights.
Diary of an Insurer: Avantia Group’s Mark Eastham
For Mark Eastham, CEO of Avantia Group, no day is ever the same as it’s a juggle of risk pricing, claims, customer experience and artificial intelligence innovation as well as getting on his bike.
Zego CEO predicts fully autonomous motoring ‘within 40 years’
Sten Saar, CEO of Zego, has said a “fully autonomous world is coming”, and that it will be here in 40 years as a “worst-case scenario”.
Howden cyber chief blames brokers for cyber insurance adoption lag
Shay Simkin, global head of cyber at Howden, has argued that brokers are to blame for the lack of adoption of cyber insurance.
Allianz x Volvo; Howden buys broker; Clear Group’s COO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
How the Battle of Hastings could hurt insurers
Editor’s View: Hastings Insurance’s victory over HM Revenue & Customs marks a significant turning point for insurance intermediaries and their ability to recover VAT, according to Emma Ann Hughes.
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How insurers are helping businesses grow
As chancellor Rachel Reeves says the UK must go “further and faster” to achieve economic growth, Edmund Tirbutt examines how insurance is providing the safety net required to ensure businesses focus on getting bigger and better in the months and years to come.
How cyber insurers are preparing for a Black Swan event
How cyber insurance is evolving because of black swan events is tackled in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
What has driven loss adjuster start-ups to near extinction?
Content Director’s View: The beginning of the century saw a number of loss adjusting start-ups fueled by entrepreneurial managers and teams determined to go it alone and forge their own paths outside of the incumbent ‘big boys’ but of late these new ventures are as rare as hen’s teeth. Jonathan Swift examines what has happened.
How the pandemic transformed travel insurance
Tom Luckham explores the travel insurance market post-Covid and analyses what kind of effect the pandemic had on the industry, and which effects are still lingering.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024
Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers 2024 list has been shaken up by tough times for motor insurers in 2023 and a shift to more profitable lines among major players in the market
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Roles that got a pay rise or cut in insurance revealed
Some insurance employees in 2024 enjoyed a 15% uptick in their salary while others saw their wages fall by nearly 10%, according to Reed’s Salary Guide for 2025.
FCA spots 30 misleading insurance adverts
Just 30 general insurance and protection adverts were amended or pulled in 2024, following intervention from the Financial Conduct Authority.
AI tops global risk index for insurance
The insurance sector is facing a seismic shift, as artificial intelligence emerges as the top-ranked risk for the year ahead, displacing all other major concerns.
What makes pet insurance customers happy revealed
Admiral and Agria have the greatest proportion of extremely or fairly satisfied pet insurance customers, according to the latest research by Fairer Finance.
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