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Guidewire buys pricing software provider Quantee
Guidewire has bought insurance pricing software provider Quantee, after insurers asked the platform provider “to solve the problem in a cohesive and seamlessly integrated way”.
Q&A: Sivan Iram, Flow Specialty
Sivan Iram, CEO and co-founder of Flow Specialty, shares with insurance Post the reasoning behind launching an artificial intelligence broker agent, as well as how the firm retains its quality.
Why Aviva’s takeover of Direct Line is bad news
James Daley, managing director of Fairer Finance, shares his thoughts on Aviva’s £3.7bn takeover of Direct Line Group and raises concerns about the impact of mega mergers on customer service.
Throwback Thursday: Kwik Fit gets fitter; Aon’s warning
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to March 1998 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Kwik Fit Insurance was expanding and Aon’s CEO warned against lawyers.
Ardonagh confirms Ian Donaldson's next steps
Ardonagh has confirmed Ian Donaldson's next move as it launches a global data and tech unit that aims to “harness the best of robotics, machine learning, and data enrichment" across the broker.
Spring Statement 2025: What insurers should know
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her 2025 Spring Statement today (26 March) with a mix of spending cuts, investment pledges, and economic forecasts.
Bspoke to exploit high-net-worth ‘complacency’
Bspoke Group CEO Tim Smyth has big ambitions for the company’s recently set up high-net-worth business, and plans on swooping in on the complacency of others within the market.
Ardonagh close to securing $2.5bn to fund expansion
The insurance broker is reportedly nearing an agreement to raise as much as $2.5bn (£1.9bn) from investors, which will help fund growth.
Lessons from the LA wildfires for the UK’s flood resilience
As the scale of losses from the Los Angeles wildfires becomes clear, Marcel Le Gouais examines if insurers are ready for a climate change-induced ‘new normal’ plus how the sector needs to step up efforts to improve policyholders' risk resilience.
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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