Articles by Damisola Sulaiman
Exmouth community fights Allianz bid to fell 200-year-old oak tree
A community in Exmouth, Devon, has held a demonstration to oppose LV felling a 200-year-old oak tree due to subsidence.
Woodgate & Clark flags uptick in neurodiverse fraud referrals
Woodgate & Clark has seen an uptick in fraud referrals involving neurodiverse customers.
Aviva and Zurich highlight inadequacy of UK climate action
Aviva and Zurich Resilience Solutions, as part of the Green Alliance Adaptation Taskforce, have concluded that 65% of UK actions to address the biggest climate risks are currently inadequate.
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.
MGA satisfaction with claims processes hits new low
Clyde & Co’s 2025 MGA Opinion Report has found that managing general agent claims management process dissatisfaction has worsened over the past two years.
FCA clarifies stance on non-financial misconduct rules
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that bullying, harassment and violence against colleagues qualifies a breach of the regulator’s conduct rules for insurers.
Urban Jungle posts £6.2m loss for 2024
Urban Jungle has reported a £6.2m loss for the year ending 30 September 2024.
Insurers upping their female football game
To ensure the Lionesses are in peak form to win the Euros 2025, Damisola Sulaiman examines the strides that have been made to insure female footballers plus what more must be done in insurance innovation and partnerships with sports organisations.
Extinction Rebellion's Steve Tooze departs
XR spokesperson and media co-ordinator for its Insure Our Survival campaign, Steve Tooze, has left to work on other climate projects
Zurich to deploy agentic AI property claims system
Zurich Group is set to take its agentic artificial intelligence application for property claims into production later this year.
Cuvva triples profit to £12.8m
Cuvva has more than tripled its adjusted profit from £3.8m in 2023 to £12.8m in 2024, according to its financial accounts filed on Companies House on 26 June.
Gang of eight convicted after ‘largest’ nuisance call case
Eight men have been convicted of unlawfully accessing and obtaining one million people’s personal information from vehicle repair garages to generate potential leads for personal injury claims.
Retirements drive London market technology innovation
Guidewire London market lead Jamie McDonnell has argued that retirements are driving technology innovation in the market.
Clearspeed raises $60m for ‘high growth’
Clearspeed has raised $60m (£44m) in series D funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $110m.
Students warn class barriers remain despite insurance diversity push
Students from the Sixth Form College Farnborough have shared that while diverse early careers programmes are helpful, certain barriers to gaining insurance careers persist due to classism.
Zego CEO chooses New York over London for future IPO plans
Zego CEO Sten Saar has confirmed that if he were to choose a location for an IPO today, he would opt for the New York Stock Exchange over London.
Lockton’s Owen argues arts sponsorships outshine sports
Richard Owen, partner at Lockton, has argued the broker’s partnership with The Tate's art galleries is preferable to more commonplace sports partnerships because it encouraged creativity among the organisation's brokers and helped create a more inclusive…
NFU Mutual CIO predicts AI decision-making within decade
NFU Mutual chief information officer Tim Mann has argued that artificial intelligence will be making decisions in underwriting, claims and pricing within the next 10 years.
Axa offers domestic abuse support to motor and home customers
Axa Retail has partnered with two charities, Women’s Aid and Smart Works, to offer support for Axa car and home insurance customers in the UK who are experiencing domestic abuse.
Insurers seek alternative subsidence solutions to avoid backlash
Insurers are looking for alternative subsidence solutions to avoid “damaging headlines”, according to Innovation Group managing director John Watson.
Research shows insurer exclusions are forcing coal mine closures
A study by researchers at the University of Zurich and the Swiss Finance Institute has found there is a “significant and sustained” increase in the likelihood that a mine is abandoned following insurer exclusion policy adoption.
Markerstudy’s Williams claims stakeholder pressure key to sustainability push
Insurance firms will need stakeholder requests to pursue sustainability certifications, according to Markerstudy group head of sustainable business strategy Tom Williams.
Allianz makes £200k saving after butchered claim
Allianz has saved £200,000 after a complex injury claim was dropped due to the discovery of contradictory surveillance footage and social media evidence.
Q&A: Charlotte Koep, Root Platform
Charlotte Koep, CEO of Root Platform, discusses with Insurance Post why the insurtech sees MGAs as a “sweet spot” and how it plans to be the provider of choice for that market.