Articles by Damisola Sulaiman
Marshmallow names motor brokerage CEO
Marshmallow has appointed Samuel Butler CEO of its car insurance brokerage subsidiary Marshmallow Financial Services Limited.
ABI pressed to make insurers cover subsidence for 10 years post-claim
The Association of British Insurers has been called on to specify insurers maintain clay shrinkage subsidence cover for 10 years after repairs in its guidance.
AI video tech three times better than telematics at predicting risk
Artificial intelligence-powered video telematics technology is three times better at risk prediction accuracy than traditional telematics inputs.
Staysure assembles specialist team for AI chatbot
Staysure has assembled a team of conversational artificial intelligence specialists to continuously monitor and refine its AI webchat assistant Susi.
Allianz UK creates head of AI role
Allianz UK has appointed Mansoor Reehana to the newly created head of artificial intelligence role.
FCA defends ‘awful lot’ of work done amid Which? super complaint
The Financial Conduct Authority has said it has already done an “awful lot” of insurance work, in response questions about the Which? super complaint.
Protesters target Lloyd's careers event
Protesters have targeted the Dive Into Careers Conference at Lloyd’s today (10 October).
Insurtechs shaping the future of autonomous vehicle insurance
With several developments in the autonomous vehicle space in recent months, Damisola Sulaiman analyses how insurtechs seem to be the first movers on this inevitable shift in the mobility landscape.
FCA warns against snap judgments on motor finance redress scheme
The Financial Conduct Authority has called for firms and individuals to “not rush to judgement” on its motor finance compensation scheme.
How insurance can realise the personalised motor policy dream
Damisola Sulaiman analyses the landscape of usage-based motor insurance, including its tailwinds, previous failings and recent innovations that may turn the personalised motor insurance dream into a reality.
Esure warns AV market must learn from EV repair struggles
Head of motor underwriting at Esure Rob Clark has argued the autonomous vehicles market needs to learn lessons from the repair challenges of electric vehicles.
Green Insurer CEO reveals what went wrong following closure
The Green Insurer CEO Paul Baxter cited a failure to diversify funding sources as a key factor which led the eco-friendly motor broker to close its doors.
Nearly a third of young professionals looking to abandon insurance
Nearly a third (29%) of early career insurance professionals are considering leaving the sector, according to research from specialist insurance creative agency Free.
AI must automate required tasks to win underwriter adoption
Automating mandatory tasks is key to driving underwriter artificial intelligence tool uptake, according to Mosaic Insurance agency CEO Liam Jones.
AI agents tackle abandonment in digital insurance sales
High abandonment rates in direct digital insurance sales can be addressed by artificial intelligence agents, according to OpenDialog AI chief commercial officer Dean Chapman.
Q&A: Amrit Santhirasenan, Hyperexponential
Amrit Santhirasenan, CEO and co-founder of Hyperexponential, discusses with Insurance Post the value of taking a stream – rather than sliver-based approach to AI product development and the big picture benefits that are likely to emerge from that.
Former Tempcover execs launch short-term motor insurtech
The ex-Tempcover team has launched short-term motor insurance startup Covertime.
Williams Pitt MDs step down following management buy-out
Williams Pitt Chartered Loss Adjusters’ joint managing directors have stepped back from their roles as part of a management buy-out.
Green Insurer to shut down less than two years after launch
The Green Insurer, the eco-friendly motor insurance broker, has stopped offering policies to new and renewing customers, less than two years after its launch.
Aviation crashes fuel demand for insurance knowledge sharing
Recent aviation accidents have driven enthusiasm for information sharing in aviation insurance, according to global technical director at McLarens Aviation John Bayley.
Insurtech investment flips from insurance entities to tech providers
Funding for insurtechs has shifted away from insurance entities to value chain enablers, according to research from McKinsey and Insurtech UK.
How the AI revolution can unlock neurodiverse insurance talent
As artificial intelligence takes the insurance industry by storm, Damisola Sulaiman analyses the unexpected benefits AI implementation can have for creating a workplace that is inclusive by design for neurodiverse employees.
Zego slashes net loss by £30m
Zego has reported a net loss of £4m for 2024, down from a £34m net loss in the previous year, Insurance Post can reveal.
Marsh’s Fort slams ‘rigid’ insurance culture stifling ethnic talent rise
Shannan Fort, international cyber product leader at Marsh, argued insurance’s “rigid” culture is the challenge preventing racial inclusion in leadership.