Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
Dan Saulter, Davies
Dan Saulter, group CEO of Davies, has sauntered into Post’s Power List this year after stepping up the global business's ESG and EDI efforts in 2024.
Sam White, Stella Insurance
Sam White is the multi-award-winning founder of Freedom Services Group and Stella Insurance Australia who is making waves in female finance.
Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
By making the most of his quarter century of insurance industry experience, Steve Hardy has pushed Policy Expert to rapid growth in recent years.
Mark Roberts, Chubb
Mark Roberts is division president responsible for Chubb’s property and casualty, accident and health, high-net-worth, and consumer lines operations across the UK, Ireland and South Africa
Paul Lofkin, Crawford
With more than 20 years’ experience in the insurance sector, Crawford’s president for the UK and Ireland Paul Lofkin has a proven track record of driving strategic growth, encouraging innovation, and delivering effective results across the claims value…
Neil Gibson, Sedgwick
Neil Gibson leads Sedgwick’s loss adjusting and claims management business in the UK and is at the forefront of making this part of the sector more sustainable and inclusive.
Steven Wallace, McLarens
Steven Wallace is managing director of UK and EMEA for global claims services provider McLarens.
Stephanie Ogden, HDI Global
Stephanie Ogden, CEO of HDI Global, has risen up the sector’s ranks at breakneck speed.
Adam Winslow, Direct Line
Since becoming CEO of Direct Line Group, Adam Winslow has dealt with two rivals bidding for his business, produced a plan to return the insurer to profit, and launched new personal lines products.
Ajay Mistry, iCan
Ajay Mistry has consistently raised the bar for multicultural inclusion and career progression as co-founder and co-chair of iCan, the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network.
Adrian Cox, Beazley
Beazley’s CEO Adrian Cox plans to sponsor more cyber catastrophe bonds in 2025 as the specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter continues to focus on growth.
Georges De Macedo, Covéa
Georges De Macedo was appointed CEO of Covéa Insurance UK in June 2023 and has been tasked with guiding the business through a strategic turnaround.
Matthew Hill, Chartered Insurance Institute
Matthew Hill joined the Chartered Insurance Institute in April 2024 and has set about ensuring the organisation achieves its Royal Charter mission: to raise public trust in insurance.
Jeff Radke, Accelerant
Jeff Radke is using his nearly 30 years’ experience in insurance to replatform the industry and reimagine how risk is exchanged.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Donald Trump’s re-election as US president, with Elon Musk as his right-hand man, created many challenges for the UK insurance industry.
Stuart McMurdo, Accredited UK and Europe
Stuart McMurdo is president of Accredited UK and Europe, which has swiftly established itself as a leading specialty MGA insurer.
John Bissell, Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
John Bissell, executive director of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, is working to help the sector win the war for talent.
Ken Norgrove, RSA
Ken Norgrove has more than 35 years’ experience in the insurance industry and a history with RSA that dates back to 1986, but it is how he is shaping the business today that earned him fourth place on Insurance Post’s 2025 Power List.
Colm Holmes, Allianz UK
Colm Holmes joined Allianz in December 2021 and is a man with a mission: to make his business the number one insurer in the UK.
Alistair Hargreaves, Admiral
Alistair Hargreaves replaces Cristina Nestares on Insurance Post’s Power List after succeeding her as UK insurance CEO at Admiral Group in 2024.
Michael Rea, Gallagher
Michael Rea was appointed CEO of Gallagher’s UK & Ireland broking business in January 2024 and leads more than 6000 colleagues.
Tara Foley, Axa
Tara Foley was appointed CEO of Axa UK & Ireland in September 2023 and used her first full year in the top job to ensure the sector continues to become more diverse and inclusive, plus she pushed for the UK government to increase the country’s resilience…
Sam Woods, Prudential Regulation Authority
Sam Woods, CEO of the Prudential Regulation Authority, has soared up Insurance Post’s Power List 2025 by fearlessly pushing back against successive governments’ political posturing and understanding the burden of red tape.
David Howden, Howden Group
David Howden’s 30th year as founder and chief executive of Howden Group “proved to be one to remember”, with Howden managing to break the £3bn revenue barrier.