Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
Aviva and Flood Re call for planning rules to be overhauled
Aviva and Flood Re have called on Rachel Maclean MP, minister for housing and planning, to ensure planning rules are updated to align with the UK’s legally binding Net Zero targets.
Q&A: John Milliken, Defaqto
John Milliken, chief executive of Defaqto, explains how insurers are using the agency’s product database to ensure their products are Consumer Duty compliant and reveals plans for new ratings.
Icmif CEO to tackle climate change before he retires
Before stepping down as CEO of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation, Shaun Tarbuck plans to stop insurers simply talking all all ‘blah blah’ and PR, and get them actually tackling climate change.
Aviva buys Barclays home insurance portfolio
With just days to go until the Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty deadline, Aviva has bought Barclays UK’s home insurance portfolio, which comprises 350,000 customers.
Has Solvency UK done enough to win your vote?
Editor's View: Emma Ann Hughes asks if the Prudential Regulation Authority’s Solvency UK plans are basically Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s bid to garner favour with the insurance industry ahead of a general election.
Axa appoints Tara Foley as CEO
Tara Foley will take over as CEO of Axa UK & Ireland on 1 September after almost three years as CEO of Axa UK Retail Insurance.
FCA ramps up fair value assessment checks
The Financial Conduct Authority has ordered firms to fill out an extensive survey on how they keep tabs on whether they offer value for money to customers.
Four insurers save £650K by challenging credit hire costs
Admiral, Hastings Direct, KGM Underwriting Services and LV General Insurance have successfully challenged the prices charged by credit hire firms in recent weeks, according to law firm HF.
Big Interview: Ecclesiastical’s Richard Coleman
Richard Coleman, managing director of Ecclesiastical, shares his growth plans for the provider and how the insurer’s reach is going far beyond protecting the steeples of this land.
Biba insists regulators cannot mark their own homework
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has called for greater external scrutiny of the cost benefit analyses produced by regulators when they introduce new rules for the sector.
CII heralds ‘new era’ after flooding PFS board
The CII Group has finally flooded the board of the Personal Finance Society, more than six months after it threatened to do so just before Christmas.
BoE braces insurers to handle more cash-strapped customers
The Bank of England has warned higher interest rates increasing debt-servicing costs will result in general insurers having to handle a growing number of people financially squeezed in the coming months.
Best Insurance Employer: QBE
Insurance Post surveyed thousands of employees across the insurance sector and QBE was voted a five-star employer and the third best overall in the large insurer category in 2023.
Best Insurance Employer: Bikmo
Bikmo was voted a five-star employer in this year’s Insurance Post survey of what thousands of individuals working in the industry think about where they work.
Best Insurance Employer: CFC
CFC was voted a five-star employer in this year’s Insurance Post survey of what thousands of individuals working in the industry think about where they work.
Best Small Insurance Employer: Konsileo
This year’s Best Small Insurance Employer is Konsileo. The company also won that accolade in 2022, and was praised by employees surveyed by Insurance Post in 2023 for treating them like “trusted adults".
Best Insurance Employer: NBS Underwriting
NBS Underwriting was the second highest-rated small employer in Insurance Post’s Best Insurance Employers 2023 list.
Best Insurance Employer: The Plan Group
The Plan Group achieved five stars in this year’s Insurance Post Best Employers 2023 list because staff love being part of a business that turns customer input into innovation.
Best Insurance Employer: Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe
The Best Large Insurance Employer in 2023 is Aioi Nissay Dowa, according to Insurance Post’s poll of 4,000 employees working at all levels of the industry.
Best Insurance Employer: HSB
HSB was rated five stars in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list, and is stepping up diversity and inclusion work to climb to the top of future rankings.
Best Insurance Employer: Ageas
Ageas was praised by long-serving members of staff, earning the provider a five-star ranking in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list.
Best Insurance Employer: RSA
RSA was praised by employees, earning the insurance giant a three-star rating in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list.
Best Insurance Employer: Flood Re
Flood Re may be small, but the mighty feeling staff get from making a difference to people who live at risk of flooding is why it was rated five stars in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employers list.
Best Insurance Employer: Domestic & General
Domestic & General managed to achieve a four-star rating in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list thanks to the company’s purpose to “save the planet one repair at a time".