Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
What insurers should expect from Labour’s Budget
The impact tax changes in Labour’s first Budget in 14 years could have on the insurance industry is the focus of the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Top 100 UK insurers of 2024 revealed
Aviva has once again topped Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers 2024 list, but this year’s top 10 was shaken up by tough times for motor insurers in 2023 and a shift to more profitable lines among major players in the market.
Hiscox’s Hemming reveals ‘bold ambition’ for distribution
Gareth Hemming, who joined Hiscox UK as chief distribution officer a year ago, has shared what brokers can expect from the insurer in the next 12 months.
Big Interview: Jo Taylor, Endsleigh
Jo Taylor, executive director of Endsleigh, shares plans to consign the student specialist brand to the past, ways to attract fresh meat to the insurance market, plus how the broker is supporting schools and universities facing financial challenges in…
HMRC tax credit swings CII into surplus
The Chartered Insurance Institute has finally swung back into a surplus of funds thanks to a tax credit from HM Revenue & Customs.
ISC Group names Powell CEO
After six months as interim managing director of ISC Group, Carmen Powell has been made CEO of the organisation dedicated to the development and advancement of women in insurance.
Insurers hike spending on cyber security
Combined cyber security spending for insurance companies and asset managers increased by 53% between 2019 and early 2023, a Moody’s survey has shown.
How to meet the FCA’s expectations
Insurers need to be able to articulate the way they make money if they want to satisfy the Financial Conduct Authority, according to Michael Sicsic, founder and managing partner of Sicsic Advisory.
Ripe buys boat insurer GJW Direct from Munich Re
Ripe has bolstered its share of the marine insurance market by buying GJW Direct from owner Munich Re’s Specialty.
Cila elects Global Risk Solutions' Humphrey as president
Adam Humphrey, CEO of CCS & GRS International at Global Risk Solutions, has been elected as the new president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters and has his eyes on the professional body expanding internationally.
How to create a pipeline as a specialist insurer
How a sales pipeline can help teams track their progress, pinpoint revenue-killing roadblocks, and prioritise their efforts to increase revenue is covered by Russell White, CEO of Peach Pi and NPAI, in his Insurance Post Top Tips video.
Insurance Post’s Top 90 MGAs revealed
Ardonagh Group, Brown & Brown, Gallagher, Markerstudy and Policy Expert are the UK’s five biggest MGAs.
Insurance Museum seeks fresh financial backers
Reg Brown, retired Lloyd’s underwriter and chairman of the Insurance Museum, is hosting a drinks reception tonight (1 October) at The Association of British Insurers HQ in a bid to reinvigorate financial support for the history initiative.
Time to shift from diversity thinking towards inclusive action
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes reflects on Lloyd’s tenth Dive In festival and concludes it showed the insurance industry needs to go from Sunday morning thinking about diversity to Monday morning action to create an inclusive culture.
Lloyd’s Lomas promises ‘accountability’ over Inclusive Futures
Mark Lomas, head of culture at Lloyd’s, has given an update on how the success of the London market’s Inclusive Futures initiative to increase ethnically diverse talent in the industry will be measured.
Sir Trevor Phillips warns insurers face a ‘reckoning’
Sir Trevor Phillips, former head of the Commission for Racial Equality, has revealed that “more than any other industry,” the insurance sector needs to tackle the disparate way it treats customers.
How to improve product development pathways
What insurers can do to stop product launches from being a long, slow, hard slog is covered by Chris Kitchener, VP of product management of Applied Systems, is the latest Insurance Post Top Tips video.
Dive In Special – Widening the doors for talent
Employee resource groups and widening the doors for talent played a huge part in making insurance a more diverse industry in the last decade, according to HR chiefs who took part in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Lloyd’s CEO reflects on Dive In’s 10-year evolution
John Neal, CEO of Lloyd’s has kicked off the tenth anniversary of the insurance industry’s diversity and inclusion Dive In festival by saying the event is now far greater than it was a decade ago.
Big Interview: Mandy Hunt, Clear
Mandy Hunt, managing director of The Clear Group’s MGA business, looks to develop underwriting talent, shares growth plans and talks about the importance of sharing personal stories.
Admiral to become ‘technology company selling insurance’
As Admiral celebrates the 20th anniversary of listing on the London Stock Exchange, one of the provider’s technology leaders has revealed: “Years ago, we were an insurance company. We want to be a technology company that sells insurance. That’s the shift…
Dive In Special – Next decade of diversity and inclusion
What is required to make strides forward towards becoming a diverse and inclusive industry is tackled in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Tax take from insurers hits record high
The Association of British Insurers’ latest Total Tax Contribution survey, produced by PWC, showed the trade association’s members contributed a record £18.5bn to the UK’s public purse in the 12 months up to 31 March 2024.
Women working in insurance earn 20% less than men
Gender pay disparities in the insurance industry continues to stubbornly persist, with virtually no companies reporting on whether an ethnicity pay gap exists.