Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
Young adults want Alexa to sort out their insurance
Data analysis: Young adults are markedly more likely to want their Alexa to share information so they can have personalised home (70%), pet (68%) and car insurance (67%) than older adults (50%, 43% and 48% respectively), a survey has shown.
Is remote working right for the insurance industry?
Editor’s View: Following the firing of an insurance employee whose keystrokes showed she wasn’t working enough from home, Emma Ann Hughes considers whether remote working is suitable for fresh entrants to the industry.
Heather Smith’s exit sees further changes at top of Allianz
Allianz has named Henry Topham as the new managing director of its UK retail business, following the news Heather Smith will be leaving to head up Axa Health.
#28 AIG Europe
Luxembourg-domiciled AIG Europe appears on this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers List for the first time after reporting 12.5% average premium growth for the year.
#29 ASR
Netherlands-domiciled ASR is in 29th place in this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List after reporting 3.7% average premium growth for the year.
#30 Provinzial
Germany-domiciled Provinzial slips from 28th place in last year’s list to 30th in this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List after reporting 4.6% average premium growth for the year.
Top 30 European Insurers revealed
Allianz and Axa have held on to the top two spots on Insurance Post's Top 30 European Insurers 2023 list and accounted for slightly under a quarter of total GWP in the dataset, which was produced by AM Best.
#1 Allianz
Germany-domiciled Allianz maintained pole position on this year’s Insurance Post Top European Insurers 2023 List for the second year in a row by achieving double digit premium growth.
#2 Axa
France-domiciled Axa remained in second place in this year’s Insurance Post Top European Insurers 2023 List for the second year in a row.
#3 Lloyd's
Lloyd’s remains steadfastly in third place on Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List, reporting low-to-mid-teen average premium growth for the year.
#4 Chubb
Switzerland-domiciled Chubb stayed in fourth place in this year’s Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 reporting 15.8% average premium growth for the year.
#5 Zurich
Switzerland-domiciled Zurich is in fifth place in this year’s Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List thanks to reporting 14.6% average premium growth for the year.
#6 HDI
Germany-domiciled HDI appears in sixth place in this year’s Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List by achieving one of the greatest average premium growths for the year of any players.
#7 Generali
Italy-domiciled Generali stayed in seventh place in Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List by reporting 18.7% average premium growth for the year.
#8 Achmea
Netherlands-domiciled Achmea remained in eighth place in Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List by achieving 5.7% average premium growth for the year.
#9 Mapfre
Spain’s biggest insurer Mapfre achieved ninth place in Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List by delivering 12% average premium growth for the year.
#10 Covéa
France-domiciled Covéa managed to make it into the Top 10 of Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List by achieving 20.9% average premium growth for the year.
#11 Aviva
Just missing out on making it into the Top 10 of Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List was UK-domiciled Aviva, which reported 5.1% average premium growth for the year.
#12 R+V
Germany-domiciled R+V managed to stay in 12th place in this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List despite reporting just 1.6% average premium growth for the year.
#13 Ergo
Germany-domiciled Ergo is in 13th place in Insurance Post’s Top 30 European Insurers 2023 List after beating rival R+V to deliver 3.8% average premium growth for the year.
#14 Vienna Insurance Group
Austria-domiciled Vienna Insurance Group is 14th on this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers List after achieving 17% average premium growth for the year.
#15 Aéma
France-domiciled Aema Group climbed from 18th on last year’s list to 15th place on this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers List after achieving 24.9% average premium growth for the year.
#16 Unipol
Italy-domiciled Unipol fell from 14th place last year to 16th place on this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers List after reporting only 3.5% average premium growth for the year.
#17 Sampo
Finland-domiciled Sampo fell from 15th place last year to 17th place on this year’s Insurance Post Top 30 European Insurers List after reporting only 6.4% average premium growth for the year.