Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
Big Interview: Peter Beaumont, CEO of Cornish Mutual
Peter Beaumont, CEO of Cornish Mutual, shares why he swapped the Tolworth Tower for Truro to modernise the mutual and how the business is helping farmers stay resilient amid economic, political and climate pressures.
Aviva aids police in cracking classic car insurance scam
A Kent man has been sentenced for orchestrating a string of fraudulent insurance claims involving high-value classic cars, following an investigation by the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department.
NFP snaps up MGA Bspoke
NFP, an Aon company, has bought MGA Bspoke Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum.
Tomorrow’s World: Career Development
The latest episode of Insurance Post’s future-focused series examines how insurance careers will evolve by 2030.
How extreme weather is transforming caravan insurance
As British summertime weather can now range from heatwaves and droughts to intense thunderstorms and floods, Emma Ann Hughes examines how caravan insurance has had to adapt to climate extremes.
Defaqto reveals top car, home, travel and pet insurers
Aviva, Halifax, Coverwise and Sainsbury’s Bank have been named by Defaqto as the top providers for 2025 to 2026 across the four major personal lines of insurance.
Brewis leaves FCA for KPMG
Matt Brewis, the Financial Conduct Authority’s director of insurance, is leaving the regulator to join KPMG UK, Insurance Post can exclusively reveal.
Tomorrow’s World: Operational Innovation
How insurers can learn from past digital transformation programmes and boost productivity is the topic of Insurance Post’s latest episode of Tomorrow’s World, about operational innovation.
Big Interview: Chris Jones, CEO of the International Underwriting Association
Chris Jones, CEO of the International Underwriting Association, shares his plan to prepare members for increasingly interconnected risks, improve their operational efficiency and ensure they win the war for talent.
Storm Éowyn losses creep up again to £650m
Perils has increased its industry loss estimate for Storm Éowyn for a third time from €696m (£592m) to €747m (£650m).
Air fryers causing growing numbers of home fires
Air fryers are challenging chip pans in keeping the kitchen at the heart of fire risk in the home, according to data analysis from Aviva and Crawford.
Are broker share options worth the paper they’re written on?
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes argues refinancing plus M&A talks at broking giants has provided a wake-up call to re-examine the share schemes used liberally to recruit and retain top talent.
DWF and insurers win in personal injury data dispute
A High Court judgment has dismissed claims against DWF Law brought by Ersan and Co Solicitors, reinforcing the rights of insurers and their legal teams to process data in suspected fraudulent personal injury claims.
Tomorrow’s World: Distributing Insurance
How digital channels, embedded insurance, and data-driven personalisation are redefining the way customers buy insurance, is the topic of Insurance Post's latest episode of Tomorrow’s World about the future of distribution.
FCA admits profiteering didn’t push up insurance prices
The Financial Conduct Authority has acknowledged the recent surge in motor insurance premiums was driven primarily by external cost pressures rather than excessive profiteering by insurers.
FCA lays out road map to tackle motor insurance costs
The Financial Conduct Authority has outlined what caused motor insurance costs to skyrocket in recent years and explained the steps the regulator, providers and the government should take to reduce premiums.
Fairer Finance accuses insurers of penalising poorer families
Consumer group Fairer Finance has accused UK car and home insurers of fuelling a “poverty premium” through opaque and data-heavy pricing models that penalise lower-income households.
How P&C carriers are outpacing life insurers on AI adoption
Property and casualty carriers are outpacing life insurance peers with artificial intelligence adoption, thanks to structural advantages that enable faster and more agile use of the technology.
Insurance Post journalists win Headlinemoney Awards
Insurance Post’s news editor Scott McGee and senior reporter Damisola Sulaiman walked away with two of the top Headlinemoney Awards trophies.
FCA and ombudsman to overhaul compensation system
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Ombudsman Service have unveiled plans to reform the consumer compensation system.
Tomorrow’s World: Claims handling
How technology is reshaping claims handling and whether humans will always be part of the process is explored in the latest episode of Insurance Post’s Tomorrow’s World series.
D&G CEO shares how AI insight is growing business
Domestic & General is backing artificial intelligence data-driven innovation and US expansion to further grow, according to CEO Matthew Crummack.
Saga and NatWest Boxed announce tie-up to expand range
Saga Money has struck a seven-year deal with NatWest Boxed to use the latter’s embedded finance platform to expand the products offered to the over-50s.
Lack of financial coordination of claims payments laid bare
The fragmented nature of the financial coordination underpinning claims payments in the UK has been flagged by a survey by Vitesse.