Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
PRA reveals its plans for the Solvency II reform
The Prudential Regulation Authority has promised that fewer insurers will be subject to the new Solvency II rules, and it won’t overturn the government’s plan to ditch the European Union’s capital requirements.
Insurers must fix their attitude to mental health, as Martin Lewis highlighted
Editor's View: Given the influence that Martin Lewis has with consumers and politicians, insurers would be wise to listen to him when he highlights areas where the industry falls short.
Insurance Post Podcast: Super-charging take-up of cyber insurance
Putting the customer first and educating them about the risks they face online is required to accelerate the number of businesses purchasing cyber insurance, according to Aviva’s Stephen Ridley.
Zurich UK’s profits down £67m due to claims inflation
Zurich UK has posted a profit of £403m for 2022, compared with £470m in 2021, with bosses blaming the dip on the impact of large losses, claims inflation and the very strong prior-year result.
Martin Lewis tells FCA to investigate insurers
Campaigning journalist Martin Lewis called on the Financial Conduct Authority to urgently investigate whether travel insurers are making fair decisions about customers with mental health problems – and to punish those that are not.
Insurance Post Podcast: How the great resignation made insurance an employee’s market
The activities you post plus the chatter among insurers on Linked In is increasingly playing a role in attracting talent to the insurance industry, according to Verlingue UK, Allianz Commercial and Claims Consortium Group.
Insurance broker’s killer is jailed for life
A man has been jailed for life for killing a young insurance broker he mistakenly blamed for losing his life savings.
Why insurance should be recession proof
Editor's View: Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes kicks the tires of insurance to see if the industry is right to be pessimistic about its prospects at the moment.
Axa Commercial to offer SME cyber insurance this year
Exclusive: Jon Walker, CEO of Axa Commercial, has revealed plans to roll out a cyber insurance product and service for SMEs in the next 12 months.
Insurance Post Podcast: What the cost-of-living crisis means for insurers
The cost-of-living crisis is resulting in a growing number of policyholders pressing, complaining and shouting loudest in the hope their claim will move faster than everybody else’s, according to Claims Consortium Group.
Editor's Picks: CII clashes, a bonfire of Brexit red tape & cyber criminality
As we approach the end of a non-stop January, the headlines that caught your attention on Insurance Post this month give a distinct flavour of what the rest of 2023 may hold in store for the industry.
Ageas and Age UK part ways after 17 years
Ageas and Age UK are parting ways after almost two decades of the insurer providing the charity’s customers with home, motor, and travel insurance.
Vote for the best insurance employer in 2023
Insurance Post’s Best Insurance Employer research returns in 2023 seeking the views of staff in broking, managing general agent and insurer firms to find out which organisations really go the extra mile for their people.
PRA stress tests raise concerns about reliance on reinsurers
The Prudential Regulation Authority intends to assess reinsurance risks that could threaten the financial stability of some general insurers later this year.
Why ditching Solvency II could be bad for insurers
Editor's opinion: With Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looking to revise the Solvency II rules, are insurers about to find out they have to be careful what they wish for?
Aviva looks to HNW and SMEs for growth
Adam Winslow, CEO of Aviva UK & Ireland General Insurance, has revealed plans to increase the provider's share of the high-net-worth insurance and SME cyber market in 2023.
Q&A: Matthew Crummack, D&G CEO
Former CEO of Lastminute.com, Matthew Crummack, who joined Domestic & General as CEO in October 2021, reveals how he intends to grow the domestic appliances and consumer electronics insurer in the midst of the cost-of-living crisis.
Regulator rings alarm bells about ditching Solvency II
The Prudential Regulation Authority has warned MPs that ditching Solvency II requirements will increase the risk of an insurer going bust and the taxpayer being forced to pick-up the bill.
CII accused of making confused calls for cash
The Chartered Insurance Institute’s executives made repeated and “confused” calls for cash from the Personal Finance Society’s board, according to the latter’s president and other sources close to the board.
PRA warns insurers to brace for further inflation woes
The Prudential Regulation Authority has told insurers to factor inflation into their business planning, kick the tires of their approach to risk management and prove they can withstand cyber-attacks in 2023.
Flood insurance 'increasingly unaffordable' claims football CEO
Carlisle United Football Club’s CEO has claimed the price of flood insurance for the 119-year-old team’s Brunton Park ground is “increasingly unaffordable”.
CII finger pointing calls governance into question
Editor's View: Some insurers will have been pleased to see financial planners put in their place by the actions of the Chartered Insurance Institute Group’s board just before Christmas.
Sunak's plans to create more data analysts welcomed
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to ensure all pupils in England study some form of maths until aged 18 has been welcomed by industry trade bodies.