Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
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.
Insuring Women’s Futures' Portas awarded OBE
Co-founder of Insuring Women’s Futures Jane Portas has been awarded the Order of the British Empire for services to business and to equality.
Reinsurers reveal key takeaways from 'challenging' renewals
Reinsurers have reported that renewals went down to the wire on 1 January, as rapid changes in economic conditions resulted in tense and late, but largely completed, insurance deals.
Insurance M&A activity slows in second half of 2022
Insurance merger and acquisition deal activity slowed significantly in 2022, hitting the lowest volume since 2019, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis.
Four biggest challenges facing insurers in 2023 revealed
To help you prepare for the challenges and opportunities of the next 12 months, Insurance Post spoke to insurance analysts and regulatory experts to uncover four things you need to know about what 2023 holds in store for the industry.
Most-read insurance stories in 2022 revealed
The most-read Post stories of 2022 show what captured the insurance industry's attention as pandemic restrictions were lifted, inflation soared, many sectors went out on strike for improved pay and cyber-crime continued to escalate.
Diary of an Insurance Post Editor: Emma Ann Hughes
To give you a taste of one of our new features for 2023 – Diary of an Insurer - here is Diary of an Insurance Post Editor.
CII floods PFS board after talks fail
The Chartered Insurance Institute's board has flooded the board of the Personal Finance Society after mediation talks between the two broke down.
Government promises clarity on genetic testing and insurance
The Department of Health & Social Care has published the outcome of the latest review of the Code on Genetic Testing and Insurance and promised clarity on how genetic testing is able to be used to price premiums in 2023.
Family of fraudsters ordered to pay Admiral £150K
The courts have ordered a family to pay insurer Admiral’s legal costs, estimated at more than £150,000, after they dishonestly claimed their son had significant injuries following a road traffic accident in 2012.
Why it's time to take a brave leap of faith into the augmented reality world
Emma Ann Hughes examines the reasons why some insurers seem reluctant to embrace augmented reality for certain products, how AR can open more doors for home and motor claims, and the benefits being reaped by the early, intrepid adopters.
What to expect from Insurance Post
New editor Emma Ann Hughes reveals what you can expect from the 182-year-old award-winning publication in 2023.