Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
What is going on with electric vehicle insurance?
Post Podcast: What pushed up the price of electric vehicle insurance plus the steps providers are taking to ensure premiums are affordable is the topic of the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
How Labour could reduce the cost of motor insurance
Analysis: Emma Ann Hughes examines efforts by the industry to push down motor insurance premiums and whether politicians could force providers to take more extreme action.
60 Seconds With… Woodgate & Clark’s Richard Fleming
Richard Fleming, delegated claims administrator and technical claims controller at Woodgate & Clark, would like to travel the world like Tintin and won’t down pints of Guinness again just to get a hat.
FCA clarifies approach to non-disclosure agreements
The Financial Conduct Authority has insisted non-disclosure agreements should not prevent whistleblowers working in insurance from sharing the discrimination or harassment they face with the watchdog.
Insurers face margin crush unless premiums are hiked
Data analysis: A sustainable margin recovery looks increasingly challenging for insurers with premiums needing to increase in real terms to prevent any erosion after a tripling of costs to 10.9% of premiums last year from 3.5% in 2022.
Insurance’s wealthiest figures revealed
Douw Steyn, founder of BGL Group, the parent of Compare the Market, has climbed 23 places to make it to 58th position on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List.
Sobering reading for those with a Biba hangover
Editor’s View: If you are nursing a hangover after going to this year’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference then Emma Ann Hughes reckons you missed the point of attending the annual gathering in Manchester.
Q&A: Daniel Grimwood-Bird, McKenzie Intelligence Services
Daniel Grimwood-Bird, head of sales and marketing at McKenzie Intelligence Services, shares how the provider of geospatial data and analytics plans to insurance industry plans to make it big in the UK and US.
Chris Lay, Marsh McLennan
Chris Lay was appointed CEO of Marsh McLennan UK in March 2023 and has served as CEO of Marsh UK since 2018.
Adrian Cox, Beazley
Last, but certainly not least, to make it onto this year’s Insurance Post Power List is Adrian Cox, CEO of Beazley.
Louise O’Shea, CFC
Louise O’Shea was appointed group CEO at CFC in January 2024 having served as an independent non-executive director since 2021.
Neil Gibson, Sedgwick
Neil Gibson leads Sedgwick’s UK executive team as CEO and has overall responsibility for the 2,500 colleagues who work for the claims management company.
Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
Since Steve Hardy joined Policy Expert as the organisation’s chairman and CEO at the start of 2022 he has quickly grown the business to have more than 1.5 million UK customers.
Ajay Mistry, iCan
Ajay Mistry is the co-founder and co-chair of iCan, The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network, an industry-wide group set up to support multicultural inclusion and career progression.
Stephanie Ogden, HDI Global
Pregnancy didn’t pause Stephanie Ogden, managing director of HDI Global SE for UK & Ireland, pushing for profits and inclusivity in 2023, which is why she features even higher up in Insurance Post’s 2024 Power List than she did last year.
Stephen Wallace, McLarens
Steven Wallace is managing director of EMEA for global claims services provider McLarens and is the current president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters.
Mark Roberts, Chubb
Mark Roberts, division president for UK, Ireland and South Africa for Chubb, is responsible for the organisation’s property and casualty, accident and health and consumer lines operations.
Sam White, Stella Insurance
Sam White is the founder and CEO of Stella Insurance, a female-centric motor insurance business that’s unapologetically led by and designed for women.
Donna Scully, Carpenters Group
Donna Scully is a joint owner and director at Carpenters Group, plus a skilled Irish dancer – as demonstrated on the stage of the Royal Albert Hall at last year’s British Insurance Awards.
Matthew Crummack, Domestic & General
Matthew Crummack was appointed CEO of the Domestic & General Group in 2021 and is making sure the provider reduces the amount of waste in landfills.
Ant Middle, Ageas
Ant Middle, CEO of Ageas UK, leaps up 16 places on Insurance Post’s Power List and is likely to climb even higher up the ranking of the industry’s movers and shakers if his parent company continues to court UK targets despite the DLG rebufal.
Jason Storah, Aviva
A fresh face on Insurance Post’s Power List in 2024 is Jason Storah, who was appointed CEO of UK & Ireland General Insurance in August 2023.
Jason Harris, QBE
Having spent a quarter of a century working in insurance, Jason Harris, who joined QBE as chief executive for international in October 2020, is a familiar face in the sector.
Nick Turner, NFU Mutual
Nick Turner was appointed NFU Mutual Group chief executive in April 2021 and since taking the helm the agricultural insurer has continued to support farmers and preserve nature.