Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
Jason Storah, Aviva
Jason Storah has been busy steering Aviva’s UK & Ireland General Insurance business through a period of significant change.
Colm Holmes, Allianz
In the Marvel universe, the Hulk’s power is his strength and ability to shift things. In UK insurance, Colm Holmes plays a similar role to many people's favourite Avenger.
Tara Foley, Axa
Tara Foley’s leadership of Axa UK & Ireland is defined by a commitment to showing how general insurance can protect all sectors of society.
Ken Norgrove, Intact
Ken Norgrove, CEO of Intact UK and Ireland, is a man with a plan to ensure the provider formerly known as RSA almost doubles its UK business to £5bn by 2030.
Drazen Jaksic, Zurich
Drazen Jaksic climbs higher on this year’s Insurance Post Power List as the takeover of Beazley sees his influence expanding further into the London market.
Jason Richards, Swiss Re
As CEO for UK & Ireland at Swiss Re, Jason Richards sits at the centre of one of the most influential reinsurance platforms in the London market, shaping how insurers respond to an increasingly volatile and complex risk environment.
Jane Kielty, Aon
Jane Kielty, CEO of Aon UK, Ireland and South Africa, is redefining what leadership in insurance looks like in 2026.
Aki Hussain, Hiscox
Since taking the helm of Hiscox as group CEO in 2022, Aki Hussain has been making waves in general insurance when it comes to innovation, growth and culture-building.
Alistair Hargreaves, Admiral
Since taking the helm of Admiral’s UK insurance business in late 2024, Alistair Hargreaves has made a mark overseeing strong growth across motor and completing the More Than acquisition.
Ant Middle, Ageas
Ant Middle, CEO of Ageas UK, has been busy snapping up rivals to grow the personal lines provider significantly in 2025.
Jason Harris, QBE
Jason Harris’s leadership of QBE International has been defined by impact, innovation, inclusivity and recently an armful of trophies at Insurance Post’s British Insurance Awards.
Mark Roberts, Chubb
Few insurance executives have in recent times found themselves at the intersection of consolidation, technology and underwriting discipline quite as visibly as Mark Roberts, division president for UK, Ireland and South Africa at Chubb.
Davies targets injury claims delays with AI upgrade
Davies has upgraded its personal injury claims management platform with new artificial intelligence capabilities designed to automate valuation processes and reduce handling times.
Brokers seek stronger insurer partnerships at Biba
Strengthening partnerships with insurers has emerged as brokers’ top priority ahead of the kick-off of 2026’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference in Manchester on Wednesday (13 May).
Insurer action on loyalty penalty gets public recognition
A growing number of consumers now believe insurers have responded effectively to their concerns about the loyalty penalty, according to data published by the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Admiral sticks with gender-neutral toilets
Admiral has come under fire for continuing to have gender-neutral toilets while it awaits updated guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission after last year’s Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.
Hantavirus outbreak raises complex insurance questions
The hantavirus outbreak onboard MV Hondius has exposed the legal, operational and insurance challenges facing cruise operators when infectious disease incidents escalate across multiple jurisdictions, according to Alexandra Pearson, member of the travel…
How the war with Iran will rip through insurers’ balance sheets
Editor’s View: From soaring claims inflation and disrupted supply chains to cyber threats, travel chaos and potential power outages, Emma Ann Hughes outlines how the Iran conflict could reshape underwriting, pricing and profitability for years to come.
Hundreds of ChatGPT insurance apps set to go live soon
The number of ChatGPT-powered insurance apps is set to surge, with hundreds in development and awaiting approval from OpenAI, according to an insurtech founder.
Q&A: William Magowan, Duck Creek
William Magowan, senior vice president of Duck Creek, outlines how his business is targeting the London market with new investment while using artificial intelligence to unlock faster, more efficient change for insurers.
Throwback Thursday: Computer insurance and bounce back plans
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to May 1981 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Hogg Robinson launched computer insurance and General Accident was looking beyond the recession.
Avantia scales AI ambition after record 2025 results
Avantia Group is stepping up its push towards an agentic artificial intelligence operating model after posting record 2025 results, Insurance Post can reveal.
Big Interview: Shoib Khan, Prudential Regulation Authority
As the Prudential Regulation Authority kicks off its first dynamic stress test for general insurance today (5 May), the watchdog’s director of insurance supervision Shoib Khan speaks exclusively to Insurance Post about how it is checking the way insurers…
PRA warns insurers over MGA optimism and oversight gaps
The Prudential Regulation Authority has warned insurers against overly optimistic MGA assumptions and raised concerns about oversight of delegated authority arrangements.