Articles by Harry Curtis
Lloyd’s appoints Aviva’s Adams as chief people officer
Lloyd’s has appointed Nathan Adams as its chief people officer, replacing Sara Gomez who will be retiring at the end of the year.
CrowdStrike event focuses minds on cyber ‘grey rhinos’
July’s CrowdStrike outage has trained the attention of companies buying cyber insurance and the industry itself on the spectre of systemic, high-impact events with potentially catastrophic consequences.
Seven takeaways for the insurance industry from Labour’s Budget
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the hotly anticipated first Budget of the new Labour government on Wednesday afternoon. Insurance Post picks out the most eye-catching points for the insurance industry.
Clear enters Lloyd's market with £76m acquisition
Goldman Sachs-backed Clear Group has entered the Lloyd’s market by making Lilley Plummer Risks its largest acquisition to date.
Allianz sees off theatre group's appeal in BI dispute
The Ambassador Theatre Group has lost its appeal against its insurer Allianz over Covid-related business interruption cover.
Chaucer’s Nicola Stacey named next CII president
Chaucer chief underwriting officer Nicola Stacey has been elected as the next president of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Ferma vice-president reports lack of ‘concrete action’ to aid net zero transition
Two years on from the Federation of European Risk Management Associations calling out insurers for not doing enough to support clients transitioning to net zero, the body’s vice president has said there has been a lack of concrete improvement.
ICEYE insurance head reveals plans for nat cat solutions
Stephen Lathrope, global head of insurance at space technology company ICEYE, has outlined the company’s plan to provide solutions targeted at a range of natural catastrophe perils.
Radar satellites promise to transform insurer flood responses
Space technology company ICEYE’s constellation of radar-equipped satellites gives insurers the ability to have a more informed response to floods just hours after they occur, its global head of insurance Stephen Lathrope has said.
Axa XL extends cyber cover to internal GenAI risks
Axa XL has extended its cyber insurance coverage to emerging generative artificial intelligence risks, but risks associated with popular GenAI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot remain out of scope.
Over half of risk managers think key risks are set to become uninsurable
More than half of risks managers believe that some of the key business activities and locations are set to become uninsurable, a survey by the Federation of European Risk Management Associations has found.
Allianz and theatre group await court ruling
The Ambassador Theatre Group and its insurer, Allianz, are expecting a judgment in their ongoing dispute over Covid-related business interruption cover before the end of the year.
Insurers moving to limit exposure to neuro sports injury litigation
Impending litigation over neurodegenerative conditions suffered by rugby and football players are presenting challenges for the insurance industry to stay on top of.
Hurricane Milton insured losses to run into the tens of billions
The insurance industry is likely to suffer losses of tens of billions of dollars from damage inflicted by Hurricane Milton last week, according to early estimates.
FCA’s Mills says Consumer Duty needn’t inhibit growth
Sheldon Mills, the Financial Conduct Authority’s executive director for consumers and competition, has insisted that the Consumer Duty is not the block to growth that some people think it is.
Insurers push for another Supreme Court Covid BI trial
At least four insurers have sought permission to appeal a September court ruling on Covid-related business interruption claims to the Supreme Court, Insurance Post can reveal.
Arc Legal appoints Lee Taylor as CEO
Lee Taylor has been named as the successor to Arc Legal CEO and founder Frank O’Malley, joining the managing general agent from Allianz Partners.
Q&A: Fiona Sperry, QBE
Fiona Sperry, QBE’s head of complex claims, talks through her team’s role, how the insurer is meeting challenges posed by the energy transition and the place of artificial intelligence in claims.
Earnix ‘not in the same boat’ as other insurtechs
Earnix is “not in the same boat” as other insurtechs as it looks to continue its growth plans, its CEO Robin Gilthorpe has told Insurance Post.
Canopius exits space insurance market
Canopius has ceased to write new space business and has confirmed the departure of two senior underwriters for the class.
PRA to reduce oversight of Lloyd’s managing agents
The Prudential Regulatory Authority has said that Lloyd’s managing agents will face a “lower level of supervisory interaction”, as the regulator moves to deliver on its competitiveness and growth objective.
Barriers remain for neurodivergent people in insurance
Despite progress in recent years, insurance still has work to do to understand what neurodiverse people have to offer and the accommodations they need, it has emerged at a panel discussion held as part of the Dive In festival.
Markel invests in distribution ahead of new five-year strategy
Markel is investing in its UK distribution teams in anticipation of a fresh five-year strategy that will chart a course for the insurer through to 2030, UK broker channel divisional director Jo Sykes has said.
Lloyd’s to ramp up business oversight to avoid past ‘mistakes’
Lloyd’s will increase its oversight of delegated and legacy business to avoid squandering the gains of recent remediation efforts, chief underwriting officer Rachel Turk has said.