Harry Curtis
Senior Reporter, Post
Harry is a senior reporter for Insurance Post covering the London market, corporate lines and risk management.
He joined Insurance Post in 2018 and won the British Insurance Brokers’ Association most promising newcomer award in 2019.
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Articles by Harry Curtis
Nat cat ‘new normal’ leads to emergence of globetrotting catastrophe adjusters
A “new normal” with regard to natural catastrophes has led to the rise of a globetrotting type of loss adjuster that is able to move from the aftermath of one event after another, according to McLarens.
Insurers argue ‘at the premises’ BI clauses don’t respond to widescale Covid-19 restrictions
Insurers say it is wrong to interpret ‘at the premises’ disease clauses in business interruption policies as being capable of responding to widescale, government ordered closures.
Excel Centre accuses insurers of re-running settled arguments in Covid BI trial
The Excel Centre has accused its insurers of seeking to rerun arguments previously settled by the Supreme Court in its 2021 Covid business interruption test case judgment.
Howden calls for ‘myth busting’ on cyber insurance
David Howden said industry must engage in “myth busting” on cyber insurance to remove barriers to uptake among potential clients.
Insurers likely to avoid repeat of 2022 subsidence losses
The insurance industry will likely avoid another spike in subsidence claims this year, despite earlier concerns of a repeat of the costly conditions experienced in 2022.
Lloyd’s targets sustainable assets with £250m investment fund
Lloyd’s has launched a £250m fund to invest in “sustainability-focused assets” across private equity, infrastructure, natural capital and real estate.
Law firm Ince enters into administration
Law firm Ince Group, previously known as Ince Gordon Dadds, is set to appoint administrators after a major creditor withdrew its support following months of cashflow problems.
Q&A: Volante Global managing director Hans Døhlen
Hans Døhlen, managing director of Volante Germany, explains how Shareholder Activist Protection Insurance works.
R&Q separation plans attract rating agency scrutiny
AM Best put the credit ratings of R&Q and three of its subsidiaries under review with negative implications.
Paying all Ukraine war claims would bankrupt insurance industry, warns Howden
The insurance industry would be bankrupted if it were forced to cover all losses associated with the war in Ukraine, David Howden has warned.
Nirvana director claims MGAs have a recruitment edge
Managing general agents have an edge over traditional carriers when it comes to recruiting top underwriting personnel, a director of aspiring multiline underwriter Nirvana has told Insurance Post.
Film and TV insurers grappling with fresh virtual production risks
Insurers and brokers working with film and TV productions are racing to grasp to risk implications of the biggest technological change in filmmaking in decades.
RSA exits UK personal lines motor market
RSA is to exit the UK personal lines motor market following a thorough review, it announced with parent company Intact.
Best Lloyd’s underwriting result in years not enough to prevent pre-tax loss
Lloyd’s has posted a pre-tax loss of £769m for 2022, despite achieving its strongest underwriting result since 2015.
Exeter University bomb damage excluded from cover in Allianz win
The High Court has ruled that damage to buildings at the University of Exeter caused by the detonation of a Second World War bomb in 2021 was not covered by insurance.
One Call director killed in car crash
Oliver Rose, a director of Doncaster-based insurance broker One Call and a former Biba Young Broker of the Year, has died aged 37.
Aercap protests fail as Russian aircraft claims to be heard together
Five lawsuits in which aircraft leasing companies are collectively seeking more than $4bn for the loss of planes stranded in Russia are to be heard concurrently in one trial, a Commercial Court judge has decided.
Lloyd's appoints Bob James as chief operating officer
Lloyd’s has appointed Bob James, previously market transformation director, as chief operating officer.
Lloyd’s steps up worst-case scenario planning for cyber and geopolitical risks
Lloyd’s is conducting exercises with the aim of better understanding how a major cyber event or adverse geopolitical developments might give rise to losses for the market.
Admiral builds on pre-pandemic profits in 2022 despite inflation pressures
Admiral has reported pre-tax profits of £616m from its insurance operations in the UK last year, despite markedly deteriorating loss ratios.
Hiscox chairman Childs to retire
Hiscox chairman Robert Childs will retire and step down from the insurer’s board later this year, ending a 37-year career at the insurer.
Pizza Express and insurers clash over alleged number of claims on Aon wording
Pizza Express and its insurers have clashed in court over the wider market applicability of a preliminary hearing to determine whether the restaurant chain is able to claim £250,000 or as much as £178m for its Covid business interruption losses.
Russian airlines approach Aercap over ‘potential insurance settlements’
Russian airlines have reached out to aircraft leasing giant Aercap over “potential insurance settlements” after over 100 planes were stranded in the country when conflict broke out in Ukraine last year.
RSA quickens broker base build-out and plugs proposition gaps
RSA is aiming to strike up new trading relationships with twice as many brokers as it did last year in 2023, following steps to improve its level of service and its proposition.