Articles by Insurance Post Staff
Throwback Thursday: Yesterday’s CEOs share future vision
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to October 1990 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when CEOs shared how they thought their role would change by the year 2000.
PWC’s launch; Bentley’s insurance product; Howden’s group CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Throwback Thursday: EU shapes insurance & Allied Dunbar’s ambition
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to October 1990 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the European Commission was reshaping insurance.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2025: AIG
AIG slips from fifth position last year to seventh place on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers List in 2025.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2025: Convex
Convex UK is the newest company - only created in 2019 - to appear towards the peak of Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers List in 2025.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2025: Direct Line
Direct Line Group remains in third place on the Top 100 UK Insurers List 2025, but will disappear from next year’s rankings as the provider becomes part of Aviva.
How has Trump’s approach impacted Net Zero plans?
Insurance Post is inviting ESG and sustainability leads at insurance companies to take part in a short survey examining how US President Donald Trump’s approach to climate and energy policy has influenced Net Zero strategies over the last year.
60 Seconds With... Collegiate’s Tinu Ayoola
Tinu Ayoola, senior underwriter at Collegiate, talks career wins, 200-metre records, Don Draper dreams, and why peace of mind - not paychecks – defines success.
Video Q&A: Osman Khurshid, Synectics Solutions and Katriona Cunningham, Aviva on the latest fraud trends
In the latest Insurance Post video, we caught up with Osman Khurshid, chief client officer at Synectics Solutions, and Katriona Cunningham, policy application fraud lead at Aviva, to discuss how to align fraud prevention with customer protection.
PIB buys Ross Gower Group; Zego x Clearspeed; Miller's head of P&I
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
IFB highlights policy fraud hotspots
The UK’s worst-affected areas for policy fraud have been revealed to help protect people at risk, following record-high cases of identity theft.
Throwback Thursday: Food safety; Swiss Re’s promise
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to October 1990 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when hopes were high the Food Safety Act 1990 would reduce contamination claims.
The camper van and motorhome insurance risks we never saw coming
The world of motorhoming has rapidly evolved since Comfort Insurance started 1995. Here It highlights some of the surprising risks the provider didn’t see coming, showing the evolving nature of risks and the need to always be looking ahead.
Sky-high car insurance premiums driving customers to break the law
Millions of drivers in the UK admit to getting behind the wheel without insurance due to the recent rise in premium costs, new research has found.
Outsmarting fraudsters with connected intelligence
At a recent roundtable hosted by Insurance Post and sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions, insurers explored smarter, connected approaches to fraud.
Howden’s energy facility; Blackthorn sells Samphire; Acrisure rebrands brokers
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Winners of Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 revealed
Aviva. CFC, Charles Taylor, Crawford & Company, DWF and Markerstudy were all multiple winners at Insurance Post's Claims and Fraud Awards last night (2 October).
Throwback Thursday: Willis merger; CII’s coffers concerns
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to October 1990 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Willis was set to merge with a New York broker.
QBE, HSB, Markel, Flock, Geo and NBS to address first Underwriting Forum
Secure your place at next week’s inaugral Underwriting Forum 2025 on Thursday 9 October at the NEC, Birmingham.
Hastings catches out café cook’s fabricated claims
Hastings and HF have secured a custodial sentence for a fraudster who dishonestly exaggerated her claim for damages following a minor road traffic accident.
60 Seconds With... ITIC’s Mark Brattman
Whether he’s channelling Father Christmas for professionals in a pickle or negotiating with insurers over coffee, Mark Brattman, claims director at ITIC, brings wit, wisdom, and a touch of Jean-Luc Picard to the world of claims handling.
Axa’s road safety initiative; Marshmallow’s migrant offering; Bridgehaven joins ABI
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Watch Axa and Covea discuss the shift from generative to agentic AI
As insurers become more comfortable with generative artificial intelligence, attention is shifting to the next evolution: agentic AI systems that can reason, plan, and take autonomous action
Throwback Thursday: Insurers returning from war look for work
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to September 1945 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when war heroes were advertising their desire to return to the industry.