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Webinar: How do insurers – from the hottest insurtechs to the enterprise players – level up?
Climate change. Inflation. demanding consumers. regulation. M&A activity. Insurance looks nothing like it did a decade – or even five years ago.
Webinar: How can insurance companies adjust to the ‘new norm’ to optimise their hybrid workforce - and avoid their own great resignation?
Most insurance businesses have effectively been operating in a hybrid manner since Covid-19 restrictions required most employees to work from home.
European insurtech investment catching up with US; Goldman Sachs invests in Clear; Allianz to lead Coalitions’ UK cyber capacity; and Gallagher buys Erimus
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Claims Apprentice 2022: Episode three – Marine insurance treasure hunt
After the claims handling task in episode two, Teams Build and Unite regroup and, following a short rest, are ready for the next challenge.
FCA fines JLT £7.8m; Acrisure acquires Russell Scanlan; Clear Group buys Pro Aktive; Howden Group creates start-up hub and Instanda raises $45m
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Watch Aviva, Policy Expert and others discuss how insurers ‘level up’ to respond to market challenges and the pressure to drive profitable growth at a lower cost
Climate change. Inflation. demanding consumers. regulation. M&A activity. Insurance looks nothing like it did a decade – or even five years ago.
60 seconds with... Minesh Patel, McLarens
Minesh Patel, a loss adjuster in McLarens’ construction and engineering practice, tells Post about the highlight of his career so far and why seeing the dinosaurs would be his top priority if he ever found himself at the controls of a time machine.
Claims Apprentice 2022: Episode two – Claims handling challenge
Now that our final six contestants have been put into teams and decided upon names, it is time for the apprentices to tackle their first task.
Vote now for the winner of the Industry Impact Award at the British Insurance Awards 2022
Voting is now open for you to decide who should win the Industry Impact Award at the 2022 British Insurance Awards.
Aviva wins TSB tender; Gallagher Re to recruit 40; Pine Walk Capital launches MGA; and Beazley launches Crypto Guard
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Claims Apprentice 2022: Episode one - Meet the six finalists
After a year wait Claims Apprentice is back and the field has been whittled down to six candidates, all competing for the prize of becoming the 2022 champion.
Howden acquires Tiger Risk; JMG buys GS Group; Allianz and Ifed secure convictions for fraudsters; and First Central in CMT tie-up
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
60 seconds with... Trish Kent, RSA
Trish Kent, head of claims account management at RSA, tells Post which point of history she'd head off to if she had a time machine, and which sitcom character she would most like to be.
Meet the 2022 Claims Apprentice contestants
Ahead of the new series of Claims Apprentice, which goes live on Wednesday 15 June at noon, we introduce you to the final six contestants who will be featured in the Kennedys' sponsored show.
Darag expands Roth's role to unify its M&A approach across Europe
Legacy book acquirer Darag has appointed Alexander Roth as global head of mergers and acquisitions, in addition to his existing role as CEO of Darag Europe.
Webinar: Watch Aviva, RSA and others discuss how to optimize hybrid workforces - and avoid the great resignation
Most insurance businesses have effectively been operating in a hybrid manner since Covid-19 restrictions required most employees to work from home.
Insurance Post launches VRM data accuracy tool for the motor insurance industry
Insurance Post subscribers can now benefit from our Vehicle Data Check tool to help validate VRM data.
Aviva joins Sign Live; Clear Group acquires Centor; Canopius reorganises underwriting team; LV steps up digital innovation with tie-up; and Questgates buys again
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Spotlight: Surety Bonds - Surety guarantee, bank guarantee, or letters of credit – which should I use?
Supply chain problems. Labour shortages. Inflation. The war in Ukraine. All of these have created more economic uncertainty than anyone could have predicted. The result - as David Chandler writes - is more governmental entities and private companies are…
Claims Consortium Group restructures management team for growth
Claims Consortium Group has restructured its management team as part of a five-year strategy which it explains is "designed to drive forward growth and diversification in three core areas – claims, technology and data".
Aviva reports 13% spike in fraud; Accredited hails £2bn Policy Expert deal; Urban Jungle to recruit 100; and PRA warns insurers of ‘significant headwinds’ over climate change
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Data Analysis: Q1 results round-up - Aviva, Beazley, Direct Line, Hastings, Hiscox, Lancashire and Sabre
Insurance Post rounds up the first tranche of quarter one results from a host of major insurers.
Insurance Hound: Most read by insurers in March, April and May 2022
Which topics have insurers been reading most about?
Capgemini: only 8% of insurers 'Resilience Champions'; Allianz mulls Home & Legacy disposal; CII reports £4.4m deficit; and Questgates buys
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.