Articles by Scott McGee
ABI appoints Phoenix’s Briggs as president
Andy Briggs, CEO of Phoenix Group, pictured, has been named as president for the Association of British Insurers for the next two years, replacing Zurich's Tim Bailey.
Big Interview: Consilium’s James Baird and Paul Richards
Scott McGee sits down with Consilium co-CEOs James Baird and Paul Richards to discuss the broker’s rapid growth over the last two years, and why they would need a cow to jump over the moon to consider an acquisition.
Direct Line dissolves internal incubator as part of cost saving
Direct Line Group has dissolved its ecosystems team, the part of the business that specialises in delivering new products for the group, Insurance Post has learned.
Zurich UK sees 57% jump in P&C profitability for 2024
Zurich UK has this morning revealed it improved its property and casualty profitability in 2024 by 57% compared to the year before, from just a 4% increase in gross written premiums.
Nigel Walsh reveals next move following Google exit
Nigel Walsh, who revealed he was stepping down as Google Cloud’s global head of insurance, has announced his next move.
Nichols reflects on Zurich’s personal lines pivot
Zurich’s head of retail David Nichols recalls why Zurich felt the need to exit the brokered personal lines business, how it has fared by focussing on partnerships and HNW, and why no pets are allowed.
Direct Line expected to return to profit ahead of Aviva vote
Investment bank Peel Hunt has predicted Direct Line Group will return to profit for the full year 2024, weeks before it is due to release its results and vote on the deal with Aviva.
Motor claims payouts near £12bn in 2024
Motor insurers paid out £11.7bn in private car insurance claims in 2024, which the Association of British Insurers said is a record amount since it started collecting this data in 2013.
Premium growth to continue for the next three years
EY has predicted the steady growth of UK non-life premiums for the next three years.
MPs demand answers surrounding FOS CEO’s exit
The Treasury select committee has written to both the Financial Conduct Authority and Financial Ombudsman Service about the circumstances which surrounded the departure of CEO and chief ombudsman, Abby Thomas, last week.
Extreme weather hitting insurers hard
All three of Travelers, AIG and Mapfre have put emphasis on extreme weather in their latest set of results.
Graham Gibson steps down as Thatcham chair
Graham Gibson has stepped down as chairman of Thatcham Research’s board of directors after seven years, and has been replaced by Nick Caplan.
Aviva promotes Fazzini-Jones for group COO
Aviva has appointed Craig Fazzini-Jones as group chief operating officer, effective from 1 March.
ABI and Flood Re urge long-term flood defence investment
The Association of British Insurers and Flood Re have both called on the government to commit £1bn of investment every year for flood defences after the industry made record payouts for weather-related claims in 2024.
Insurers on alert as government plans to change child sex abuse limitations
The government has put forward a bill to make it easier for victims of child sex abuse to gain an apology and to pursue historical claims in the civil court.
Abby Thomas steps down as ombudsman CEO
Abby Thomas, CEO and chief ombudsman at the Financial Ombudsman Service, is stepping down.
Aviva and Probitas launch two classes in Lloyd’s
Aviva and Probitas have announced the next step in their integration, by launching two new classes in the Lloyd’s market.
Aviva’s Storah welcomes government’s £2.65bn flood defence investment
After the government announced an investment of £2.65bn over the next two years to fix flood defences, Aviva’s general insurance CEO for UK and Ireland welcomed the news.
Howden surpasses £3bn in global revenue
Howden has surpassed the £3bn revenue mark for global operations as it celebrates its 30th birthday.
Zurich refreshes HNW offering
Zurich has launched a range of enhancements to its full high-net-worth proposition.
Ex-Aviva CEO Wilson named Policy Expert chair
Policy Expert has appointed Mark Wilson as its new chair, effective from February 2025.
Is there such a thing as a ‘happy ship’ in insurance?
News Editor’s View: With wholesale changes, widespread redundancies, and apparently tonnes more M&A to come, is there such a thing as a happy ship in insurance?
David Haynes to succeed retiring Buss as Arag CEO
David Haynes has been named CEO of Arag UK Holdings Limited and Arag Legal Expenses Insurance, succeeding Tony Buss who is set to retire.
Nigel Walsh leaves Google Cloud
Nigel Walsh, Google Cloud’s global head of insurance, has stepped away from the company.