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Howden’s Caamaño on moving from outsider to leader
From outsider to executive, Sonia Caamaño, CEO of international growth markets at Howden Broking, shares how she built a global career on resilience, empathy, and following her mother’s advice.
Seventeen Group names CEO to replace retiring Anscombe
Seventeen Group has revealed that Oliver Thorne will take on the role of CEO at the company once current CEO Paul Anscombe retires.
Allianz Broker raids Ageas for Nicola George’s successor
Glyn Hughes has been named managing director of Allianz Personal Broker, following the departure of Nicola George in late August.
Calls for brokers and PCWs to do more to tackle ghost broking
Mark Allen, head of financial crime and fraud at the Association of British Insurers has called ghost broking an “everybody problem” and called for the broking and price comparison site communities to get on board.
More women in top jobs narrows gender pay gaps in insurance
Insurers with more women in top-paying roles report far smaller gender pay gaps, proving representation – not just equal pay policies – is the strongest lever for lasting progress, a data analysis produced by Michael Stefan, partner at executive…
Diary of an Insurer: Hiscox’s Shali Vasudeva
Shali Vasudeva, group chief operations and technology officer at Hiscox, oversees areas including technology, data plus artificial intelligence, property services, procurement, and change management including improvements to the claims process.
Insurers still struggling to convert cyber awareness to sales
News Editor’s View: Research from FWD shows that while some insurers are excelling at turning awareness of cyber insurance into sales, others continue to struggle with both awareness and conversion.
Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards.
Duncan Pagan appointed CEO at Hedron
Duncan Pagan has been appointed CEO at Hedron Network, the network division of Brown & Brown, subject to regulatory approval.
Will AI make brokers more efficient or less relevant?
Trade Voice: Stefan Daines, broking director at Daines Kapp and member of the CII Community Broking Board, looks at how artificial intelligence can help brokers and the practical steps they take.
Claims costs calm but tech gaps persist for brokers
A majority of brokers are still reporting rising claims costs, but fewer say costs went up this quarter than a year ago, according to Direct Commercial’s latest Broker Barometer.
Diary of an Insurer: Brokerbility’s Jason Beach
Jason Beach, operations and markets manager at Brokerbility, juggles planning, meetings, relationship management, and strategic thinking with learning from his peers at Warwick University.
Q&A: Jeff Heine, Novidea
Jeff Heine, chief revenue officer at Novidea, tells Insurance Post how the firm plans to be a market leader globally through its data-driven end-to-end platform and the way clients can harness Novidea to drive artificial intelligence development.
Viral sign-holding graduate secures Howden internship
Alexander Mani, a job-seeking economics graduate who stood outside the Lloyd’s building for 10 hours holding a self-advertising sign this summer, has secured an internship at Howden.
Jensten finds buyer in Bain Capital
Jensten is set to be bought by private equity firm Bain Capital, following two years of attempts to find a buyer.
Starpeak x Peach; Liiba’s commercial report; Aon’s head of professional services
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Nicola George to depart Allianz Broker
Allianz Personal Broker’s managing director of personal lines will depart the business in October, the company has confirmed.
Thomas Carroll eyes high-net-worth expansion as it combines teams
Thomas Carroll sales director Greg Edwards has told Insurance Post the group is aiming to harness its London market presence to expand its high-net-worth customer base.
Gallagher’s M&A appetite ‘undimmed’ following AssuredPartners acquisition
Gallagher’s appetite for acquisitions has not been blunted by the completion of its $13.45bn (£9.93bn) purchase of AssuredPartners, UK CEO Michael Rea has told Insurance Post.
Karen Jackman appointed Bravo Networks MD
Karen Jackman has been appointed managing director of Bravo Networks, ending a three-month period of interim leadership by Everywhen chief commercial officer Phil Bayles.
Gallagher completes AssuredPartners acquisition
Gallagher has completed its acquisition of AssuredPartners, adding 1000 staff and more than 900,000 new clients to the business in the UK and Ireland.
Aviva-backed AI broker raises £950K
Artificial intelligence-native insurance broking platform Meshed has raised £950,000 in a pre-seed fundraise.
Bspoke independence ‘set in stone’ after acquisition
NFP has committed to allowing Bspoke to run “completely independently”, having brought a long search for an MGA acquisition target to an end with the deal struck last week.
What the motor finance ruling means for broking pay
Editor’s View: After the Supreme Court ruling on motor finance sparked an £18bn redress scheme, Emma Ann Hughes asks could insurance broker commission be next under the Financial Conduct Authority’s spotlight?