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Intelligence: Political risk and the pandemic
Covid-19 has already raised tensions between countries and a fragmented exit from the pandemic could test relations further, putting more pressure on businesses. Supply chains remain disrupted and global businesses fragmented. Post investigates what this…
Post LIVE: Addressing digital and evolving customer needs
It is "crucial" that customers' digital needs continue to be supported as lockdown eases, insurers mooted at the Post Live annual conference.
Aegis launches assailant parametric product; Amicus in MBO; Davies buys two; and Vitality Car launches
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Blog: Why it’s important for insurance firms to prioritise social mobility
Social inequality increased during the pandemic. Kieran Jones, director of client relationships at Weightmans and member of the board of directors at the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, explains what the industry can do to help.
Post LIVE: Insurance needs to get rid of 'Shakespearean language' to build back trust
The key for the insurance sector to build back trust with consumers is ensuring wordings are clear and make sense, George Beattie, head of incubation underwriting at Beazley told viewers of the Post LIVE annual conference today.
Protection gap must be tackled by public sector and insurance collaboration, IDF conference hears
In order to close the protection gap the industry and the public sector must work together, CEOs and leaders have urged.
Tackling climate change top of ABI agenda, says Huw Evans
The Association of British Insurers has been working hard on an industry roadmap for tackling climate change and is aiming to publish its findings on 7 July, director general Huw Evans told the audience of the Post LIVE annual conference.
Insurance and banking can learn 'from each other' on customer journeys: Axa's Tara Foley
Major industry challenges are not “unique” to insurance, Axa retail CEO and former Bank of Scotland managing director Tara Foley told a Post conference.
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Lord Mayor of London ‘confident’ insurance can do its bit to tackle climate change challenge
Lord Mayor of London William Russell has said he is "more than confident" that the insurance industry can build on the work it is already doing to help tackle climate change.
Axa’s Jon Walker on smart working and relationship building
Jon Walker, CEO of Axa Commercial, celebrates the benefits of smart working for customers, brokers and staff – along with assessing how it should be used in tandem with the best of the traditional face-to-face ways of building relationships.
UN's Antonio Guterres calls on insurers to phase out coal and fossil fuels underwriting
Secretary general of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has called on insurers to phase out “the underwriting of coal and all fossil fuels”.
Scor and Covéa ink truce bringing bitter feud to an end
Covéa and Scor have signed a settlement agreement that will see all legal action between the two dropped.
Sri Lanka ship fire: Marine experts call for cargo rule tightening and end to port 'pushing'
Marine insurance experts have warned tighter regulation and scrutiny is needed to mitigate events such as the X-Press Pearl container ship fire off Sri Lanka.
EY: motor market to return to loss in 2021; Canopius unveils algorithmic MGA; Kitsune sold to XS Direct
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Blog: Insurance's trust problem
Edelman Smithfield senior director Aidan Holloway considers the reputation-geared findings of the firm's recent research on trust in insurance.
Arch reveals pair of leadership promotions
Arch Insurance International has promoted Kirsten Valder to chief administrative officer and Jason Kittinger to chief operating officer, effective 30 June.
Institute calls for evidence in ongoing push for CII strategy audit
The council for the Insurance Institute of Shropshire and Mid-Wales has reiterated its call for the Chartered Insurance Institute to pause its strategic manifesto and commission an independent audit ahead of engaging with members on the best way forward.
Uber restricts drivers to insurance panel as market insiders warn of ‘huge ramifications’
Exclusive: From next year Uber will only accept drivers with insurance policies from one of nine approved providers.
Activist investor Cevian Capital takes 4.95% Aviva stake
Swedish investment firm Cevian Capital Partners has confirmed it now holds a 4.95% stake in Aviva.
BGL’s Peter Thompson on why the insurance industry must batten down its hatches
Peter Thompson, CEO of insurance, distribution and outsourcing at BGL Group, addresses the crucial importance of operational resilience in a fast changing landscape for the industry.
Gefion declared bankrupt
Gefion Insurance has been declared bankrupt by the Maritime and Commercial High Court in Denmark and is no longer paying claims.
RSA targeting motor and SME, says CEO Scott Egan as takeover completes
RSA is in a “cracking place” and ahead of where it would expect to be, according to Scott Egan CEO for the UK and international.
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