Commercial
Howden calls for ‘myth busting’ on cyber insurance
David Howden said industry must engage in “myth busting” on cyber insurance to remove barriers to uptake among potential clients.
Brokers don’t care about insurers’ ESG work, reports suggest
Data analysis: Insurance brokers in the UK can’t name the insurers leading the way with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) work, a survey has shown.
CII finally unveils plan to turn around fortunes
The Chartered Insurance Institute published its new five-year strategy almost 18 months after it asked members what they wanted the professional body to deliver.
How to build a successful MGA
Analysis: Emma Ann Hughes explores what it takes in the current economic climate to stand out from the crowd and secure funding for a managing general agent.
IS2’s Sultana targets ‘aggressive’ growth to double revenue within four years
Joe Sultana talks to Insurance Post about his new role as IS2’s commercial director, and the strategies he will implement to accelerate growth to meet the company’s four-year plan.
How natural catastrophes and inflation are creating a perform storm for insurance
Data analysis: Increasing natural catastrophe losses and shortfalls in industry estimates point to the need for the insurance sector to better understand the risk factors at play today, according to the latest Swiss Re Institute report.
Q&A: Volante Global managing director Hans Døhlen
Hans Døhlen, managing director of Volante Germany, explains how Shareholder Activist Protection Insurance works.
View from the top: Arch’s Bottle on ensuring commercial e-trade propositions work for brokers
Mike Bottle, senior vice president for strategy and distribution at Arch Insurance UK, reflects on brokers’ frustration with e-traded products and what it will take to make the route work.
R&Q separation plans attract rating agency scrutiny
AM Best put the credit ratings of R&Q and three of its subsidiaries under review with negative implications.
Paying all Ukraine war claims would bankrupt insurance industry, warns Howden
The insurance industry would be bankrupted if it were forced to cover all losses associated with the war in Ukraine, David Howden has warned.
CFO reveals how Aviva is combatting claims inflation
Aviva's chief financial officer Jane Poole has revealed how the insurer’s operations are preventing it from falling foul of claims inflation like rival Direct Line Group.
Gallagher buys Buck; Pen’s latest deal; Spring’s commercial PI binder
Friday Round-Up: Ahead of Good Friday and the Easter Bank Holiday, Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
British Insurance Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
The shortlist of the 29th British Insurance Awards, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on 5 July, is announced today.
Nirvana director claims MGAs have a recruitment edge
Managing general agents have an edge over traditional carriers when it comes to recruiting top underwriting personnel, a director of aspiring multiline underwriter Nirvana has told Insurance Post.
Big Interview: Wakam’s Olivier Jaillon
Jonathan Swift catches up with Wakam chief executive, and self-proclaimed rock’n’roll blockchain fan, Olivier Jaillon, to discuss the evolution of the go-to market for many insurtechs and brands seeking to sell embedded insurance.
FCA reveals hundreds of BI claims still being considered
Three years on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, the industry is still considering whether 341 business interruption insurance claims are valid.
Insurance CFOs reveal what keeps them up at night
Data analysis: The insurance industry sees high inflation, a downbeat economic outlook and market volatility as the three biggest threats to profitability this year, according to Moody’s annual survey of chief financial officers from 22 leading European…
Film and TV insurers grappling with fresh virtual production risks
Insurers and brokers working with film and TV productions are racing to grasp to risk implications of the biggest technological change in filmmaking in decades.
Big Interview: David Ross, Cila
Only six months after taking the role of executive director of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, David Ross sat down with Pamela Kokoszka to discuss Cila’s vision, taking the institute forward, and giving the profession a voice.
Diary of an Insurer: Criterion Loss Adjusters’ Mark Watts
Mark Watts, high-net-worth adjuster at Criterion Loss Adjusters, watches the weather, analyses forensic reports, and hits the road to assess major fire damage.
Today is the final deadline for entering the 2023 British Insurance Awards
With entries closing at 5:00pm today, time is ticking for you to get your entry in for the 2023 British Insurance Awards.
Exeter University bomb damage excluded from cover in Allianz win
The High Court has ruled that damage to buildings at the University of Exeter caused by the detonation of a Second World War bomb in 2021 was not covered by insurance.
Q&A: Allianz Commercial’s Catherine Dixon
Allianz Commercial’s chief underwriting officer Catherine Dixon reveals how to underwrite in a high inflationary environment and grow the renewable energy sector.
BIA 2022 Award Winners video: Commercial Lines insurer of the Year, Nick Hobbs
Following its success in winning the highly coveted Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year award at the The British Insurance Awards 2022, content director Jonathan Swift caught up with Nick Hobbs, chief distribution and regions officer at Allianz…