Interview
Big Interview: Chris Jones, CEO of the International Underwriting Association
Chris Jones, CEO of the International Underwriting Association, shares his plan to prepare members for increasingly interconnected risks, improve their operational efficiency and ensure they win the war for talent.
Big Interview: Mark Christer, Wakam UK
Mark Christer, CEO of Wakam UK and deputy CEO of Wakam Group, sits down with Scott McGee to talk through his first year at the UK subsidiary, and plans to expand.
60 Seconds With... MNK Group’s Wajahat Khawaja
Wajahat Khawaja, head of governance and controls at MNK Group, make sure everyone plays fair, follows the rules, and doesn’t break anything.
Big Interview: Blanca Berruguete, Descartes
Earlier this year Blanca Berruguete joined Descartes Underwriting as head of Europe, Middle East and Africa distribution and client management.
Q&A: Dave Carey, Ecclesiastical
Dave Carey, managing director of intermediary of Ecclesiastical, wants to hear from brokers about new lines of business the provider should offer.
Big Interview: Phil Cunningham, Direct Commercial
Phil Cunningham, founder of Direct Commercial sits down with Scott McGee to discuss his entry into insurance at the age of 12, why DCL will hit £400m in GWP by 2030, and why he thinks he was the first recipient of the Young Achiever award at the British…
60 Seconds with... Kynd’s Melanie Hayes
Melanie Hayes, chief operating officer and co-founder of cyber risk management experts Kynd, has an undying love for queso, would love to eat cheese whenever she wants to and feels less is more when it comes to make-up.
Big Interview: Dave Haynes, Arag
Arag UK CEO Dave Haynes sits down with Harry Curtis to discuss what the impact of the legal expenses insurer’s acquisition of Das and how Labour’s legislative make its products more relevant than ever.
Big Interview: Michael Lee, First Central
Michael Lee, CEO of First Central sits down with Scott McGee to run through the company’s transformation over the last few years, why he won’t be rushed into growing the home and motor books, and the potential of new investment.
60 Seconds With... Guidewire’s Julie Getzlaff
Julie Getzlaff, senior director of product marketing at Guidewire, would like to be Dr John Watson, the narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories, and would like to step back in time to 1920s Paris.
Big Interview: Mark Till, Unum
Mark Till, CEO of Unum UK, shares how financial hardship in childhood made him want to take on his current job and what caused a significant uptick in uptake of the insurer’s products.
Big Interview: Mark Eastham, Avantia
Mark Eastham, CEO of Home Protect and Avantia Group, reveals how he will turn the business into the first insurer to have an artificial intelligence-driven operating model, plus whether an acquisition of the non-standard home insurer could be on the…
60 Seconds with... Arc’s Rebecca Conway
Rebecca Conway, chief claims officer at Arc Legal Group, follows Taylor Swift’s lead, is guaranteed to dance to Abba’s “Dancing Queen”, and sings contralto in two local choral societies.
Big Interview: Tobias Taupitz, Laka
Tobias Taupitz, Laka CEO and co-founder, shares how the bicycle insurance company hopes to become the leading provider of green mobility cover in Europe plus the organic and inorganic paths he intends to take to achieve that goal.
Big Interview: Ken Norgrove, RSA
Ken Norgrove, UK and international CEO of RSA, discusses the impact of the insurer’s personal lines exit, how the provider plans to outperform its peers in commercial lines, and why October will usher in a new era for the business.
60 Seconds With... ChainThat’s Steve Morgan
Like 1980s pop star Rick Astley, Steve Morgan, head of business analysis at technology provider ChainThat, won’t give up and he can’t live without West Ham United.
Big Interview: Jason Richards, Swiss Re
Jason Richards, Swiss Re CEO for UK and Ireland sits down with Scott McGee to talk through company priorities, the UK property insurance market, and what he thinks must be the top priorities for the next CEO of Lloyd's.
60 Seconds With... Woodgate & Clark’s Liam Ball
Liam Ball, loss adjuster at Woodgate & Clark, has a not so secret double life as a world class professional magician.
Big Interview: Rob Schimek, Bolttech
Rob Schimek, founder and group CEO of insurtech Bolttech, reveals “the problem” with general insurance and outlines how he intends to solve it by embedding cover into an array of different industries.
Big Interview: Drazen Jaksic, Zurich UK
Drazen Jaksic, CEO of Zurich UK, is ambitious and likes a challenge, but he won’t be slashing the price of the provider’s general insurance policies anytime soon to swiftly grow the business.
Big Interview: Alistair Hargreaves, Admiral
Alistair Hargreaves, UK insurance CEO at Admiral, speaks to Tom Luckham about the provider’s results, the integration of RSA’s home and pet books, and why the insurer is ignoring market noise to focus on its own game.
60 Seconds With... Premium Credit’s Owen Thomas
Owen Thomas, chief sales officer of Premium Credit, has cooked for Steps, would love to be Jack Reacher, and whether he wins, loses or draws you know he has tried as hard as he can to succeed.
Big Interview: Stephanie Ogden, HDI
Stephanie Ogden, CEO of HDI Global for UK and Ireland, outlines how she is raising recognition of the brand, making sure the provider is “punching where it should be”, plus gives a glimpse of the ways she is redefining what leadership looks like in 2025.
Big Interview: Alain Zweibrucker, Axa Retail
Alain Zweibrucker, CEO of Axa Retail, talks to Tom Luckham about the firm's Lloyd's Bank partnership, transforming the business, and its push for digitalisation.