Interview
Interview: Daniel Schreiber, Lemonade
Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber talks about the expansion plans of the US-based start-up that uses artificial intelligence to validate claims and donates profits to charities.
Q+A: Willis Towers Watson's Angelini on China's online advance
Kevin Angelini, head of strategy, insurance consulting and technology, Asia-Pacific, at international broker consultancy Willis Towers Watson offers his thoughts on China's online insurance phenomenon.
Interview: Lyndon Wood, Moorhouse Group
Lyndon Wood is an author, TV presenter and entrepreneur behind the largest independent insurance broker in Wales.
Interview: Inga Beale, Chartered Insurance Institute
LIoyd’s CEO Inga Beale was elected the 121st president of the Chartered Insurance Institute at the body’s annual general meeting in July.
Video: How the economy influences insurance claims
BLM partners Jennette Newman and Julian Smart explain how macroeconomic trends can be analysed to predict insurance claims.
Profile: Jon Turner, Pen Underwriting
After spending the past year hiving up a dozen entities under the Pen Underwriting roof, CEO Jon Turner talks to Will Kirkman about the managing general agent’s drive to be a ‘virtual insurer’ with the firepower to invest in data analytics and new…
Asia usage-based insurance Q+A: Morten Gregersen, Scope Technology
Morten Gregersen, business development director Asia, Scope Technology, explains the opportunities for usage-based insurance in Asia-Pacific.
Interview: Manjit Takhtar, Charles Taylor Insurance Services
Manjit Takhtar, finance director and interim CEO of Charles Taylor Insurance Services, talks about hurricane claims and the role of the business in incubating maanging general agents.
Q&A: Chris Smith, Mapfre Global Risks
Mapfre Global Risks is working on a UK retail proposition, says Chris Smith, chief regions and markets officer – International.
Interview: Tulsi Naidu, Zurich
Almost a year into her role Zurich UK CEO Tulsi Naidu talks to editor Stephanie Denton about the events of the last 12 months and how the insurer is progressing with its transformational programme.
Interview: Danny Maleary, Vibe MGA Management
Vibe MGA Management, an independent MGA incubator backed by Syndicate Holding, launched in June. Post sat down to talk with CEO Danny Maleary about his vision for the new venture.
Video: Crif's Sara Costantini on data's impact on pet insurance
Sara Costantini, director at Crif Decision Solutions, discusses with Post commissioning editor Cecile Brisson how data could revolutionise the pet insurance market.
Profile: Oscar Treceno, IMIA
For six years, Oscar Treceno has juggled his day job as head of the engineering and energy department at Helvetia with the role of chairman of the International Association of Engineering Insurers. Post asked him about IMIA's role in today's market.
Insurtech Q+A: Chris Bayley, co-founder, Cover Genius
Insurance Post asks Chris Bayley, co-founder of Cover Genius, about the global focused insurance start-up and the future of insurtech development.
Interview: Wrisk co-founder Nigel Barton
Weeks away from launch, Wrisk co-founder Nigel Barton talks to Jonathan Swift about how his business hopes to change the insurance ‘dialogue’, the need for start-ups to forge partnerships with well-known brands, and why it is necessary for the UK to keep…
Aviva GI CEO Colm Holmes on its British Insurance Awards success
GI CEO Colm Holmes discusses Aviva UK's 'social purpose' and how it is helping customers defy uncertainty.
BP Marsh: On the hunt for the next Besso
The last year has seen investment firm BP Marsh exit three of its largest investments; Besso, Trireme and the remaining portion of its stake in Hyperion. As a result of the sale, the company had a war chest of £29.9m and a deluge of enquiries from start…
Roundtable: Industrialising insurance innovation: Breaking down silos
The scalability of digital innovation is a problem for the insurance industry. What can be done to prepare insurers to create initiatives with the ability to ‘build fast and fail fast’?
Interview: Karen Beales, UK General
Karen Beales was recently appointed CEO of UK General from her existing role as managing director, following JC Flowers’s acquisition of the company. Post discussed with Beales what the future holds for the managing general agent.
India Q+A: Sainesh Dar, Chartered Insurance Institute
Insurance Post speaks with the Chartered Insurance Institute's South Asia and Middle East regional head Sainesh Dar about the organisation's work in India.
Interview: Grenfell Tower insurer reveals UK expansion plans
It is estimated that the Grenfell Tower fire could result in claims of up to £50m. However, the carrier responsible for insuring the building said that its expansion plans for the UK remain undimmed.
Q&A: Sergio Pierro, XL Catlin
New rules on data protection will come into force in Europe next year. Sergio Pierro is a professional indemnity underwriter for international financial lines at XL Catlin, based in Paris, and focuses on cyber. He explains how companies can get ready for…
Interview: Robin Smith, We Go Look
Jonathan Swift speaks to We Go Look CEO and co-founder Robin Smith about building an on-demand business that handles insurance claims and why the Crawford & Co acquisition means she has more time now for the "fun stuff"
Q&A - SmartChoice.pk CEO and co-founder Sibtain Jiwani
Smart Choice CEO and co-founder Sibtain Jiwani tells Jonathan Swift about the challenges of building a Pakistan-based insurtech business in an immature, yet potentially lucrative market.