Interview
Video: Cunningham Lindsey UK CEO Phil McNeilage
Mark Sands speaks with Cunningham Lindsey UK chief executive Phil McNeilage about key challenges facing the industry and the immediate future for his business.
Video: Allianz Retail general manager Neil Brettell
Katie Marriner speaks with Allianz Retail general manager Neil Brettell about the key issues facing the industry.
Interview: Dane Douetil: Building businesses
Minova Insurance Holdings group chief executive Dane Douetil tells Post his ambitions for the company – including doubling its size in the next five years.
Video: Minova Insurance Holdings group chief executive Dane Douetil
After 10 months in his role as Minova Insurance Holdings group chief executive Dane Douetil spoke with Post reporter Katie Marriner about the challenges facing the business and his experiences at the company so far.
Interview: Dylan Bryant, general representative, Lloyd's Hong Kong
Andrew Tjaardstra talks to Dylan Bryant, who has been tasked with heading up the Lloyd's representative office in Hong Kong.
Bupa revenues up 7% in H1 despite 'low demand' for UK PMI
Bupa posted a 7% increase in revenues to £4.8bn in the first half of 2014 (16% at constant exchange rates), as it continued to integrate major acquisitions made in the previous year.
Interview: Christian Hinsch and Richard Taylor: a winning strategy
HDI Gerling’s chairman Christian Hinsch and UK managing director Richard Taylor tell Post their firm is entering a new phase in its evolution – and reveal what they’ve learnt from the German World Cup-winning football team
Q&A: Ashwin Mistry: Speaking with one voice
The Chartered Insurance Institute’s new president, Ashwin Mistry, tells Callum Brodie why unity is top of his agenda, in a shift of emphasis at the body
Video: Ashwin Mistry, president of the Chartered Insurance Institute
Just hours after being officially named as president of the Chartered Insurance Institute at yesterday’s annual general meeting, Ashwin Mistry caught up with Post news editor Callum Brodie to outline his ‘one voice’ mission statement for his 12 months in…
Rehab Awards 2014: Finalists announced
The shortlist for Post’s Rehabilitation First Awards 2014 has been announced. The awards reward excellence across the market - from employers to insurers, practitioners to claimant solicitors.
Interview: David Smith: In safe hands
Time will tell whether David Smith’s spell as Zurich’s interim UK general insurance CEO becomes permanent but, at a firm where stability is a watchword, Smith explains how his strategy will ensure the division stays on course for growth
Video: Interim UK GI CEO David Smith's message to brokers
As Zurich's UK executive team contemplates the future of the business following the departure of UK general insurance chief executive Steve Lewis, Post news editor Callum Brodie got the lowdown from Lewis' interim successor David Smith and two members of…
Expertise in action: Q&A with Zurich's head of SME transformation
With commercial buyers, especially SMEs, looking to digital channels in greater numbers to fulfil their insurance needs brokers must be alive to the opportunities offered by e-trading.
Interview: David Robinson: Giving the people what they want
David Robinson tells Post how listening to customer demand has been the driving force behind his strategy since taking over as Ace regional president for UK and Ireland
Biba to formulate guidance on sharing economy
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is to put together guidance on insuring risks for asset-sharing companies following a meeting between industry and government yesterday.
In-Focus: Public Sector - Q&A Bill Sulman
Post spoke to Bill Sulman, director for public sector at Aon Risk Solutions, about the common business continuity threats for the public sector and how insurers, brokers and risk managers can work together for mutual benefit.
Interview: Nigel Minett: Flying high
Nigel Minett’s long career in loss adjusting has seen him deployed in all corners of the globe. Now in the cockpit as McLarens Aviation managing director, he tells Post how his international experience will ensure the firm’s expansion plans really take…
Q&A - Michael Butt: The impact of climate change
Some 67 insurance and reinsurance chief executives recently signed The Geneva Association’s Climate Risk Statement in Canada. Michael Butt, chairman of Axis and co-chair of the association’s extreme events and climate risk working group, comments on the…
Interview: Edmund Truell: This man means business
With a career spanning the length and breadth of financial services, Edmund Truell is now muscling into the telematics sector. Post meets a man who speaks his mind about the insurance industry – and, according to him, it’s not all a bed of roses
Interview: Paul Moors: Light at the end of the tunnel
Fifteen months after the management buyout of broker Bollington, group chief executive Paul Moors sits down with Post to canvas the firm’s plans for the future
Interview: Helen-Clare Pope: Every little helps
Incoming Airmic chair and head of insurable risk at Tesco Helen-Clare Pope talks to Post about her plans for her tenure and the challenges facing the risk management sector
Video: Helen-Claire Pope, head of insurable risk for Tesco
Helen-Clare Pope, head of insurable risk for Tesco, will take over as chair of the Association of Insurance and Risk Manager’s at the bodies upcoming conference in Birmingham next week, Post editor Stephanie Denton caught up with her to find out her…
Interview: Hester to the rescue
Having taken on the unenviable task of revitalising the beleaguered insurer, RSA’s new group CEO Stephen Hester dismisses his detractors’ concerns over his lack of insurance pedigree and explains how the turnaround is already well under way
Interview: Martin Oliver: Parting words
Today Post broke the news that Allen & Allen Group UK CEO Martin Oliver is stepping down from his role after 24 months. Just weeks ago Post sat down with Oliver to get his thoughts on the business. Here is his final interview as A&A boss.