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Actress warns domestic abuse hits insurers’ profits
Actress Samantha Beckinsale has warned insurers that domestic abuse is directly impacting the industry by stripping victims of their financial independence and ability to maintain cover.
Jensten hopes Bain deal will remove ‘question mark’ around future
Rob Organ, CEO of Jensten Group, has told Insurance Post he hopes the firm’s recent acquisition by Bain Capital will remove any doubts over the business’s future.
AIG hailed as model for trans inclusion
The power of employer-backed trans healthcare and the importance of genuine allyship were at the centre of a Dive In Festival session on dispelling myths and supporting transgender colleagues.
Aon’s Shaw on power of pausing to aid inclusion
Hal Shaw, director and senior broker at Aon, has urged men in the insurance market to “shut their mouths” at times if they want to help drive genuine gender inclusion.
Bspoke promotes Gill to CEO
Bspoke Group has appointed Ryan Gill as CEO, succeeding Tim Smyth, who becomes deputy chair.
Regulator to open UK borders for international insurers
The Prudential Regulation Authority has launched a consultation on proposals to make it easier for international insurers to establish UK branches.
Dive In experts urge carers’ leave support development
Panellists at the Dive In festival 2025 highlighted the need to build carers’ leave toolkits to assist employees with caring responsibilities returning from time off.
Motor consolidation pushing providers to new lines
WTW has suggested the increased consolidation in the UK personal lines motor market has started pushing providers to widen their nets.
Markel launches domestic abuse support framework
Markel Insurance has rolled out a domestic abuse support framework for UK employees, Insurance Post can reveal.
Seventeen Group names CEO to replace retiring Anscombe
Seventeen Group has revealed that Oliver Thorne will take on the role of CEO at the company once current CEO Paul Anscombe retires.
FOS looking to improve its ‘value for money’
The Financial Ombudsman Service is actively working to justify its cost to the industry through its overhaul consultation in July, delegates at the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters conference have heard.
Lloyd’s CEO says culture isn't a side project
Lloyd’s CEO Patrick Tiernan opened the market’s Dive In festival this morning (16 September), calling culture “not a side project” but the foundation of long-term performance.
Protestors disrupt Lloyd’s Dive In festival launch
Protestors interrupted the launch of the Dive In festival this morning (16 September), walking on stage as Lloyd’s CEO Patrick Tiernan opened the London market’s annual diversity and inclusion event.
Greater collaboration and data key to beating underinsurance despite peril uncertainty
Greater collaboration between property underwriters and brokers, married with the greater use of AI and data enrichment means the issue of underinsurance is being managed with greater focus than ever before.
Allianz Broker raids Ageas for Nicola George’s successor
Glyn Hughes has been named managing director of Allianz Personal Broker, following the departure of Nicola George in late August.
Calls for brokers and PCWs to do more to tackle ghost broking
Mark Allen, head of financial crime and fraud at the Association of British Insurers has called ghost broking an “everybody problem” and called for the broking and price comparison site communities to get on board.
Landfill Tax overhaul could push up insurance prices
Peter Wassell, technical director of Sedgwick Repair Solutions, has warned the government’s plan to reform Landfill Tax could have unintended consequences for insurance premiums.
Zurich’s fleet change; Ariel Re’s syndicate; Applied’s purchase
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Oxford University colleges sue Aviva for Covid losses
29 colleges and halls of the University of Oxford are suing Aviva for losses suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cyber insurers grapple with AI and automation risks
Insurers are rethinking how to underwrite cyber risks amid the rise of artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies, according to speakers at Insurance Post’s latest Underwriting Club debate.
Ditch ‘pre-existing condition’ terminology to fight travel insurance pain point
The industry should leave behind the term ‘pre-existing condition’ in order to lessen the rate of under-declaration in medical screenings, delegates have heard.
Allianz GenAI tool saves 135 days of underwriter time in a year
Allianz has rolled out a generative AI underwriter guidance tool, which has saved underwriters an estimated 65,000 minutes or 135 working days of information gathering since its pilot in September.
Repair costs still rising despite improvements to body shop capacity
Repair costs are set to continue to increase into 2026, despite a decreasing rate in accidents and improved body shop capacity, Matt Thorby, head of motor at Verisk Claims has told Insurance Post.
Ex-MIB CEO Clayden joins Compre
Dominic Clayden, who stepped down as CEO of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau last year, has been appointed as interim global claims director at Compre.