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Isolation leaving agricultural brokers ‘half counsellor, half broker’
Isolation and regulation is negatively impacting the mental health of agricultural insurance customers, Debbie Airey, area managing director at Brown & Brown has told Insurance Post.
Green Insurer CEO reveals what went wrong following closure
The Green Insurer CEO Paul Baxter cited a failure to diversify funding sources as a key factor which led the eco-friendly motor broker to close its doors.
Bspoke in ‘ongoing’ conversations over retail acquisitions
Bspoke deputy chair Tim Smyth has said the MGA is pursuing a number of acquisitions that would add businesses to its newly formed retail division.
Nearly a third of young professionals looking to abandon insurance
Nearly a third (29%) of early career insurance professionals are considering leaving the sector, according to research from specialist insurance creative agency Free.
Motor neglect should be as stigmatised as drink driving
Damian Rourke, partner at Clyde and Co believes the attitude towards motor owners who fail to keep up maintenance of their vehicle should be the same as towards those who drink drive or do not wear a seatbelt.
Lloyd’s leads City breast and chest cancer checks campaign
Lloyd’s will host what organisers claim is the largest ever City-wide workplace health and wellbeing campaign this month.
Regulators to tackle motor claims management practices
The Financial Conduct Authority, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Information Commissioner’s Office and the Advertising Standards Authority plan to tackle misleading advertising and information about motor finance claims.
Kelsall at Marshmallow no s’more
Marshmallow head of claims Nick Kelsall has left the insurer for Munich Re.
Fairer Finance demands FCA probe into pet cover limits
Fairer Finance has accused pet insurers of adding “deceptive” inner limits to policies marketed as comprehensive, which could leave owners facing thousands of pounds in unexpected vet bills.
Axa urges brokers to demonstrate value on commercial EV cover
The shift toward EVs in commercial motor fleets is changing the knowledge base required of brokers, according to Axa Commercial’s regional director for the south Louis Rudd.
RSA ends and Intact era begins with specialty lines plan
RSA will today (6 October) become Intact Insurance, with the insurer giving a taste of how it plans to double its UK and Ireland business to £5bn by 2030.
AI must automate required tasks to win underwriter adoption
Automating mandatory tasks is key to driving underwriter artificial intelligence tool uptake, according to Mosaic Insurance agency CEO Liam Jones.
Howden’s energy facility; Blackthorn sells Samphire; Acrisure rebrands brokers
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Industry must keep ‘questioning’ generative AI
Chris Hall, CEO of QuestGates, has implored insurers and brokers to interrogate generative artificial intelligence and not become ‘automated’ by it.
Airmic CEO Julia Graham to step down next year
Julia Graham is set to step down from her role as CEO of Airmic next year and will be succeeded by Diane Maxwell.
Winners of Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 revealed
Aviva. CFC, Charles Taylor, Crawford & Company, DWF and Markerstudy were all multiple winners at Insurance Post's Claims and Fraud Awards last night (2 October).
Long-term participants have an edge in ‘challenging’ PI market
Underwriting adaptability and prudence are all important in the face of a professional indemnity insurance market swimming in capacity and a turbulent geopolitical environment, Markel senior underwriter Joanne Healy has told Post.
AI agents tackle abandonment in digital insurance sales
High abandonment rates in direct digital insurance sales can be addressed by artificial intelligence agents, according to OpenDialog AI chief commercial officer Dean Chapman.
IFB expanding into new lines with five-year strategy
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has today launched its five-year strategy in which it plans to bring about a more connected industry in the fight against fraud.
WTW and Swiss Re launch cover for red weather warnings
WTW and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have worked together to design a parametric insurance product that pays out automatically when either the UK Met Office or Irish Met Éireann issues a red weather warning.
Dual launches commercial combined to anchor regions challenge
Dual has launched a commercial combined proposition with capacity led by Zurich that it hopes will establish it as a “challenger market” for brokers in the UK regions, Post can reveal.
Direct Line leadership exodus concludes after Aviva takeover
The leadership exodus from Direct Line Group at Aviva has now concluded, with three senior executives departing the combined business, Insurance Post can reveal.
AI forces brokers to rethink recruitment and client care
Phil Williams, group chief commercial officer and managing director of retail at Clear Group, has warned brokers that artificial intelligence means they need to rethink how they recruit talent.
Former Tempcover execs launch short-term motor insurtech
The ex-Tempcover team has launched short-term motor insurance startup Covertime.