Gallagher Re CEO Tom Wakefield has challenged the cyber insurance market to act now to avoid future volatility, after saying that recent cycle management had cost the class of business in terms of growth.
The introduction of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday (9 April) will increase the cost of claims, particularly in motor and home insurance, experts have warned.
Ursula Jallow, managing director of the Insurance Fraud Bureau, sits down with Insurance Post to talk through the three year strategy of the organisation, including moves into new lines of insurance, streamlining its tech capabilities and how fraud risks haven't really changed in the last 20 years.
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to April 1980 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when heavy claims were expected following a North Sea disaster and the cost of a bullion raid was being counted.
As the insurance market shifts into a new phase, competition intensifies and price becomes the dominant factor in decision-making, Richard Coleman, managing director of Ecclesiastical, argues while affordability matters the real value of insurance lies in the quality of coverage, service, and advice.
Gallagher recently carried out an internal simulated test whereby its IT department targeted staff with an $10m (£7.7m) attempted deepfake fraud, the CEO of its reinsurance brokerage has revealed.
Whatever you are doing, stop! The Supersonic shortlist of the 2025 British Insurance Awards, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on 9 July, is announced today.
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