Aviva has put together 16 of its most experienced underwriters in a dedicated commercial combined underwriting team as it looks to give brokers the confidence to place larger, more complex risks online.
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Caroline Dunn, chief underwriting officer at Zurich explains how important addressing social mobility is to accelerate action on female inclusivity and gender parity in insurance.
Jacqui Ferrier, founding partner and chief underwriting officer at Carbon Underwriting, observes while conversations around inclusivity have gained momentum, the real focus must be on accelerating progress and not just talking about it.
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to March 1998 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Commercial Union and General Accident were making promises, and bomb threat cover was created.
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to March 1998 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Commercial Union and General Accident were making promises, and bomb threat cover was created.
Analysis: Damisola Sulaiman highlights the barriers preventing women in insurance from attaining senior-level positions today, and questions whether the move away from diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives in the US could hamper efforts to gain more CEO parity in the UK.
Beazley has reported record pre-tax profits of $1.42bn (£1.12bn) for 2024, but is forecasting a slowdown in growth this year as market conditions turn.
The sector’s gender imbalance doesn’t need women to push harder, it requires a mindset shift and structural change for all, says Cécile Fresneau, managing director of QBE Europe’s insurance division.
Nicola Cunliffe, formerly head of insurance operations at Flock and head of SME trading operations at Axa, has joined Markel as head of trading in the UK.
The Financial Conduct Authority has banned David Robert Cooke, the former director of Weston-super-Mare broker Professional Construction Risks Limited, from working in financial services.
06 Mar 2025 
