Opinion
Blog: Should insurers be concerned about The Great Cancellation?
The cost-of-living crisis is driving the great cancellation as people cut non-essential purchases. Streaming services such as Netflix, and gym memberships were some of the first to go. Bob Meier, product solutions manager at EIS, considers whether…
60 Seconds With... Sue Nimmo, Markerstudy
Sue Nimmo, head of customer experience at Markerstudy, shares with Post her domestic, equine and financial joys, as well as a few frustrations.
Blog: The underwriting evolution
As the complexity of risks and the frequency with which they arise increases, Nour Alnuaimi, founder and CEO of Upsurance, considers how the role of underwriter will evolve in the future.
Editor’s comment – Adios amigos
The Top 100 UK Insurers ranking is always a highlight in my insurance year, but this year’s is bittersweet as it will be my last after 18 years at Insurance Post.
Blog: Lloyd's vs company markets
Roshan Choolhun, head of Exponential, part of Aventum Group, considers what the best option is for managers and general agents in terms of company markets or Lloyds, and looks at the pros and cons of both for when MGAs need to place capacity.
Penny Black's Social World: October 2022
Donations, overcoming adversity, supporting sports, diversity and inclusion, walks and a lot of hard work.
IIL and Marsh’s Chris Lay calls on the industry to create a more resilient world in these turbulent times
The industry’s responsibility to encourage greater resilience comes hand-in-hand with imperatives around recruiting and retaining talent, and embracing and implementing technological solutions, argues Christopher Lay, president of the Insurance Institute…
Zurich’s Anita Fernqvist says companies should look inwards to fill the skills gap
Anita Fernqvist, chief operating officer at Zurich UK, argues that in the face of a competitive job market and skills shortages, insurance companies need to redouble their efforts to provide rewarding career pathways and healthy work-life balance.
Blog: Deploy digital technologies and AI to close up the climate protection gap
As climate change having a potential of wiping out $20trn worth of assets, Mark Fry, global strategic business development director at Atos Financial Services, considers how the insurance industry can close the climate protection gap by using both new…
Markerstudy's Clare Lunn is set to lead the charge against opportunistic fraud
As the threat of opportunistic fraud rises in the face of the deepening cost-of-living crisis, Clare Lunn, Markerstudy’s head of counter fraud, calls on the industry to join together to continue to tackle this crime and the fraudsters behind it.
Trade Voice: LMA’s Sheila Cameron explains why the Data Council's digital drive is a breakthrough for the industry
Sheila Cameron, CEO of the Lloyd’s Market Association and chair of the London Market Group’s Data Council, reflects on the efforts to foster digital trading in the London market and what the industry stands to gain from leaving analogue processes in the…
Briefing: Government makes demands to Biba in response to ‘disturbing remuneration’ practices
The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, Simon Clarke has demanded ‘immediate changes’, ordering the British Insurance Brokers’ Association to address ‘disturbing’ remuneration practices following a Financial Conduct Authority…
Blog: Will the risk and costs of legalising e-scooters outweigh the benefits?
With 31 regions across England currently trialling e-scooters as part of the drive towards Net Zero, David Nichols, chief claims officer at Zurich, considers what the consequences of legalising these vehicles will be for both insurers and policyholders.
Telematics watch: How the technology is helping to shape EV insurance
Historically, telematics has been used to rate driver risk to bring down insurance. But the growing popularity of electric vehicles has created driver concerns for which telematics may have the answer. Igo4 CEO Matt Munro discusses how the technology can…
GRP's Mike Bruce looks at what UK brokers can learn from their US counterparts
Mike Bruce, global CEO of Global Risk Partners, shares his first experience of teamwork with his US parent company Brown & Brown, and explains that the UK broking market 'over here' could learn a lot from the market 'over there' in the US.
60 Seconds With... Helen Simpson, RSA
Post talks to Helen Simpson, HR advice leader at RSA, who shares her 1980s fashion tips and music recommendations.
Blog: Building back better flood resilience is the pathway to the future
The Environment Agency is planning for higher and more intense rainfall, with a rainfall anticipated to increase 35% by 2070 accompanied by rising sea levels. Ian Gibbs, national technical manager at Sedgwick, urges the industry to accept that climate…
Blog: Cracking the class ceiling
As socio-economic diversity is expected to be the next front for inclusion, with a government-backed socio-economic diversity taskforce currently surveying firms in the City of London, Raymond Silverstein, partner at Browne Jacobson, looks at how the…
60 Seconds With... Adam Parry, Sedgwick
Adam Parry, head of home investigations at Sedgwick, shares with Post the joys of financial independence, and his love of football and Celine Dion.
Penny Black's Social World: September
Sustainable solutions, tough mudders and bovine blasts
Content Director's Comment: Is FSA Mk2 really on the cards?
As the final two Conservative leadership hopefuls entered the final furlong of their campaigns towards the end of August, favourite Liz Truss’ camp threw a curveball into the media-sphere with claims if elected she would merge the UK financial regulators…
All insurers should offer capacity for cladding-affected risks, says Aviva’s Adam Winslow
Adam Winslow, UK & Ireland general insurance CEO at Aviva, says providing additional market capacity to help leaseholders living in buildings with combustible cladding would be something the industry could feel proud of.
Blog: Brokers and insurers must work together to deliver on consumer duty
Following the announcement of Consumer Duty by the Financial Conduct Authority, Katherine Webster, director of governance, risk and conduct at Axa Commercial, urges brokers and insurers to work together to understand what the duty will mean for them, and…
Trade Voice: Mass chair Sue Brown on the need for e-scooter regulation before injuries and deaths rise even higher
Sue Brown, chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, outlines what changes need to be made to the e-scooter regulatory regime to curb the rise in the number of people who are killed or seriously hurt by these vehicles.