Admiral
Admiral’s UK insurance CEO Cristina Nestares steps down
Admiral Group has today announced that Cristina Nestares is stepping down as CEO of its UK insurance business, effective immediately.
Hiscox’s employee security cover; Markel adds legal expenses; Outbacker’s app
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Admiral founder Engelhardt shares investor relations battles
Henry Engelhardt, co-founder of Admiral Insurance Group, has questioned whether investor relations should be replaced with statements on the business.
Travel insurers that satisfy customers revealed
Saga, LV, Tesco Bank, Multitrip.com, and AA have the happiest travel insurance customers, according to the latest Fairer Finance survey.
CoreLogic’s Garret Gray on what the future holds for insurance
The president of global insurance solutions at CoreLogic, Garret Gray, gives Saxon East the lowdown on INTRConnect Europe and what the future potentially holds for the insurance industry.
Open finance identified as key to Consumer Duty compliance
General insurers need to make greater use of open banking in order to comply with the Financial Conduct Authority's Consumer Duty requirements, according to Suzanne Homewood, managing director of decisioning at Moneyhub.
Marsh’s carbon offering; Howden buys broker; Aventum’s AI assistant
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Admiral showers employees with shares as profits soar
More than 12,500 Admiral employees will each receive free share awards worth up to £1800 under the employee share scheme, based on the interim 2024 results.
Defaqto reveals top car, home, travel and pet insurers
AA, Post Office Money, Virgin Money and Animal Friends have been named by Defaqto as the top providers for 2024–25 across the four major personal lines of insurance.
Axa Retail pinches former RSA claims director
Axa Retail has confirmed the appointment of former RSA personal lines claims director Suzy Tiffany as its claims director.
Cuvva CEO on achieving profitability in a turbulent insurtech space
In its 2023 annual report, the car sharing insurtech revealed it was able to go from a £6m loss in 2022 to £3.8m adjusted profit in 2023.
2024 Claims and Fraud Awards shortlist revealed
The shortlist can today be revealed for the 2024 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
Concerns raised about EV insurance profit margins
Swiss Re Institute has predicted electric vehicles will be half of all new car sales globally by 2035, with 73 million units estimated to be sold in 2040, resulting in the insurance market for this type of motor growing at a similar rate.
British Insurance Awards 2024 winners revealed
Aviva was among the big winners with four outright prizes at last night’s (3 July) British Insurance Awards, on an evening where former British Insurance Brokers’ Association CEO Steve White was recognised with The Achievement Award.
Admiral expands fleet focus with Flock partnership
Admiral Pioneer, Admiral Group’s venture-building business has entered into a partnership with Flock, the commercial fleet insurtech, to offer customers real time safer driving data.
Big Interview: Louise O’Shea, CFC
Louise O’Shea, group CEO of CFC, sits down with Insurance Post to discuss where the business is heading following its change of management and what the ‘next cyber’ might be.
Q&A: Nigel Walsh, Google Cloud
Nigel Walsh, global head of insurance at Google Cloud, explains how insurance is moving from predict to prevent, and shares why providers will fall into two buckets when it comes to artificial intelligence over the next 12 months.
Winners of British Insurance Technology Awards 2024 revealed
The winners of the inaugural British Insurance Technology Awards were unveiled last night (18 June) at a glitzy bash at the London Marriot Hotel, Grosvenor Square.
What Labour’s Manifesto means for insurers
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer aimed to woo insurers when he outlined his party’s blueprint for government just before lunchtime today (13 June).
Mounting dissatisfaction with home insurance as premiums increase
Data analysis: NFU Mutual, Bank of Scotland, Nationwide, Saga, and Co-operative Insurance have the most satisfied home insurance customers, according to research by Fairer Finance.
Saga sells Caravan book; CFC’s fintech cover; Lockton’s head of parametric
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.