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Penny Black's Social World: January 2022
Deciding donations, sports subsidies and beautifying beaches
Spotlight: Why ESG and digital transformation are inextricably linked for the insurance industry
From efficiently writing weather perils to reducing their carbon footprints, digital transformation offer insurers a fast track solution to meet their environmental, social and governance objectives, writes Pádraig Floyd
Analysis: Rewiring the electric vehicle skills gap
Repairers must patch up their skills to keep pace with growing demand for electric vehicles but bodyshops say labour rates and current take-up levels are holding them back
Preview: What will 2022 bring for the insurance market?
Post spoke to market experts to get their predictions for what 2022 will look like.
Pub chain's £845m BI claim set to be heard by Commercial Court in June
An £845m lawsuit brought by pub chain Stonegate against insurers MS Amlin, Liberty Mutual and Zurich is to be heard by the Commercial Court next June.
Mike Crane replaces Steve Maddock as MIB chairman
The Motor Insurers Bureau has named the managing director of LV Broker and CEO of Legal & General general insurance Mike Crane as its next chairman, succeeding Direct Line Group’s chief operating officer Steve Maddock.
Review of the Year 2021 – Insurers
Post spoke to major insurers to get their thoughts on the highs and lows of 2021.
Intelligence: Insuring the hydrogen boom
Hydrogen’s promise as a greener fuel source for heavy industry looks set to spur a boom in the industry over the next decade. Post looks at the risks involved and how insurers are acting to meet the needs of a growing sector.
José Morago named Allianz Personal risk director
Allianz Holdings has appointed José Morago as risk director for Allianz Personal, with immediate effect.
Allianz in Uber tie-up; Assured Partners acquires SW broker; BGL and Covea to launch new direct brand; and Twelve Capital/Eos unveil insurtech focused growth fund
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week
ABI adds Colm Holmes and Clare Bousfield to board
The Association of British Insurers has added Allianz UK CEO Colm Holmes and Clare Bousfield, managing director for retail and savings at M&G, to its board.
Aviva insures autonomous shuttle trial; brokers outscore insurers in CX research finds; Howden buys again; Gallagher completes on Willis deal and PPL updates on next gen platform
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Penny Black's Social World: December 2021
From COP26 and climate commitments to charity donations.
Stephanie Smith to step down as Allianz COO
Allianz’s UK chief operating officer Stephanie Smith will step down at the end of the year “to pursue fresh opportunities” after six years in the position.
Analysis: Covid-19's lasting impact on cover for other diseases
Brokers are concerned that the availability of cover for historically insurable diseases may not return to pre-pandemic levels, having been much reduced as a result of exclusions written into policies.
My Other Life: Stephen Flynn, sports photographer
After last year's lockdown put a stop to live music gigs, Allianz Insurance's events and production manager Stephen Flynn turned to amateur photography and has since built a second career as an agency photographer, snapping some of sport's biggest stars.
COP26 Round up: Week two
Post rounds up the insurance news and announcements from the second week of COP26 in Glasgow.
Allianz appoints Chris Varley as chief analytics officer
Allianz Insurance has recruited Chris Varley from Willis Towers Watson for the newly created position of chief analytics officer.
Allianz recognised in first Laureus Sport for Good Index
Allianz was the only insurer among 29 brands listed in the inaugural Laureus Sport for Good index launched at the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26 in Glasgow.
Intelligence: Brave new world of travel insurance
World travel and its insurance counterpart travel insurance have experienced significant changes over the last 18 months. With all travel cancelled then forced through a traffic light system and now facing a new ‘simplified’ system, Post asks how travel…
EY issues home/motor profit warning for 2022; Collective Benefits and Nimbla get US investment; HSB buys MG Group; Floodflash and Munich Re partner up; and Carrot sold to Granite
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Oil and gas cover undermining climate efforts, says Insure Our Future as it scores insurers' climate policies
The global insurance industry is undermining efforts to meet climate targets by continuing to insure and invest in oil and gas production, the Insure Our Future campaign has said.
COP26 Q&A: Carolyn Rich, Allianz
With the COP26 summit bringing parties together in Glasgow to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Post caught up with Carolyn Rich, head of brand marketing and social…
Intelligence: Glasgow regional review
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is scheduled to be held in the city of Glasgow next week. Post investigates how the city has fared through the pandemic and how the insurance sector is supporting it.