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Aon using AI to identify insurer breaking points
Aon UK CEO Jane Kielty has revealed the broker is using artificial intelligence to identify points in the negotiation process where it may be able to extract more favourable terms from insurers.
Could aviation insurance be about to skyrocket?
David Worsfold examines how an increasing number of claims and capacity issues are changing conditions in the airline insurance market.
What Tiernan will find in the Lloyd’s CEO in-tray
Editor’s View: As Patrick Tiernan prepares to succeed John Neal as CEO of Lloyd’s at the start of June, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on what is in his in-tray, plus what is in his toolkit, to consider how he could transform and leave a lasting mark of the…
Insurance industry’s most powerful players revealed
Making multi-billion-pound takeover bids for rivals and challenging political posturing is what it took to secure the top spots on Insurance Post’s 2025 Power List.
Drazen Jaksic, Zurich UK
Drazen Jaksic, who became CEO of Zurich UK in January, replaces Tim Bailey on Insurance Post’s Power List after his move to become CEO of Zurich’s global life protection business.
Jane Kielty, Aon UK
Jane Kielty became Aon’s UK CEO at the start of 2024 and is spearheading the organisation’s ambitious growth plans.
Patrick Tiernan appointed Lloyd’s CEO
Patrick Tiernan has succeeded John Neal as CEO of Lloyd’s, with his tenure kicking off on 1 June 2025.
How IT innovation is affecting insurance brokers
As thousands pack their bags for next week’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference in Manchester, Tom Luckham explores the ongoing reinvention of insurance distribution and the different challenges as well as opportunities this new era…
Q&A: Jared Ball, Aon
Jared Ball, recently appointed global practice leader of Aon’s space division, sits down with Post to explore how the broker is navigating changing client needs.
Four more brokers try to increase fees
After Aon tried to increase its insurance service brokerage rate to 5% last year, it is now understood four more large brokers are trying to do the same.
Throwback Thursday: Kwik Fit gets fitter; Aon’s warning
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 Kwik Fit Insurance was expanding and Aon’s CEO warned against lawyers.
Why we need women’s networks now more than ever
Editor’s View: The insurance industry needs women’s networks now more than ever, Emma Ann Hughes argues, especially given the popularity of the likes of online influencer Andrew Tate and US President Donald Trump.
Marshberry reveals the top 20 European insurance brokers
Over a quarter of Europe’s largest 20 brokers are UK domiciled with one of those businesses, Howden the second fastest growing intermediary on the continent, according to the latest European Insurance Distribution market report from Marshberry.
Big Interview: Jane Kielty, Aon UK and Ireland
Aon UK and Ireland’s CEO, Jane Kielty sits down with Scott McGee to talk through her first year in the job, and why 2025 will be the year of high performance for the broker.
Aon doubling new business going into 2025 compared to 2024
Aon UK and Ireland CEO Jane Kielty has told Insurance Post that Aon has “twice as much new work” with existing clients and double the number of new clients going into 2025 than it did going into 2024.
Why talent is insurers’ ace card in the quest for profit
View from the Top: Louisa Blain, head of insurance for human capital at Aon in EMEA, explains why talent management has become business-critical.
Biba’s manifesto demands regulator to raise its game
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association launched its manifesto for 2025 today (15 January), titled ‘Partnering to deliver value’. Scott McGee breaks down the main points, including tougher scrutiny on the regulator.
What will Neal’s legacy at Lloyd’s be, and who might replace him?
Briefing: Despite successes in other areas, could the fate of Blueprint Two – whether delivered by him, his successor, or not at all – make or break John Neal’s Lloyd’s legacy?
Lloyd’s CEO Neal to step down and join Aon this year
Lloyd’s CEO John Neal will step down this year to join Aon as its global CEO of reinsurance and global chairman of climate solutions.
Aon completes acquisition; Arag's intergration; Davies' deputy CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Price of motor and flood reinsurance falls for UK insurers
Ample reinsurance capacity meant UK insurers buying reinsurance cover during the busy 1 January renewal period enjoyed price reductions in some cases, according to a Gallagher Re report.