Aon
New year, new shape of the City for insurers
As Lloyd’s stays put in Lime Street and Aviva kicks off 2024 in a new City HQ, Emma Ann Hughes examines how insurers are reshaping the square footage they occupy in the Square Mile.
Aon appoints Jane Kielty as UK CEO
Aon has appointed Jane Kielty as its UK CEO, subject to regulatory approval.
Most-read insurance stories in 2023 revealed
Like Cher, Insurance Post is turning back time to remember the industry Consumer Duty’s efforts, business interruption cases continuing to rumble on, developments at Direct Line, RSA’s personal lines exit, plus the other major insurance events of the…
Aon buys NFP; ARMD launches MGA; NordVPN offers cyber cover
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
UK motor broker launches; Ardonagh’s management reshuffle; Polaris’s £1.5m investment
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Brace yourself for claims following Black Friday
Ahead of Black Friday on 24 November, Sophie King examines the impact that challenges affecting the global supply chain could have on product recall and liability claims for insurers.
Insurtech Excellence Award winners 2023 unveiled
The category winners in the Chartis Insurtech Excellence Awards have been announced.
Big Interview: Swiss Re CEO Jason Richards
Jason Richards, CEO of Swiss Re in the UK and Ireland, on why having colleagues back in the office is essential for the insurance ecosystem, and why carriers needs to shout about what the industry does to attract fresh talent.
RSA’s PI product; Jensten’s One Broker deal; GTA names chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
UK government backs insurance partnership to rebuild Ukraine
The UK government has backed an insurance scheme developed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to boost the provision of cover for war risks in Ukraine.
Blog: How MOVEit highlighted supply chain issues in insurance
Charles Clarke, director of insurance at SecurityScorecard, examines the painful lessons for insurers that have come as they realise their clients’ third and fourth-party vendors pose some of the most serious and systemic cyber risks.
Red Cross pleads insurers to back humanitarian insurance approach
During its London Summit, The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has appealed for more insurers to support its insurance mechanism, as funding for humanitarian needs reaches an all time high.
Three ways to ditch insurance’s ‘Old Boy’ network image
Traditional portrayals of insurance as an exclusive stale, pale and male club were examined during iCan’s Dive In session.
More women are being urged to consider a career in cyber insurance
Members from Aon’s Women in Cyber network joined with cyber professionals at Dive In Festival to discuss the importance of diverse thinking, and gender diversity, in creating a successful cyber team.
Aon unveils operational risks solution; Admiral launches PI policy; Clear inks another deal
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurance must ‘level the playing field’ and accept more diverse ideas
Industry experts have challenged what diversity really means and how creating diverse teams reduces the risks of “blind spots” at this year’s Dive In Festival.
Q&A: Katherine Conway, Aon
Ahead of Dive In’s ninth festival, Katherine Conway, global inclusion lead at Aon, speaks to Frances Stebbing about how she got involved with the initiative and what to expect from this year’s event.
Q&A: Onno Janssen, CEO, PIB Group Europe
Onno Janssen, CEO of PIB Group Europe, speaks to Scott McGee about PIB's European expansion, and how the the UK and the continent’s regulatory environment differs.
Cyber security is top insurance concern as global attacks increase
As global cyber attacks increased by 38% in 2022 compared with 2021, the potential theft of sensitive data, as well as phishing and ransomware attacks, has been cited as the greatest global threat to the insurance sector.
View from the top: Aon’s Helen Payne on human sustainability
Helen Payne, UK director of human sustainability at Aon, outlines what steps firms are taking to look after their employee's wellbeing.
Aviva expands underwriting appetite; Flood Flash with Hiscox; Dual deal
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: Biba’s Graeme Trudgill
Graeme Trudgill, CEO of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, sprints across the Square Mile to share his plans on what more the body can do for members.
HDI in hiring spree; GRP enters pet market; Flood Re appoints chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurance broking sector’s vulnerability to cybercrime uncovered
More than 38,600 pieces of data have been leaked from the top 75 UK insurance broker domains since 2016, according to a scan of the dark web conducted on behalf of Insurance Post.