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Axa Commercial CUO David Ovenden to retire
Axa Commercial chief underwriting officer David Ovenden is set to retire and leave the insurer in the new year, Post can reveal.
Lloyd’s leads City breast and chest cancer checks campaign
Lloyd’s will host what organisers claim is the largest ever City-wide workplace health and wellbeing campaign this month.
Axa urges brokers to demonstrate value on commercial EV cover
The shift toward EVs in commercial motor fleets is changing the knowledge base required of brokers, according to Axa Commercial’s regional director for the south Louis Rudd.
The Credit Hire Ruling – Why it Matters
Nick Copley, head of claims for Alps, reviews the recent ruling that puts the cost of unsuccessful litigation in credit hire claims on the claims management companies.
Winners of Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 revealed
Aviva. CFC, Charles Taylor, Crawford & Company, DWF and Markerstudy were all multiple winners at Insurance Post's Claims and Fraud Awards last night (2 October).
Axa’s road safety initiative; Marshmallow’s migrant offering; Bridgehaven joins ABI
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Watch Axa and Covea discuss the shift from generative to agentic AI
As insurers become more comfortable with generative artificial intelligence, attention is shifting to the next evolution: agentic AI systems that can reason, plan, and take autonomous action
Top 30 European Insurers of 2025 Revealed
Europe’s Top 30 non-life insurers achieved another year of solid top line growth in 2024, with the average rate being 11%.
Winners of British Insurance Technology Awards 2025 revealed
The winners of the second British Insurance Technology Awards were unveiled last night (23 September) at a The Brewery in London.
Which? makes super-complaint against FCA over insurance failings
Which? has issued a super-complaint to the Financial Conduct Authority, accusing the regulator of failing to tackle persistent problems in the home and travel insurance markets.
Protesters interrupt closing events of Dive In Festival
The plug was pulled on one of the final sessions of this year’s Dive In Festival on Thursday afternoon (18 September) after a climate change activist stepped onto the stage.
Crawford’s Brentnall on superpower of neurodivergent minds
Neurodivergence isn’t a barrier for Mollie Brentnall, UK & Ireland director of IT at Crawford & Company, it’s a superpower that she is using to build environments where minds like hers aren’t just accommodated but empowered.
What does belonging mean in the insurance industry?
To coincide with this year’s Dive In Festival theme Belonging builds tomorrow, Damisola Sulaiman examines why belonging is more important than ever now and what insurance companies must do to rise to the occasion.
Axa’s Scott on battling imposter syndrome in insurance
Suzanne Scott, chief people and corporate responsibility officer at Axa UK & Ireland, reflects on how an inclusive culture can help individuals overcome imposter syndrome and opens doors for all in insurance – not just the elite.
Burning point: insurance and heat-driven perils
With a series of heatwaves dominating summer 2025, Fiona Nicolson looks how insurers are changing their approach to underwriting, modelling and climate-risk planning.
Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards.
Spotlight: The ESG opportunity: insurers as partners in SME resilience
Insurers and brokers look set to play a pivotal role in ESG education and risk management – and potentially, there is a role for more specialist products and incentives to reward firms that demonstrate best practice, writes Rachel Gordon.
Ageas joins Co-op panel; Aon sponsors F1 Ferrari; Descartes hires new CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Hastings Direct and HF bring down car hire scam
Hastings Direct, backed by legal advisers HF, has dealt a blow to an elaborate scam orchestrated by Arrow Car Hire UK London.
Protecting the tools of tradesmen
With theft affecting the majority of UK tradespeople, Fiona Nicolson examines rising losses, underinsurance, and strain on trade tool insurers.
Tomorrow’s World: Pricing Practices
With data capabilities, artificial intelligence and real-time analytics continuing to evolve, the latest episode of Insurance Post’s Tomorrow’s World series explores the growing pressure insurers face to make pricing more sophisticated, transparent, and…
How to use AI in insurance responsibly and ethically
View from the Top: Paul Hollands, Axa UK’s chief data and analytics officer, gives an overview of the guardrails and guiding principles the insurer has put in place as it embraces artificial intelligence.
Subsidence claims hit £153m in H1 2025
Subsidence-related insurance claims totalled £153m in the first half of 2025, according to data from the Association of British Insurers.
Uber and Freeway unveil UK driver insurance platform
Freeway Insurance and Uber have signed a five-year partnership, launching a digital insurance platform through the Uber Driver app, Insurance Post can reveal.