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Movers and shakers who made Insurance Post’s Power List revealed
This year’s Insurance Post Power List provides a blueprint of what you need to do to achieve and succeed in today’s world.
Amanda Blanc, Aviva
When it came to influence and impact in insurance and wider society, nobody came close to Aviva Group chief executive Amanda Blanc in shaking up the industry this year.
Big Interview: Movo’s Lea Cheesbrough
Movo managing director Lea Cheesbrough speaks to Scott McGee about plans for its own MGA and partnership moving forward, and how a series of chance encounters took her to where she is today.
How insurers are supporting King Charles’ green agenda
To mark HRH King Charles III's coronation, Fiona Nicolson examines the impact of his Sustainable Markets Initiative Insurance Task Force.
How insurance is making Manchester a northern powerhouse
Analysis: Ahead of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s Annual Conference taking over Manchester Central, Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes explores the challenges and opportunities facing general insurers and intermediaries based in the city.
Could the PRA soon be knocking on personal lines insurers’ doors?
Editor’s View: 2022 was tough for personal lines, but if you are an insurer who had a particularly difficult year, the Prudential Regulatory Authority could soon be knocking on your door.
Facebook posts help Axa catch out claimant
A Norwich man who claimed a minor car accident left him unable to work was caught out because he posted photographs of himself on Facebook swinging from a zipwire.
More exits possible as Hannover Re becomes third member to leave NZIA
After a Moody's report stated two founding members of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance left because of "material antitrust risks", Hannover Re has decided to leave the alliance.
Managing personal lines customer expectations during the cost-of-living crisis
Izabela Chmielewska presents some key takeaways from a recent on-demand webinar discussing insurance challenges around personal lines in 2023.
FCA reveals hundreds of BI claims still being considered
Three years on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, the industry is still considering whether 341 business interruption insurance claims are valid.
WTW partners with Sapiens; Zurich expands regional network; Pen UW creates head of IP
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insure Our Future sends open letter to 30 fossil fuel insurers
Campaigners from Insure Our Future wrote to chief executives of 30 insurance companies pleading them to “scale up efforts” to avoid an “unmanageable” climate breakdown.
Aviva and Direct Line Group are most-complained about insurers
Data analysis: The Financial Ombudsman Service data shows general insurance complaints have sharply increased in the second half of 2022 as consumers battle with inflation and cost-of-living.
Admiral launches telematics product; Generali partners with Supercede; FCA hires in enforcement
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Energy crisis fails to derail insurers from hitting ESG targets
Data analysis: Insurers and reinsurers are managing to stick to their shorter-term goals of cutting underwriting emissions even during the energy crisis.
Insuring the new working world
Sam Barrett explores how the insurance industry is adapting employers’ liability insurance to reflect the risks associated with new ways of working post-Covid.
Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc on Desert Island Discs: Five things we learnt
Amanda Blanc, Group CEO of Aviva, appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs programme, where she selected eight tracks, a book and a luxury item to take with her to a desert island.
Aviva and Axa lead the way in achieving equity for women
Aviva and Axa are leading the way when it comes to creating a more diverse, inclusive and equitable insurance industry for women, according to an analysis of press coverage.
Jensten buys three brokers; CFC launches IP solution; Optio appoints CEO
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurance Post Podcast: How the cost-of-living crisis is impacting motor insurance
The cost-of-living crisis is causing some motor insurance policyholders to delay making a claim because they would struggle to pay the excess.
Insurers with unsatisfactory websites named and shamed
Insurance companies with websites that fall short of consumer expectations have been named and shamed.
Editor’s Picks: Musk’s move, navigating losses and regulatory improvements
As we approach the end of February, the headlines that caught your attention on Insurance Post this month show the challenges and opportunities facing the industry one year on after Russia invaded the Ukraine.
Diary of an Insurer: Axa Commercial's Sarah Mallaby
Sarah Mallaby, distribution and trading director of Axa Commercial, prepares for the Biba conference, the British Insurance Awards and gets ready to launch new propositions in SME and motor trade.