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Pukka confirms Biba conference pull back not linked to coronavirus pandemic
Pukka will not be taking a stand at Biba 2020 or hosting its traditional party at the event but the decision was taken before the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, CEO Sam White told Post.
Stuart Reid takes first role post-Gallagher at Pikl
Former Gallagher, Bluefin and Stuart Alexander boss Stuart Reid has been appointed chairman of sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl.
Zurich UK pulls direct travel insurance
Zurich UK has paused the sale of direct travel insurance to new customers joining a long list of providers reacting to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Post can reveal.
Analysis: What will the legacy of Covid 19 mean for the future of work as insurance staff migrate from the office to home?
Insurers might be closing their offices in the face of Covid 19, but they are quick to reassure everyone that it is business-as-usual. Jonathan Swift looks at what insurers are doing in the face of unprecedented upheaval and what the legacy might be when…
Insurers' investment earnings face coronavirus blow
Insurers are facing depleted investment earnings this year, as the coronavirus pandemic translates to greater volatility in financial markets and falling bond yields.
Existing travel policies likely to be eligible for cancellation claims as FCO discourages 'all but essential' trips
Direct Line reported facing increased calls from travel insurance customers on Tuesday after the Foreign Office advised against all but essential international travel in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Lloyd Hanks joins Schemeserve
Schemeserve has appointed Lloyd Hanks to its advisory board.
Analysis: Florists and flower stockist - Growing cover
The popularity of the Chelsea Flower Show has driven demand for small florists to start up and for larger garden centres to expand. Are their insurance needs being met though?
Insurers monitoring Biba conference plans after Axa pull out
This morning Axa told Post it would not be exhibiting at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association annual conference due to coronavirus concerns.
Updated: Admiral, Aviva and Direct Line latest to pull travel cover
Aviva, Admiral and Direct Line have joined a growing list of insurers that have pulled travel insurance products off the market due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Axa pulls out of Biba conference over coronavirus fears
Exclusive: Axa UK&I, Axa XL and Axa Partners will not be attending the annual British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s conference in May due to concerns over coronavirus.
Budget 2020: IPT stays the same as government bolsters flood defence spending
Insurance Premium Tax has remained at 12% in today’s Chancellor’s budget, as the government pledged to boost spending on flood defences.
Axa faces backlash as influencer pulls ‘short sighted’ IWD ad
Instagram influencer Simon Hooper has apologised to followers after an International Women’s Day post sponsored by Axa was slated as offensive.
Analysis: Insurers nix staff travel as coronavirus casts shadow over events
Some firms are telling their staff to avoid all but essential work travel in the UK due to coronavirus concerns, leading to some insurance event postponements and cancellations, Post has learned.
Axa's Jon Walker on SMEs and underinsurance
An underinsured business will find it hard to recover from a claim event and the recent storms and floods show that the risks have never been so high – or the consequences so potentially devastating – as when that business is an SME.
Analysis: A coronavirus call centre crisis?
Personal lines insurance providers are faced with a potentially “lethal” situation if call centre staff cannot go into work en masse due to coronavirus disruption, compliance experts have cautioned. Post asked brokers and insurers how they are preparing…
Penny Black's Social World: March 2020
Mental health, paperless policies and prostate cancer partnership
Best Insurance Employer: The Top 20 - Axa 7.6
Axa was voted seventeenth in Post’s Best Insurance Employer poll after its employees rated the company on factors such as senior management, work/life balance and training and development.
Post launches the Insurance Post Podcast
The new podcast will provide interviews and news from the world of insurance.
Flood impact driving on claims surge after storms Dennis and Ciara
The "significant" impact of river flooding is expected to persist over the next few days, the Environment Agency confirmed, as insurers continue to receive a surge of claims on the back of storms Dennis and Ciara.
Gunter replaces Hendrick as Axa XL CEO
Scott Gunter has been appointed as CEO of Axa XL joining from Chubb to replace Greg Hendrick who is leaving to pursue other opportunities.
Storms Dennis and Ciara could cause greater claims surge than the Beast from the East
Storm Dennis has caused a second weekend of claims surges across the UK, and together with last weekend’s Storm Ciara, could be on track to exceed the impact on claims volumes of 2018’s Beast from the East.
Insurers face further storm pressure as Dennis bears down on UK
Storm Dennis will hit the UK this weekend, following a claims surge and disruption from last weekend's Storm Ciara.
Covid-19: Travel insurers at odds on coronavirus approach
Travel insurers are keeping a close eye Foreign Office travel advice and have taken differing positions on whether travelling to China amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak would invalidate policyholders' coverage.