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Analysis: Back to school 2
In the second part of our Back To School Q&A, insurance big names recollect their most hated topics at school and what kind of work experience they did (find out which CEO swept roads as a summer job). They also share their ideas on how to improve the…
Dive In Festival: Insurers taking the plunge
Every year, insurers pledge their commitments to the drive towards diversity in the annual Dive In Festival. But is this empty talk?
This week in Post: Thoughts with Texas
The world watched with horror last weekend as Hurricane Harvey made landfall, its high winds bringing devastation to Texas. It’s been downgraded to a tropical storm but the floods from its torrential rains continue to wreak havoc.
Analysis: Back to school
With school resuming this week in most areas, Post has asked insurers about their classroom memories. Many enjoyed maths and some had quite colourful teachers. Find out what sports the C-suite used to play and what role they see for financial education…
Axa's Tanguy Touffut on how Big Data is enabling parametric insurance
Big Data and satellite technology are enabling parametric insurance, explains Tanguy Touffut, CEO of Axa Global Parametrics.
Insurers welcome government's self-driving lorry trials
The government has greenlighted a project which will see self-driving lorry “platooning” trials on UK roads by the end of next year.
Axa's Drouffe moves to Singapore
Global insurer Axa has appointed Jean Drouffe as CEO Axa Singapore following the promotion of previous Singapore CEO Doina Palici-Chehab.
Analysis: Business interruption - Trigger warning
As cyber and terror risks trigger new types of business interruption, insurers are becoming the go-to resource for expertise.
Blog: A dozen UK and European insurtech start-ups to watch in 2017 and beyond – part one
Almost $1bn ($985m) was invested in insurtech in the second quarter of 2017.
Flood-hit business owner sentenced for fraud
A flood-hit shop owner has been ordered to pay compensation after attempting to falsely claim £107,000 from her insurer.
This Month in Post: AIG's UK CEO, BIA photos, terror car hire and tower fire
A look at this week's insurance news and this month's Post issue.
More innovation to come from Axa as it looks towards driverless cars
Axa has said it will be looking to increase its involvement with insurtech and ‘lead the way’ on driverless cars, following recent insurtech partnerships.
LSM launches fine art and specie in the Netherlands
Liberty Specialty Markets is to begin underwriting fine art and specie in the Netherlands.
Axa reports reduction in COR and improvement in underwriting profit in H1
Axa has reported an improvement in its underwriting profit and a reduction in its combined operating ratio which fell to 97.7% in the first half of 2017 from 98.2% in the same period last year.
Roundtable: Industrialising insurance innovation: Breaking down silos
The scalability of digital innovation is a problem for the insurance industry. What can be done to prepare insurers to create initiatives with the ability to ‘build fast and fail fast’?
Career Development: Axa latest insurer to sign Women in Finance Charter
Axa has signed the Women in Finance Charter.
Analysis: Monitoring medical misdeeds
Surgeon Ian Paterson went to prison in May for carrying out unnecessary cancer operations and this case has highlighted gaps in the insurance coverage of medical malpractice
Axa partners with Uber to provide employee cover
Uber and Axa have signed a partnership that will see France-based independent Uber employees receiving insurance cover for free.
Elton John and Axa invest in AI platform
Sir Elton John has invested in a cultural Artificial Intelligence platform alongside Axa Strategic Ventures, in a $6.5m (£5.05m) closing round.
This Month: Prizes, picnics and personalities
Taxis working the Royal Albert Hall patch this week had their hands and seats full, chauffeuring well-dressed ladies and gentlemen to the prestigious British Insurance Awards
Blog: Setting the pace for change
Technologies such as driverless cars, telematics and the connected home are changing the world of insurance, with the need for more modularisation of coverages, and components that can be used in different ways to suit particular niches and markets. Dean…
Revealed: 2017 British Insurance Awards winners
RSA scooped a trio of awards last night at the British Insurance Awards, winning in the claims initiative, major loss and young achiever categories.
Active Quote appoints Rob Saunders as managing director
Rob Saunders has been appointed as managing director of Active Quote, the online comparison service and broker for health and protection insurance.