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Bupa's Iain McMillan looks at how to attract and retain a happy workforce
In a white-hot labour market, Iain McMillan, director of distribution at Bupa UK Insurance, asks what is the key to maintaining talent retention and attraction, and managing an employee health and wellbeing strategy during a period of post-pandemic…
ESG Exchange Q&A 1: How are insurers helping their staff and partners to be green?
As part of Post's ESG Exchange fortnight we spoke to Allianz, Axa, Bupa and RSA to find out how insurers are thinking beyond their own firms and helping staff, partners and their supply chain to adopt environmental, social and governance practises.
Zego adds Catherine Barton as chief insurance officer
Insurtech Zego has appointed ex-Bupa executive Catherine Barton as its first chief insurance officer.
Briefing: 10 insurtech start-ups to watch in 2022
For a seventh year running, Post content director Jonathan Swift scans the insurtech space and identifies a host of up-and-coming businesses potentially worth watching over the next 12 months and beyond.
COP26 Q&A: Alex Perry, Bupa
With the COP26 summit bringing parties together in Glasgow to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Post caught up with Alex Perry, CEO of Bupa UK Insurance, to find out…
Bupa’s Patrick Watt on redefining wellbeing
Patrick Watt, commercial director at Bupa Global, shares his insight on how the pandemic has prompted a renewed focus on both physical and mental health for employees.
British Insurance Awards 2021: Customer Care, Sustainability/CSR and Brand Management Awards
The winners of the British Insurance Awards were revealed on Wednesday 15 September at Battersea Evolution.
Aston Lark, Aviva and Covéa win big at 2021 British Insurance Awards
Aston Lark and Aviva were the big winners at the 2021 British Insurance Awards on a night when Covéa was crowned General Insurer of the Year.
Analysis: Inside two years of insurance data breach reports
Exclusive: Insurers, brokers and other firms within the industry have made 315 data breach reports over two years, with many of the best known businesses in UK insurance among those to notify and cyber a growing concern.
Phoenix chairman Lyons set to become Lord Mayor of London
City of London has picked Nick Lyons, chair of Phoenix, as next Lord Mayor of London with effect from November 2022.
ABI aims to kickstart 'revolution' with flexible working charter
The Association of British Insurers has launched a charter that will commit its 27 initial signatories to advertising a majority of roles as part-time or open to flexible working or job sharing within a year.
Bupa’s Sheldon Kenton on travelling less for business but for longer – a growing global healthcare need
Sheldon Kenton, CEO at Bupa Global, examines the challenges of adapting to the changing needs of a more global workforce with businesses having to consider offering more extensive global health cover for senior leaders.
Bupa reveals £125m Covid-19 rebate for customers
Bupa has unveiled a £125m package for UK health insurance customers after the Covid-19 disruption to some medical treatments last year.
Blog: Lessons from lockdown – a ‘generational’ shift in attitudes to mental health
Bupa Global CEO Sheldon Kenton considers the impact of lockdown on how leaders view and understand mental health.
UK Insurer Hot Seat 100: who has been at the top the longest?
Post has compiled a list of the 100 highest profile people working at the top for UK general insurers, Lloyd’s vehicles, international insurers with a UK presence, regulators, trade bodies and markets based on how long they have been in the hot seat.
LV tops Aviva, Churchill, Nationwide and Saga to win customer service crown according to ICS
LV has again been ranked the top insurance organisation in the UK by the Institute of Customer Service in its biannual UK Customer Satisfaction Index, although the gap at the top between it and the chasing pack has been reduced.
Ex-Axa boss Paul Evans named Allianz Insurance and LV GI chairman
Paul Evans, former UK and group CEO at Axa, has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Allianz Holdings.
Bupa’s CS Healthcare takeover clears CMA hurdle
The Competition and Markets Authority has approved the proposed merger of Bupa Insurance and CS Healthcare with the pair hoping to complete the deal in January next year.
Bupa’s Alex Perry on risk and insurance in a post-Covid world
The sector has shown how well it can quickly adapt its services to care for customers, says Alex Perry, CEO of Bupa Insurance UK, but it must also learn from the pandemic crisis and plan for the next big event.
Competition watchdog opens inquiry into Bupa’s CS Healthcare takeover
The Competition and Markets Authority has opened an inquiry into Bupa Insurance’s proposed merger with CS Healthcare, a Friendly Society with approximately 18,500 members originally set up in 1929 to provide health insurance cover for members of the UK…
Analysis: Ethnicity pay gap reporting - getting the ball rolling
With growing pressure on the government to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting to measure inequality in the workplace, Post investigates what steps the industry is taking to prepare and what is still to do.
Insurance Covid-cast: Grumpy old insurance execs - Bunker, Cooter, Hanks and Smith on trading through a hard market
For the 36th episode of Post and Insurance Age’s Covid-Cast video series we gathered together an esteemed panel of ‘grumpy old insurance execs’ to talk about how to trade through a hard market, something many might have not experienced before.
Analysis: The Covid crunch in insurer results
With analysts cautioning the Covid crunch will begin to bite insurers in the second quarter of 2020, Post investigates what impact the coronavirus pandemic has already had in the first quarter