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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.
For the Record: BGL rolls out digital claims, Chubb backs Covid-19 cover, Covea in Vitality tie-up, insurtech funding hits £5.2bn and Tractable deals
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Software house witnesses fortyfold increase in BI claims
There was a fortyfold increase in business interruption claims put through software house Acturis in the week of the Supreme Court Covid-19 business interruption judgment, Post can reveal.
Analysis: Delivering opportunities for graduates during the Covid crisis
Insurers have maintained their graduate programmes during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an investigation by Post, and adapted to the challenges of training and recruiting in a virtual world to keep this crucial entry route into the profession…
Fully Comp episode 10: When will we meet again? – the future of insurance networking in 2021 (part one)
Welcome to the latest episode of Fully Comp, Post’s video series tackling some of the biggest issues in insurance. Today we ask the question: When will we meet again?
For the record: The week in deals featuring Covea, Davies, Inigo and Zurich
Post wraps up the major insurance deals of the week.
Blog: Conversations on racial equality
Karyn Strickland, Covéa Insurance head of HR and reward, gives her take on the value of conversations about racial equality at work.
British Insurance Awards 2020: The winners
Usually a lavish affair in the Royal Albert Hall with the insurance A-listers dressed to the nines in their finery and quaffing champagne mid-July, this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and government restrictions the British Insurance Awards ceremony…
Covéa’s Lisa Meigh on staying connected in the new workplace
Lisa Meigh, people director at Covéa Insurance, shares her learnings about remote working during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and gives her opinions on working practices of the future.
Covéa fined €20m by Paris court in civil suit with Scor
Covéa and its CEO and chairman Thierry Derez have been fined €20.1m (£17.9m) by a Paris court for a breach of legal and fiduciary duties and obligations on the part of Derez in his role as a director of Scor.
Briefing: ERS' commercial push - a perfectly timed diversification
With the news that ERS is planning to enter 'specialist commercial' lines, Post content director Jonathan Swift asks if we can get any insights into what that might mean by looking at previous diversification plays, recent appointments and its IT…
Insurance recruiters face challenges as remote working widens talent base
Recruiters face fresh challenges with swathes of the insurance market now working from home, attendees at Post's Future of Insurance Work event heard.
James Gearey named personal lines and protection MD at Covéa
Covéa Insurance has appointed James Gearey to the newly created position of managing director for personal lines and protection.
Sign up now for Post's Future of Insurance Work event
There is now just a fortnight to go before Insurance Post holds its Future of Insurance Work event.
Government hits out at insurers over grant deductions from BI claims
John Glen MP, economic secretary to HM Treasury, has rebuked insurers deducting government grants from business interruption claims payments and warned of further action.
Covéa leader calls on insurance industry to back new T Levels qualifications
Matthew Metcalfe, senior manager for talent acquisition at Covéa has urged the insurance sector to “reach out” and engage with the government’s new T Levels qualification by registering to offer work experience placements.
Analysis: Returning to the workplace
As the UK government further eases Covid-19 lockdown measures, as pupils across the country return to school, how do insurance companies and employees feeling about returning back to the workplace? Post spoke to some of the leading insurance firms to…
Claims Apprentice 2020: Episode six - the interview
With the individual and team tasks now completed, it is time for the five remaining candidates to reflect on them as they sit down with Suzanne Liversidge, sponsor Kennedys’ own Alan Sugar.
Claims Apprentice 2020: Episode five - Cyber challenge
With the country in Covid-19 lockdown the five remaining apprentices are given their latest task through the means of video conferencing.
Claims Apprentice 2020: Episode four – Insurtech challenge
With Team KDA emerging as the winners of the podcast challenge, the apprentices now move onto their next task.
Covea agrees €1.5bn investment with Exor after Partner Re deal collapse
Covéa will invest €1.5bn (£1.35m) with Exor and special purpose reinsurance vehicles managed by Partner Re, after its bid to buy the reinsurer fell apart earlier this year.
Interview: Michael Lee, First Central
A year into his role and Michael Lee, CEO of First Central, explains to Jen Frost what he believes are the three elements needed to be successful in motor insurance
Claims Apprentice 2020: Episode three - Podcast challenge part two
With topics decided, guests lined up and vox pops taped it is time for Team Empower and Team KDA to enter the studio to record their podcasts.
Claims Apprentice 2020: Episode two - Podcast challenge part one
Now that the six contestants have been split into teams and decided on their names, it is time for the apprentices to tackle their first challenge.