Ecclesiastical
Q&A: Jeremy Trott, Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical claims director Jeremy Trott spoke to Post a year after joining the insurer from Allianz to discuss coming on board during the pandemic, his first year at the company and Covid's impact on the sector.
COP26 Briefing: A tale of two insurance climate reports
Two reports released on COP26's finance day highlight mountains insurers – and others – have yet to climb in the climate challenge.
ABI reports fraud at lowest level since 2007; Axa relaunches British Gas cover; Getsafe extends Series B; and Lockton acquires
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week.
Admiral, Covea and Hastings back Drive Score launch; Abacai teams up with Ticker; Bollington to rebrand under Gallagher; Aviva extends Founders Factory tie-up; and Cover Genius seals Series C raise
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week.
Trade bodies collaborate on product governance amid concerns of sluggish progress
Insurance industry trade bodies are working to agree templates for information sharing between firms to enable them to more easily come into line with the Financial Conduct Authority’s enhanced product governance rules.
Best Insurance Employer 2021: Ecclesiastical (3* employer, large)
Post surveyed thousands of employees across the insurance sector and Ecclesiastical was voted a 3* employer in the large category.
British Insurance Awards 2021: Technology, Digital and Outsourced Partner 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.
Covid BI claims payouts top £1bn
Insurers have paid out over £1bn in business interruption claims, according to the latest data released by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Analysis: The importance of diversity and inclusion in claims
Post spoke to senior claims figures on the role of diversity and inclusion in supporting customers' needs.
Insurtech investment up 89% in Q2; Flock completes series A raise; McLarens takes team from Crawford; Zurich arm expands into UK
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
View from the Top video: Ecclesiastical MD Richard Coleman on new brand, new opportunities
In this exclusive interview recorded as part of the Insurance Post Live Annual Conference 2021, Ecclesiastical managing director Richard Coleman discusses how the insurer increased service scores and reinvigorated its brand during the pandemic.
Ecclesiastical’s Richard Coleman on the power of specialism
Richard Coleman, UK managing director at Ecclesiastical Insurance, details the opportunities and challenges for brokers in becoming trusted, specialist advisers.
Penny Black's Social World: June 2021
Equal rights, sustainability and good causes
Insurtech Focus: Incumbents and insurtechs
Over recent years the talk around insurtechs has moved from disruption to co-operation. With this in mind, Post canvassed a host of major insurers to discover which start-ups they work and/or invest in; and what they look for when it comes to digital…
Crawford promotes Parr to leadership team
Crawford has promoted Emma Parr to chief client officer for the UK and Ireland.
Spotlight: Claims - Selecting the right TPA partner
When it comes to working with a third-party administrator for property claims, how far should an insurer go? Whether it is taking on service from start to finish or only focusing on key elements such as the repairer network or emergency call out facility…
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.
Analysis: The Scottish redress Bill's waiver conundrum
Scotland's redress Bill was passed by the Scottish parliament in March and sets out a fresh way for residential care abuse survivors to access compensation. But attempts to involve insurers and encourage organisations to contribute have left it with a…
Blog: Why 'in theory' is not enough - sexual abuse claimants and the insurance industry
Tensions between abuse survivors and insurers have always been high. Dr Julie Macfarlane, a distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law (Emerita) at the University of Windsor and the Director of the National Self-Represented Litigants Project…
Professor Tony Maden cleared on two counts in insurance expert witness complaints
Professor Tony Maden has been cleared in two investigations by the General Medical Council over fitness to practice relating to complaints submitted by non-recent child sexual abuse claimants.
Insurer test case BI claims payouts to March revealed
Data released by the Financial Conduct Authority shows that up to 3 March insurers had paid out £192m towards interim payments and £279m to settle Covid-19 related business interruption claims affected by the regulator’s test case, with Covéa leading the…
For the record: Brightside sold to Markerstudy; Aviva acquires Axa XL HNW team; Aston Lark buys Bruce Stevenson and Inflexion invests in broking again
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week
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.