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Applied Systems expands commercial lines; Value Space invests; and Avid opts for Allianz for capacity
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
British Insurance Awards 2021: Risk Management and Claims Awards
The winners of the British Insurance Awards were revealed on Wednesday 15 September at Battersea Evolution.
FM Global names Malcolm Roberts as CEO with Tom Lawson retiring at year end
FM Global has appointed executive vice-president Malcolm Roberts as president and elected him to the company’s board of directors as of 1 August ahead of succeeding Thomas Lawson as CEO from 1 January 2022.
Intelligence: Are insurers and insureds ready for 5G?
The UK’s four main mobile networks have all launched a 5G service and by 2022 the whole of the UK is expected to have access. 5G is touted to bring benefits across society – Post investigates what will it mean for insurers and their clients.
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.
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…
Standalone cyber uptake lags behind as insurers mitigate 'silent cyber' exposures
The perception of exposure to cyber risk in non-cyber policies dropped over the last year, according a survey conducted by Willis Towers Watson.
This week in Post: Driving out distraction
Road Safety Week marked the launch of Post’s Driving out Distraction campaign, in which we are urging the industry to pay attention and pull over rather than using hands-free devices while driving.
Blog: Machinery breakdowns - what are the risks to businesses?
Although cyber takes the headlines, machinery breakdown can be equally damaging to businesses, according to Owen Lewis, group manager for account engineering at FM Global's London operations, with a recent analysis of the company's client losses…
Spotlight: Data - Ordering data in
Insurers continue to hang their success on the quality and use of data, with businesses continually reviewing how to gain a commercial advantage. Edward Murray looks at the benefits of using external data providers and why some peril risks have proven…
RSA outlines plans to transfer commercial EU business to Luxembourg
RSA's UK business will transfer all of its passported business for commercial customers to its recently approved post-Brexit hub in Luxembourg.
Analysis: Liability war rages over Grenfell-style cladding replacement claims
A battle is raging over who is liable for costs to replace cladding on high-rise residential buildings across the country
This week in Post: Why insurers should head to a Maths Jam
This week I attended my first Maths Jam, a gathering of self-confessed maths enthusiasts who get together in a pub and share stuff they like.
Blog: How to make your cyber offering stand out
Cyber insurers can gain market share by differentiating their products. Benedict McKenna, vice-president and London operations claims manager at FM Global, explains how.
Axa-XL deal puts both insurers' ratings under review
The major rating agencies have unanimously taken rating actions on both Axa and XL Group following the recent announcement that the French insurance giant is looking to acquire 100% of the specialty insurer.
Executives admit they were unprepared for 2017 nat cats
Senior executives of major financial businesses admit they were unprepared for the spate of costly natural catastrophes that hit the American coastline at the tale end of last year.
FM Global names Lawson chairman of the board
FM Global’s president and CEO Thomas Lawson has been elected chairman of the board by the group’s board of directors.
Post Power List 2018: Isabelle Goubin
Chair, Commissariat aux Assurances (Luxembourg)
Analysis: The new Brexit landscape
Insurers look for alternative bases
Blog: Don't overlook commercial fire risk
Allan Macpherson, operations chief engineer at FM Global, explains how the commercial damage caused by fire can be mitigated.
Tranquillo promoted at FM Global
Stefano Tranquillo, FM Global's senior vice president and regional manager Asia-Pacific, has been promoted.