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Flood Re appoints CEO
Flood Re has hired Perry Thomas as its new CEO, effective immediately, subject to regulatory approvals.
Diary of an Insurer: HSB's Mat Prentice
Mat Prentice, cyber product leader at HSB, navigates 5am starts and studying in the evening while juggling training and presenting on the eve of a well-deserved family holiday.
SVB collapse sparks long-term funding fears for UK tech sector
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and a rescue deal from HSBC has raised questions about the future of the UK tech space and startups’ access to funding.
Insurtechs send Chancellor ‘thank you’ letter after HSBC rescue of SVB UK
The UK insurtech sector has praised HSBC’s acquisition of the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank, following its collapse on 10 March.
HSBC extends Marsh deal; Zurich to set up transformation Centre of Excellence; Pool Re completes expanded terrorism placement; and Howden acquires again
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Beazley adds Troy Dehmann as COO
Beazley has appointed Troy Dehmann as chief operating officer with immediate effect replacing Ian Fantozzi.
Ransomware attack victim Travelex has cyber insurance
Foreign exchange provider Travelex, which has been offline since New Year’s Eve after a cyber attack, has cyber insurance in place.
Six more insurtech start-ups to watch in 2019 and into 2020
In the latest in his series of Insurtechs to Watch, Post content director Jonathan Swift casts an eye over six more start-ups looking to make a splash in the UK insurance sector.
Blog: Open banking offers a new insurance distribution channel
Some might have already labelled it a failure but open banking will continue to evolve and insurers should sit up and take notice. That is the view of The Marketing Eye's Neil Edwards, who believes these platforms could eliminate form filling and make…
Blog: Why partnering is the only show in town for insurtechs
For most insurtechs the question no longer seems to be whether to partner up with an incumbent, but what the nature of the partnership should be. Marketing Eye CEO Neil Edwards explains what could be learnt from fintechs such as Revolut, Monzo and…
Lloyd’s adds three to franchise board
Lloyd’s has named three new figures to the franchise board.
GRP posts £150m GWP boost for 2017
Specialist insurance consolidator Global Risk Partners has seen gross written premiums rise £150m over the course of 2017.
Hong Kong Insurance Awards 2017: the winners
AIA, FWD and Prudential led the way at the Hong Kong Insurance Awards unveiled on 26 October at the Intercontinental Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui.
AIA's Tucker to join HSBC
Mark Tucker, group CEO and president of Hong Kong-headquartered AIA, is leaving the Asia life insurer to join international banking group HSBC.
Hong Kong Insurance Awards 2016: The Winners
Manulife and Prudential both won three awards at the Hong Kong Insurance Awards 2016.
Axa's Asia P&C GWP surpassed €1bn in 2015
Axa's property and casualty gross written premiums in Asia exceeded €1bn (£789m) in 2015 for the first time.
BLP Insurance responds to regional growth with two senior appointments
BLP Insurance has announced two senior additions to its business development executive team in response to increasing regional demand for its building insurance products in the Midlands and South West of England.
Sun Life launches into GI market with appointment of Stanney
Ex-Castle Cover products director Simon Stanney has been hired to spearhead Sun Life’s foray into the general insurance market.
Rehabilitation Awards 2014: The winners
Today, rehabilitation professionals gathered at Le Meridien, London, for the tenth annual Post Rehabilitation First Awards to celebrate their achievements over the past year.
Allianz creates new role to forge closer ties between claims and retail division
Allianz has appointed Richard Nettleship to the newly created role of proposition and change relationship manager, in a bid to forge greater links between its claims team and its retail division.
Motor customers paying up to 90% APR for monthly instalments
Motor insurance customers are being charged annual interest rates of up to 90% for choosing to pay in monthly instalments rather than an annual sum, according to research.