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Penny Black’s Social Diary: Cybercube’s tea; Dual’s dahlias
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Providing cover for construction
From green buildings and supply chain bottlenecks to keeping premiums viable amid increasingly complex projects – the latest Insurance Post Podcast explores how changes in the construction sector are causing insurers to adapt.
PWC’s launch; Bentley’s insurance product; Howden’s group CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Ports and terminals face down ‘geopolitical storm’
Volatile geopolitics is keeping ports and their insurers busy as they work to keep increased risks adequately covered, Markel’s Dean Johnson has told Post.
Long-term participants have an edge in ‘challenging’ PI market
Underwriting adaptability and prudence are all important in the face of a professional indemnity insurance market swimming in capacity and a turbulent geopolitical environment, Markel senior underwriter Joanne Healy has told Post.
Markel looking to expand geographies within the UK
Lee Mooney, Markel UK managing director, has revealed to Insurance Post that the company is in the early stages of expanding its geographical footprint.
Markel UK targets growth as 1% market share ‘not enough’
Lee Mooney, managing director of Markel UK has said the focus for the insurer is to increase its relevance for brokers, saying 1% of market share “is just not big enough to be relevant”.
Dive In proves insurance superheroes no longer need masks
Editor’s View: Insurance once rewarded only Superman-style displays of strength, but as Emma Ann Hughes observes, this year’s Dive In shows the sector now thrives when Clark Kent qualities are embraced.
Actress warns domestic abuse hits insurers’ profits
Actress Samantha Beckinsale has warned insurers that domestic abuse is directly impacting the industry by stripping victims of their financial independence and ability to maintain cover.
Markel launches domestic abuse support framework
Markel Insurance has rolled out a domestic abuse support framework for UK employees, Insurance Post can reveal.
What does belonging mean in the insurance industry?
To coincide with this year’s Dive In Festival theme Belonging builds tomorrow, Damisola Sulaiman examines why belonging is more important than ever now and what insurance companies must do to rise to the occasion.
Belonging in the insurance industry
In the first of two special episodes of the Insurance Post Podcast, recorded to mark Dive In, AND-E’s Gemma Robinson and Markel’s Erik Johnson reveal what it takes to create workplaces where everyone feels they truly fit.
Ageas joins Co-op panel; Aon sponsors F1 Ferrari; Descartes hires new CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: Andrew McMellin, Markel
Andrew McMellin, president of Markel International, sits down with Harry Curtis to talk about the insurer’s plans to hit $5bn premium by 2030, rebalance its portfolio, and how it’s using AI to turn the distribution chain on its head.
Protecting the tools of tradesmen
With theft affecting the majority of UK tradespeople, Fiona Nicolson examines rising losses, underinsurance, and strain on trade tool insurers.
Insurance’s role in the new nuclear age
View from the Top: Clifford Blayney, head of power and offshore sustainable energy at Markel, calls on insurers to innovate new products to support the nuclear renaissance.
Trump’s card for trade credit insurance
As Donald Trump’s “combative approach” to international commerce creates uncertainty around global trade, Tim Evershed examines the impact on demand for credit insurance as the threat of non-payments grows.
British Insurance Awards 2025 winners revealed
Aviva was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Airmic CEO Julia Graham, pictured, took home the Achievement Award at the 2025 British Insurance Awards last night (9 July).
Tomorrow’s World: Risk management
How risk is evolving, along with the way the insurance industry manages it, is the topic of Insurance Post’s first Tomorrow’s World video.
Unpacking the warranty and indemnity insurance market evolution
In the latest episode of the Insurance Post Podcast, why adoption of warranty and indemnity insurance has hit record levels plus where the market is heading next is explained.
Markel innovates to drive down London market costs
Markel has increasingly turned to automatic and fast follow models as it seeks to drive down the cost of doing business in the London market, managing director of distribution strategies and business development Dan Martin has told Post.