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Broker Insights targets UK growth and entering US market after £6m raise
Insurtech Broker Insights has raised more than £6m in a Series A funding round led by Mercia investing from its Northern Venture Capital Trust funds.
EY issues home/motor profit warning for 2022; Collective Benefits and Nimbla get US investment; HSB buys MG Group; Floodflash and Munich Re partner up; and Carrot sold to Granite
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Top 30 Asia Insurers 2021: Resilience under pressure
Asia Pacific non-life insurers have proven their agility and tenacity in overcoming headwinds over the past year to deliver solid results. Christie Lee, senior director of analytics for Asia-Pacific at AM Best, discusses the region’s scorecard
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.
SRA's changes to solicitors' PI terms and conditions rouse concerns from underwriters
Underwriters of solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance have raised concerns that a clause proposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority fails to provide clarity on which cyber losses will be covered by policies.
Insurance Post Live Claims panel session: The power of leadership and the claims talent of the future
There is a lot of attention presently on claims automation and allowing policyholders to manage their own claims through self-service options.
QBE names Chris Wallace as UK insurance business head
Chris Wallace has been appointed executive director of QBE’s UK insurance business taking over from Cécile Fresneau, who was promoted to run the European Operations insurance division earlier this year.
Post LIVE Claims: Insurers must fish outside the 'normal insurance pool' for claims talent
Claims handlers need to be able to start applying the language that customers use in their industries, QBE claims technical director Mike East has said.
Underwriters weigh impact of climate disclosures on D&O insurance
Underwriters of directors and officers’ insurance are weighing the impact climate-related obligations and commitments will have on claims, as business leaders face overseeing a growing raft of disclosures.
Best Insurance Employer 2021: QBE (5* employer, large)
Post surveyed thousands of employees across the insurance sector and QBE was voted a 5* 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.
British Insurance Awards 2021: Customer Care, Sustainability/CSR and Brand Management Awards
The winners of the British Insurance Awards were revealed on Wednesday 15 September at Battersea Evolution.
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.
Intelligence: 11 September 2001 - 20 years on
With this week marking the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on 11 September 2001, Post looks back to see how the insurance market handled the claims and how terrorism cover has adapted since then.
Analysis: Inside two years of insurance data breach reports
Exclusive: Insurers, brokers and other firms within the industry have made 315 data breach reports over two years, with many of the best known businesses in UK insurance among those to notify and cyber a growing concern.
The future of pricing - how can insurers use data and technology to remain competitive?
Insurance organisations need to develop new ways of pricing if they want to remain competitive in today’s market. But whilst data enables insurers to make the most informed pricing decisions; governing and processing this data across siloed databases and…
Briefing: Dye, Stovin, Masojada and now Reader, is a ‘pangdemic’ reshaping the CEO landscape in UK insurance?
There appears to have been an unseasonally large amount of turnover at the top of UK insurers recently. Jonathan Swift suggests this could be down to something he is calling the 'pangdemic'.
QBE’s Emma Higgins on the new way of working
After the insurance industry adapted quickly to operating remotely last year, it now faces the challenge of addressing new ways of working in the future, says Emma Higgins, chief human resources officer at QBE Europe.
The future of insurance fraud
While fraud practices have evolved over the years, in more recent times insurers have been able to better detect fraud and have seen significant savings.
The ADAS tipping point – are motor insurers ready as the technology finally goes mainstream?
Advanced driver assistance systems have been part of new vehicles for over a decade now, with these features becoming increasingly common as manufacturers look to gain competitive advantages over rivals.
Analysis: Tackling the Covid-19 business interruption surge
Insurers have paid out final settlements or interim payments on more than 20,000 business interruption claims related to the Supreme Court's January verdict, with Financial Conduct Authority figures and broker testimony suggesting that payout processing…
Upcoming webinar: The future of insurance fraud
Post in association with Shift Technology will host a live webinar on 23 June where an expert panel will discuss how the insurance industry is adapting to changes in fraud and what we can learn from the past to inform the future.
Briefing: Time for Lloyd’s to take the lead on climate change
Climate protesters are becoming a frequent irritation for Lloyd's but, as Pamela Kokoszka explains, they are a piece of a bigger puzzle that the corporation needs to do better to acknowledge and play its part in.
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.