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Intelligence: CSR is dead, long live ESG
Although environmental, social, and governance issues have been mentioned as far back as 2006 by the United Nations with other sectors seeing it incorporated into their financial evaluations, insurance is only recently picking up the buzzword. Post…
Intelligent AI appoints ex-RSA leader Neil Strickland as CCO
Insurtech Intelligent AI has appointed Neil Strickland, former customer experience director at RSA, as chief commercial officer.
Blog: The mega carrier conundrum
The grounding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal highlights the need for greater regulation and risk management of mega carriers, blogs Captain Michael Barrass, RSA marine risk management consultant.
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…
Post LIVE: Addressing digital and evolving customer needs
It is "crucial" that customers' digital needs continue to be supported as lockdown eases, insurers mooted at the Post Live annual conference.
Watch the final day of Insurance Post's LIVE annual conference
The Insurance Post LIVE annual conference brings you the latest on climate change, understanding your customers, seizing new opportunities, leadership and management, and harnessing new technology.
Sri Lanka ship fire: Marine experts call for cargo rule tightening and end to port 'pushing'
Marine insurance experts have warned tighter regulation and scrutiny is needed to mitigate events such as the X-Press Pearl container ship fire off Sri Lanka.
Activist investor Cevian Capital takes 4.95% Aviva stake
Swedish investment firm Cevian Capital Partners has confirmed it now holds a 4.95% stake in Aviva.
RSA targeting motor and SME, says CEO Scott Egan as takeover completes
RSA is in a “cracking place” and ahead of where it would expect to be, according to Scott Egan CEO for the UK and international.
Howden unveils ESG insurer; DLG launches tech platform; Zego introduces pregnancy loss leave; Hiscox in legacy tie up; Brit debuts consortium
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
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…
RSA sale to Intact and Tryg completes
RSA has been bought by Canadian insurer Intact and Danish provider Tryg as scheduled for £7.2bn in cash with CEO Stephen Hester departing.
Insurance Post TV: Why is ghost broking on the rise? Plus gig economy insurance and Chaucer CEO John Fowle
Today Insurance Post reveals the latest episode of its ‘magazine-style’ television show, which aims to get under the skin of some of the best read stories and articles that have appeared in print or online recently.
High Court gives go ahead to RSA takeover
The High Court of Justice in England and Wales has approved the takeover scheme that will lead to Intact and Tryg buying RSA.
Spotlight: Technology – Embracing evergreen technology
Outdated legacy systems have haunted the insurance space for years, stifling innovation and pushing up development costs. Now, with pressures coming from new entrants and customer expectations increasing, Post looks at why insurers are looking to…
Post LIVE Tech: External technology providers are here to stay
External technology solution providers are here to stay as insurers ramp up their digitisation agendas, representatives of two leading carriers said on Thursday.
Biba conference website disrupted as trade body blames server issues
Delegates set to attend the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s online annual conference have been unable to access the platform.
Biba Conference Special: Q&A
Ahead of the British Insurance Brokers' Associations first virtual annual conference Post caught up with some movers and shakers to find out what they were hoping for out of this year's event.
Zurich promotes Hayley Robinson to group CUO
Zurich has appointed UK chief underwriting officer Hayley Robinson as group CUO.
RSA confirms takeover regulatory approval and posts best COR in a decade
The takeover by Intact and Tryg has cleared all the regulatory hurdles and should complete at the end of May, RSA confirmed as it posted a combined operating ratio of 86% for the first quarter of 2021.
Direct Line and More Than launch telematics products; Easy Jet adds Covid-19 cover; Sedgwick sells UK subsidiary; and Shift becomes latest European insurtech unicorn
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk
RSA's Rob Flynn on embracing the SME evolution
Nearly six million small companies make up the backbone of the UK economy and the last 12 months have seen them adapt in ways that they have never had to before. Rob Flynn, director of UK SME at RSA, asks what insurers can and should be doing to help…
My Other Life: Peter Clark, shark diver
For Peter Clark, an in-house loss adjuster at RSA, a childhood viewing of Jaws sparked a lifelong obsession with sharks that has taken him around the world and within metres of some specimens.