RSA Group
This week in Post: Caution, doubt and selling out
This week in Post, there was news of sales, incompetence and unprecedented losses.
Blog: What the Oak acquisition means for RSA, Zurich and the wider market
Jonathan Swift looks at whether RSA selling Oak Underwriting to Zurich is going to trigger a bolt-on bonanza - and if it really equates to Manchester United selling Carlos Tevez to Manchester City
Zurich to buy Oak Underwriting from RSA
Zurich has reached an agreement to acquire Oak Underwriting from RSA Insurance for an undisclosed sum.
Wilson sees earnings slashed despite Aviva profit
Aviva CEO Mark Wilson has seen total earnings fall despite the company returning to profit this year, continuing a trend of ongoing executive pay cuts.
RSA’s Hester takes home £5m package
RSA CEO Stephen Hester took home a £5m package from the business last year, despite the firm suffering losses last year in the UK.
Zurich appoints former RSA boss Robinson as chief underwriting officer
Former RSA commercial boss Hayley Robinson has joined Zurich as chief underwriting officer.
RSA's Gail Parker on using internal brand engagement to better serve customers
Gail Parker, brand, marketing and distribution director at RSA Personal Lines, shares her tips on employee engagement and customer satisfaction.
Canopius appoints Davison and Meyer to COO and CFO after buyout
Canopius has named Laurie Davison as group chief operating officer and Nigel Meyer as group chief financial officer.
This week: The consequences of buying big
By far the biggest purchase I ever made was when I bought my house.
RSA director of motor and injury claims Ian Currie set to retire
Exclusive: RSA director of motor and injury claims Ian Currie is set to retire at the end of the month.
Blog: Did Axa's Brendan McCafferty set a record for the shortest GI CEO stint this century?
The surprising departure of Brendan McCafferty as the CEO for intermediated and direct at Axa Insurance last month got me thinking.
RSA UK commercial book sees COR deteriorate to 108%
RSA UK saw its combined operating ratio for commercial operations deteriorate to 108.1% over the course of 2017.
Cyber Research 2018: The findings
Cyber has come a long way in the past 70 years, yet its meaning has essentially remained the same: it still encompasses the notions of control and communication. Post, in association with Cyberscout, surveyed the insurance market and consumers to find…
RSA appoints new commercial bosses after Robinson and Gearey leave
RSA has appointed two new commercial bosses following the departure of Hayley Robinson and James Gearey.
Ten insurtech start-ups to watch in 2018 - part two
Today we feature a second quartet of businesses with their eye on the disruption prize, all of which will be worth watching out for as the year progresses.
Fraudsters sentenced after staging two crash for cash incidents
A man has been jailed and three others have been sentenced for orchestrating two cases of crash for cash frauds.
Post Power List 2018: Stephen Hester
Group CEO, RSA
Post Power List 2018: Isabelle Goubin
Chair, Commissariat aux Assurances (Luxembourg)
UI Path roundtable: How automation is changing insurance
The need to speed up laborious processes in order to meet customer demands has never been higher. Post gathered some insurers, brokers and tech specialists to discuss robotic process automation, which is on the verge of transforming the industry.
Blog: Insurers need to manage currency risks
George Chapman, in charge of fund and institutional sales at Afex, explains how insurers can manage currency risks after the fall in sterling following the UK's vote to leave the European Union.
RSA tie up with Nationwide to add £180m of premium
RSA has launched a partnership with Nationwide Building Society that is expected to add over a million home customers to the insurer’s books.
Burglary victim sentenced after ‘grossly exaggerating’ claim
A man who “grossly exaggerated” his burglary claim to insurers to the tune of £40,000 has been handed a nine month suspended sentence.
RSA's Q3 impacted by £50m of hurricane losses
UK-headquartered global insurer RSA's underwriting result was hit in the third quarter by the recent US and Caribbean hurricanes.
Editor's comment: Fashion is fickle
Fidget spinners, dabbing and the bottle flip are just three of the crazes that my son brought home from school during the last academic year. Luckily for me, unlike Pokémon - which has been in our house for three full years now - these were short-lived…