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This week in Post: Back to business
With the holiday break over, this week has seen people across the UK – some somewhat sluggishly – get back to business.
Rightindem appoints Amanda Blanc as chair
Amanda Blanc has joined digital claims provider Rightindem as non-executive chair of the board of directors.
Zurich's David Nichols on building flood resilient communities
As flood events become more common, the industry and government need to do more to explain flood terminology and the flood resilience grant scheme needs a complete overhaul, according to David Nichols, chief claims officer at Zurich.
Amanda Blanc joins Laka
Former Zurich EMEA CEO and Axa UK and Ireland CEO Amanda Blanc has joined insurtech Laka, Post can reveal.
Interview: Claudio Gienal, CEO, Axa
Fifteen months ago Claudio Gienal stepped up to the role of CEO of Axa UK and Ireland, but he’s taken his time to reveal his strategy for the firm. He spoke to Stephanie Denton about why clarity, diversity and adding value really matter to him
Analysis: Revisiting 'Flood Re Plus' for businesses
The idea of a Flood Re Plus scheme has been mooted by Airmic as a solution for those businesses that struggled to obtain flood cover
Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Award winner: Zurich's Maxine Goddard
Following last month's Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Awards we caught up with all the winners. Today we feature the Race Equality Award winner, the head of sales operations and planning at Zurich Insurance, Maxine Goddard.
Amanda Blanc adds rugby to insurance portfolio
Ex-Zurich and Axa boss Amanda Blanc has been appointed as independent chair of Welsh rugby’s Professional Rugby Board.
Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Award winner: Zurich's Marianne Skinner
Following last month's Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Awards we caught up with all the winners. Today we feature the LGBT plus Champion and overall D&I Champion, Marianne Skinner, London Market underwriter at Zurich Insurance and chair of Zurich…
Roundtable: Control your innovation destiny
Few disagree that the industry needs to innovate, but blue sky thinking is quickly clouded by conundrums around outsourcing, unwieldy legacy systems and the short-term need to turn a profit
Analysis: Embracing data ethics
With the increasing use of machine-learning models, the data being inputted into these models raises a number of ethical questions, but how are insurers addressing these potential issues?
Amanda Blanc joins insurtech Trov as senior adviser
Former Zurich CEO for EMEA and global banking partnerships and Axa UK and Ireland CEO, Amanda Blanc is joining insurtech Trov as a senior adviser.
Analysis: What's on the horizon for 2020?
For an industry that strives to understand and manage risk, uncertainty is not something that is relished. But with some market hardening, a final report from the Financial Conduct Authority on pricing practices and the possibility of Brexit all on the…
Ex-Lloyd’s CEO Inga Beale joins Clyde & Co board
Former Lloyd’s CEO Inga Beale and ex-Grant Thornton US CEO Stephen Chipman will join Clyde & Co's management board on 1 January.
Roundtable: A customer-centric approach to the digital future
On the back of research into the shape of the future delivery of personal lines, Post held a roundtable, in association with EXL, with experts to investigate how ready organisations are to meet customer expectations as demand for cover evolves in the…
Amanda Blanc lands second NED role
Amanda Blanc will join specialist motor insurer ERS as a non-executive director on 2 January 2020.
Amanda Blanc to join Aviva board
Former Zurich and Axa boss Amanda Blanc is to join Aviva as a non-executive director on 2 January, the insurer has confirmed.
A-Plan paid £16.5m for Endsleigh
Broker A-Plan paid Zurich £16.48m for Endsleigh when it completed the deal to buy the specialist broker in March last year.
Analysis: Discount rate disparity - will the Scottish market become unfavourable?
With the Ogden discount rate in Scotland set to remain at minus 0.75%, could insurers in the country start to feel squeezed, and begin to be squeezed out?
Insurer claims bosses testify before child abuse inquiry
Insurers remain uncertain over how any change to limitation law surrounding child sexual abuse cases could affect claims levels, an inquiry heard.
Changes to limitation law must be carefully considered, child abuse inquiry hears
Defendant and claimant lawyers testifying in front of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse yesterday agreed that the current system is not working for victims and survivors, but warned clarity is needed on the consequences of altering…
Standalone cyber uptake lags behind as insurers mitigate 'silent cyber' exposures
The perception of exposure to cyber risk in non-cyber policies dropped over the last year, according a survey conducted by Willis Towers Watson.
Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Awards: The winners
Zurich Insurance and its employees were among the big winners at the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Awards last night.
Interview: Trak Global CEO and co-founder Nick Corrie
A decade into its journey, Trak Global is finally ready to break the US on the back of an acquisition and £40m plus private equity raise. CEO and co-founder Nick Corrie tells Jonathan Swift about why he prefers to get on and do things quietly than spout …