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Ten more insurance firms join Blockchain pilot
Ten more insurance companies have joined a pilot scheme to test the impact of Blockchain on the industry.
Here are the most successful insurers, brokers and adjusters in BIA history
To celebrate the 20th edition of the British Insurance Awards, three years ago, I sat down and went through all the previous events to find out who had been the most successful company in its history.
Post Power List 2017: Tulsi Naidu
Incoming UK CEO, Zurich Insurance
Zurich loses court case due to 'ambiguous' policy wording
Zurich has lost a court case against Maccaferri Limited on the grounds that its notification clause wording was too ‘ambiguous’.
Insurers raise ‘serious concerns’ over Scottish child abuse reforms
Law change could open floodgates to historic claims
This Week in Post: Trump, restructuring and asparagus
One of the silver linings of my job is the fact I receive emails about a wide range of subjects, most relevant, some less so.
Quiz of the week – 20 January
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news, with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
240 jobs at risk as Zurich restructures UK operations
Zurich UK is to shed 240 jobs as the insurer restructures its UK operations.
Spencer departs Zurich following Howell appointment
Post understands Stuart Spencer, Zurich's former general insurance Asia-Pacific CEO, left the company on 31 December.
46% of Asia-Pacific businesses don't insure supply chain disruption, says Zurich
Global insurer Zurich has identified a large protection gap in Asia-Pacific for supply chain losses.
Zurich's group strategy chief resigns
Zurich's group chief strategy officer Claudio Gienal has left the company less than a year after joining the Swiss insurer.
IPT: higher and higher
Wasn't expecting that... The lyrics from the Jamie Lawson song could apply to insurers, following the latest hike in insurance premium tax.
Helvetia adds two members to executive management
Adrian Kollegger and Achim Baumstark will join Helvetia Group as head of non-life Switzerland and chief technology officer, respectively.
Zurich acquires Australian travel group Cover-More for A$741m
Insurance giant Zurich is aiming to become a top three global travel insurance provider after an agreement to buy Sydney-headquartered group Cover-More for A$741m (£439m).
Endsleigh sees operational resignations
Endsleigh’s head of customer operations, Trudi Archer, has left the organisation, Post understands.
Axa tops Brokerbility survey for seventh year running
Axa has topped Brokerbility’s bi-annual survey of insurer partner performance for the seventh year running.
Pool Re chairman joins Neon as non-executive chairman
Neon has appointed Pool Re chairman Geoff Riddell as non-executive chairman.
London Market must ‘adapt and evolve,’ says Probitas senior underwriter
The London Market is afraid and reluctant to change, says Probitas senior underwriter James Andlaw.
Tackling flood risk needs a collaborative effort, says Flood Re chairman
Insurers, environment agencies and government need to collaborate if they are to tackle the threat of flooding effectively, said Mark Hoban, chairman of the board of directors at Flood Re.
Innovation in Insurance 2016: Insurers are adapting to emerging risks
Insurers have been quick to adapt to emerging risks, a conference heard.
Zurich aims to make $1.5bn in savings by 2019
Zurich is targetting $1.5bn (£1.2bn) of cost cutting at the group level over the next three years.
This week: Elections, new woes and results
This week was an historic week for the world as it watched Americans choose their 45th president.
Zurich replaces Sharma with Tulsi Naidu as UK CEO
Zurich has appointed Tulsi Naidu as CEO of its UK business, replacing Vibhu Sharma.
Zurich UK reports 44% profit following restructure
Zurich’s UK general insurance division saw business operating profit rise by 44.5% in the third quarter of 2016, despite an 8% drop in gross written premiums.