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Penny Black’s Social Diary: Markerstudy’s feast; ISC’s balloons
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Brit’s coats; Insurance Innovators’ chicken
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Entries open for the 2026 British Insurance Awards
We can’t quite believe it’s come round so quickly – the 2026 British Insurance Awards are now open for entries.
Tide names insurance business CEO
Insurance Post can reveal Dan McNally has been appointed senior vice president and CEO of Tide’s global insurance business.
Diary of an Insurer: Liberty Specialty’s Henry Nelson
Henry Nelson, chief underwriting officer for the UK, Middle East and North Africa at Liberty Specialty Markets, balances strategy and encounters with US Presidents with early-morning family time, cycling and revisiting guitar bands.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Insurtech UK’s pizza; Clearspeed’s sunglasses
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Intact’s Flynn to leave insurer after 16 years
Intact UK’s chief transformation director for commercial lines, Rob Flynn, is to leave the business at the end of the year.
Six insurance risks of employee attendance monitoring
With major employers starting to keep tabs on office attendance, Colin Ashworth, managing director of insurance operations at NFP, unpicks the potential claims that could arise from forcing more employees back into the workplace.
Aviva confirms By Miles redundancies
Aviva has confirmed to Insurance Post that members of staff are to be made redundant as a result of it closing down By Miles.
Insurers boost family policies as board ethnic diversity slips
The number of providers offering family-friendly policies at the end of 2024 rose significantly compared with 2023, while board-level representation of ethnic minority groups has fallen, according to new data from the Association of British Insurers.
Diary of an Insurer: NFU Mutual’s James Trevis
When he isn’t deep in strategy meetings shaping the future of cyber insurance for SMEs, James Trevis, NIS portfolio manager and cyber specialist at NFU Mutual, is out on his bike, enjoying a drink with friends, or travelling with in his campervan.
Die Hard: Who is insurance’s answer to John McClane?
Content Director's View: Putting aside the argument about whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not, Jonathan Swift asks if you have ever wondered who would be the insurance equivalent to NYPD cop turned terrorist plot spoiler John McClane?
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Cybercube’s tea; Dual’s dahlias
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Insurers target call centre job cuts as tech adoption advances
A report has suggested Allianz Partners is looking to get rid of call centre staff, while Post understands Markerstudy is also considering its call centre personnel numbers over the next few years.
My Mum, Alzheimer’s, and the importance of IUAD’s Day
Nigel Walsh, global head of insurance at cloud-based platform ServiceNow, shares his family’s rapid and painful experience of Alzheimer’s and why Insurance United Against Dementia’s Day (27 November) holds deeper meaning for him this year.
Big Interview: Hugh Kennaway, President of Cila
From jumping out of planes to global energy loss adjuster and volunteer police constable, new Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters president Hugh Kennaway is a man with a mission: to expand the reach of the professional body.
60 Seconds With... ICAB’s Brandon Murtagh
Brandon Murtagh, operations director of Insurance Claims Accommodation Bureau, shares his hedge-trimming woes, dreams of market trading and hopes for a bucket-list Champions League Final.
FCA’s Sheldon Mills to exit regulator
Sheldon Mills, executive director of consumers and competition at the Financial Conduct Authority, is set to leave the City watchdog.
Teens see cyber risks clearly – but don’t know insurance basics
Today’s teenagers understand the risks that will shape the insurance market of 2045 but are confused about the cover they need today, research has revealed.
Diary of an Insurer: Zurich’s Louise Griffiths
For Louise Griffiths, trading underwriter for Zurich UK, no two days are ever quite the same working in Wales and the south-west region, from growing her own fruit and vegetables to hosting roundtables.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: IQUW’s kitchen; Aon’s sliders
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences, and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.