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Where will tomorrow’s insurance talent come from?
How the insurance industry can show young people the career opportunities available to them and ensure experienced professionals pass their knowledge on to the next generation is explored in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
What next for Aviva and insurance’s greatest Dame?
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes considers the remarkable turnaround of Aviva under Dame Amanda Blanc and asks what comes next for the insurer and its formidable group CEO.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Thomas Carroll’s ‘global’ domination
Penny Black has been out and about again, notebook in one hand and canapé in the other, keeping a keen eye on the insurance industry’s more whimsical moments.
Diary of an Insurer: Zurich Engineering’s Naomi Godwin
Mother of two children and Labradors Naomi Godwin, engineering relationship executive at Zurich Engineering, has a six-hour round trip to Maidstone to visit a panel broker, checks surveyor capacity and considers the operational impact for clients.
Are all the insurance job cuts necessary?
Deputy Editor’s View: After thousands of redundancies have been announced from all corners of the insurance industry, Scott McGee asks if job cuts are necessary.
Why productivity is an asset and should be managed like one
View from the top: David Dexter, head of risk solutions at QBE Europe, argues that lasting productivity depends on protecting workforce resilience, and that organisations must learn to spot the risks eroding it long before absence becomes visible.
CII has successive female presidents for first time in history
The Chartered Insurance Institute has elected Debbie Mitchell as its next president, with Mandy Hunt following on afterwards.
Why we’re putting shared expertise to work in 2027
Trade Voice: Mike Keating, CEO of the Managing General Agents Association, reflects on a year of growth for the MGA sector and sets out why learning, development and practical regulatory engagement will be centre stage in 2027.
Big Interview: Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
Steve Hardy, CEO of Policy Expert, explains why the nation’s biggest MGA is prioritising resilience over rapid growth, whether M&A is on the cards and shares his views on the likes of ChatGPT selling insurance.
60 Seconds With... LexisNexis’s Tom Clarke
Tom Clarke, motor strategy director of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, would live to be fluent in Spanish, hates cleaning the bathroom, and couldn't live without a passport.
Aviva names GCS MD and CEO for Syndicates
Aviva has appointed Johan Slabbert as managing director of its Global Corporate & Specialty business, as well as CEO of its Syndicates business.
IUAD targets £500K fundraising record with Insurance Day for Dementia
Insurance United Against Dementia is targeting a record £500,000 in fundraising on this year’s Insurance Day for Dementia, with Lloyd’s underwriting floor set to be taken over as part of the campaign.
Diary of an Insurer: Belfor’s Dominic Toomey
Dominic Toomey, technical manager within the major and complex loss team at Belfor UK, balances complex site inspections, hands-on technical demonstrations and internal system workshops with the ongoing development of people and processes.
Headcount cuts cost insurance its human headspace
Editor’s View: After years of warning about a war for talent, Emma Ann Hughes reckons insurance bosses should think carefully before winning the cost war by replacing some of the people it spent so long trying to attract with artificial intelligence.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Hiscox and Howden's hole in one
Penny Black has been out and about again, notebook in one hand and canapé in the other, keeping a keen eye on the insurance industry’s more whimsical moments.
Jensten CEO Organ exits with Buesnel named successor
Rob Organ is to step down as CEO of Jensten Group, with Clive Buesnel appointed as his successor from 2 November 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
How Insurance United Against Dementia continues to grow
Chris Wallace, Insurance United Against Dementia founding board member, reflects on nine years of industry collaboration and outlines IUAD's ambition to raise £20m by 2030.
Beazley confirms redundancies
Unrelated to the Zurich acquisition, Beazley has made a small number of redundancies, Insurance Post can reveal.
Rethinking executive hiring for a more uncertain economy
Paul Mills, founder and CEO of Landscape, argues that the days of the non-executive director are numbered, and that fractional leadership is entering its “electric vehicle moment”.
Big Interview: Hardeep Gulati, Duck Creek
Following Duck Creek’s acquisition of AI-native underwriting platform Send, CEO Hardeep Gulati outlines the efficiency gains he expects from bringing the businesses together and his ambitions to double revenue in the next four to five years.
Howden chair steps down as listing edges closer
Howden has revealed that Dominic Collins will step down as executive chairman after 11 years in post.