Louise O’Shea
Insurance industry’s most powerful leaders revealed
Insurance Post’s Power List cuts through the noise to reveal who really moved markets, shifted outcomes and shaped the UK general insurance sector over the last 12 months.
Louise O’Shea, CFC
Louise O’Shea became group CEO of CFC in 2024 and is passionate about driving growth and cementing the business’s position as a leader in innovation, while creating an inclusive culture for all.
Did Markerstudy just set a record for shortest GI CEO stint?
Content Director’s View: Jonathan Swift reflects on the shortest stints in general insurance hot seats this century and mulls whether the CEO of Markerstudy Distribution Ian Donaldson has just beaten the previous record holder, Brendan McCafferty.
Did insurance deserve to be snubbed by the NY Honours List?
News Editor’s View: Despite more than 1,200 names on the New Year’s Honours List 2025, leading lights from the world of insurance were hardly to be seen. Scott McGee asks if it is justified and what the sector's staff need to do to be celebrated.
Big Interview: Louise O’Shea, CFC
Louise O’Shea, group CEO of CFC, sits down with Insurance Post to discuss where the business is heading following its change of management and what the ‘next cyber’ might be.
CFC developing cyber product to spur international expansion
CFC is developing plans to enter new markets around the world through white-labelled cyber insurance products, CEO Louise O’Shea has said.
Movers and shakers who made Insurance Post’s Power List 2024 revealed
This year’s Insurance Post Power List reflects how claims inflation combined with the Consumer Duty caused some providers to shift their focus and disruptors found it is easier to send a rocket into space than enter the UK insurance market.
Louise O’Shea, CFC
Louise O’Shea was appointed group CEO at CFC in January 2024 having served as an independent non-executive director since 2021.