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Aviva names George Culmer as chairman
Aviva has appointed George Culmer as chairman to replace Sir Adrian Montague on 27 May after its annual general meeting.
Insurance Covid-Cast episode 14: Newsmaker special with Crawford & Company group chief executive Rohit Verma
In this Insurance Post and Insurance Age video cast brought to you while our journalists are working from home, we present the latest in a series of newsmaker specials focused on the people behind the lockdown headlines.
Cooter completes half of portfolio with Qlaims chair role
Former Covéa Insurance commercial lines and high net worth director Simon Cooter has taken on the non-executive chair role at Qlaims, the holding company of technology provider Qlaimstech and managing general agent Qlaims Insurance.
Axa’s Garance Wattez-Richard wins inaugural Geneva Association Women in Insurance Award
Axa Emerging Customers CEO Garance Wattez-Richard has won the first annual Geneva Association Women in Insurance Award for her work to tackle the insurance protection gap in emerging markets and protect underserved populations.
Danuta Gray appointed DLG chair
Danuta Gray, non-executive director and chair of Direct Line Group’s remuneration committee, will succeed Mike Biggs as chair of DLG on 4 August 2020.
Allianz confirms John Berry as CRO
John Berry has been appointed chief risk officer for Allianz Holdings and Allianz Insurance having held the role on an interim position since the start of the year.
Take part in Post's latest Insurance Resilience Survey
Post invites industry professionals to take part in our latest Insurance Resilience Survey.
Insurance Covid-Cast episode 12: Newsmaker special with Partners& CEO Phil Barton and chair Stuart Reid
In the latest Insurance Post and Insurance Age video cast brought to you while our journalists are working from home, we present the latest in a series of newsmaker specials focusing on the people behind the lockdown headlines.
Interview: Pool Re CEO Julian Enoizi
Pool Re boss Julian Enoizi spoke to Post senior reporter Emmanuel Kenning about Pandemic Re, the Office for National Statistics change in the terrorism reinsurer’s classification and using its funds to pay for business interruption claims in the…
Ardonagh’s Paul Dilley heads for RSA
RSA has appointed Ardonagh’s Paul Dilley as UK and international chief underwriting officer replacing Adrian Sweeney who is emigrating to New Zealand.
Insurance Covid-Cast episode 11: Loss adjusting during lockdown - and what the sector might look like post-pandemic
In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are working from home, we brought together a group of senior loss adjusters and experts to discuss how their employers have adapted…
Post Claims Club Live: Digital claims management in the age of Coronavirus
Continuing the Post Claims Club Live digital event today we have a video focusing on the future of claims management, the adoption of new technology and ask what customers will demand from the claims process in the future
Post Claims Club Live: Covid-19 and the Future of Claims
Kicking off the Post Claims Club Live digital event today we have a podcast recording featuring experts and industry professionals analysing the impact of Covid-19 on claims operations.
Robert Wilson promoted to deputy CUO and underwriting boss for Chubb Global Markets
Chubb has appointed Robert Wilson as deputy chief underwriting officer and head of underwriting operations for Chubb Global Markets.
The NED Blog: Covid-19 is not a solvency issue
Being a non-executive director of an insurance business is never boring but it’s fair to say that navigating the way through the current Covid-19 crisis is a completely new challenge and there are critical lessons that can be learnt from past crisis…
This Month: Putting the insurance industry under the microscope
This month we put the insurance industry under the microscope - looking into how much progress the Lloyd's market has made to bolster diversity and inclusion in the sector, the efforts taken to pay out business interruption claims and the industry's…
Zurich adds two to underwriting team
Zurich has appointed Ralph Brand and Chris Waterman to newly created jobs, as the insurer further simplifies its underwriting function.
François-Xavier Boisseau reunites with Amanda Blanc at ERS
Former CEO of Ageas UK Insurance François-Xavier Boisseau has joined the board of ERS as a non executive director.
Insurance Covid-Cast episode eight: What is the insurance supply chain doing to keep the sector moving during the Covid-19 lockdown?
In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we bought together a diverse group of businesses to discuss how the supply chain has forged deeper…
Blog: Covid-19 - safeguarding home workers’ health and safety
The risk posed by Covid-19 has led many employers to set up home working for all or some of their employees as a way of reducing the risk to employees of exposure to Covid-19. Clare Bone, partner and solicitor advocate at BTO, argues the fact that an…
Matthew Crane joins THB from QBE as CEO
Matthew Crane has joined THB Group as CEO and president of the international division of Amwins Group.
Biba unveils six board changes
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has made six board changes across its smaller brokers, larger brokers, MGA and networks advisory groups, its standards council and an internal appointment.
Penny Black's Social World: May 2020
Coping with Covid-19, celebrating Earth Day and combating loneliness
Roundtable: Measuring progress in diversity
As part of the Inclusion at Lloyd’s programme six partner networks have been set up to help bolster diversity and inclusion in insurance. Before the lockdown, Post gathered representatives from some of the networks together to find out what progress has…