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Bought By Many adds Jim Sutcliffe as chair
Exclusive: Bought By Many has appointed former Prudential UK CEO Jim Sutcliffe to chair the company.
Lloyd Hanks joins Schemeserve
Schemeserve has appointed Lloyd Hanks to its advisory board.
Insurers monitoring Biba conference plans after Axa pull out
This morning Axa told Post it would not be exhibiting at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association annual conference due to coronavirus concerns.
Alex Alway leaves executive director role at Ardonagh
Alex Alway has retired from his position as executive director at Ardonagh but remains as executive chairman of both Broker Network and Compass Broker Holdings at Bravo Group.
This week: Keep calm and carry on
This week the World Health Organisation labelled Covid-19 a pandemic as the number infected worldwide and fatalities from the disease continue to rise. As global stock markets crash sparking fears of a recession, the ripple effect has been felt across…
Lloyd’s closes underwriting room in coronavirus exercise
On Friday Lloyd’s will close its underwriting room at 1 Lime Street as it tests its alternative trading protocols.
Budget 2020: IPT stays the same as government bolsters flood defence spending
Insurance Premium Tax has remained at 12% in today’s Chancellor’s budget, as the government pledged to boost spending on flood defences.
Analysis: Insurers nix staff travel as coronavirus casts shadow over events
Some firms are telling their staff to avoid all but essential work travel in the UK due to coronavirus concerns, leading to some insurance event postponements and cancellations, Post has learned.
Blog: Ciara and Dennis - building resilience in the eye of the storm
Over the past few weeks, winter storms Ciara and Dennis swept across Ireland, the UK and Central Europe, bringing with them hurricane-force wind gusts and major flooding writes Simon Welton, Swiss Re’s market head for property and casualty for UK and…
Aviva UK COO Hugh Hessing departs
Aviva’s chief operating officer in the UK, Hugh Hessing, has left the insurer, Post can reveal.
Paul Jardine joins insurtech Worry+Peace’s advisory board
Former XL Catlin chief experience officer and executive vice president Paul Jardine has joined insurtech Worry+Peace’s advisory board.
Analysis: A coronavirus call centre crisis?
Personal lines insurance providers are faced with a potentially “lethal” situation if call centre staff cannot go into work en masse due to coronavirus disruption, compliance experts have cautioned. Post asked brokers and insurers how they are preparing…
This Month: Best insurance employers to the fore
From November last year to January 2020 Post gave insurance employees the chance to nominate and rate their employers on topics ranging from management to diversity and work/life balance along with whether they would recommend the company to a friend.
Penny Black's Social World: March 2020
Mental health, paperless policies and prostate cancer partnership
Admiral CEO and co-founder David Stevens to step down
David Stevens, group CEO and co-founder of Admiral, will leave the role and board in 12 months’ time, the insurer has confirmed.
Best Insurance Employer: The Top 20 – Hiscox 8.8
Hiscox was voted seventh in Post’s Best Insurance Employer poll after its employees rated the company on factors such as senior management, work/life balance and training and development.
Best Insurance Employer: The Top 20 – Hyperion 8.8
Hyperion was voted sixth in Post’s Best Insurance Employer poll after its employees rated the company on factors such as senior management, work/life balance and training and development.
Best Insurance Employer: The Top 20 – Kingsbridge 8.8
Kingsbridge was voted fifth in Post’s Best Insurance Employer poll after its employees rated the company on factors such as senior management, work/life balance and training and development.
Best Insurance Employer: The Top 20 – Zurich 8.8
Zurich was voted fourth in Post’s Best Insurance Employer poll after its employees rated the company on factors such as senior management, work/life balance and training and development.
Best Insurance Employer: The Top 20 – LV 8.9
LV was voted third in Post’s Best Insurance Employer poll after its employees rated the company on factors such as senior management, work/life balance and training and development.
Best Insurance Employer: The Top 20 – Plan Insurance Brokers 9.5
Plan Insurance Group was voted second in Post’s Best Insurance Employer poll after its employees rated the company on factors such as senior management, work/life balance and training and development.
Best Insurance Employer: The Top 20 – Konsileo 9.5
Konsileo was voted first in Post’s Best Insurance Employer poll after its employees rated the company on factors such as senior management, work/life balance and training and development.
Best Insurance Employer Winner: Prina Mashru, head of human resources, Konsileo
Konsileo was voted as the best company to work for in the insurance industry. Post spoke to its head of human resources Prina Mashru to find out why
Best Insurance Employer: The Top 20 – BHIB 8.4
BHIB was voted tenth in Post’s Best Insurance Employer poll after its employees rated the company on factors such as senior management, work/life balance and training and development.