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Insurance Post Podcast: How to achieve a successful merger
Insurers wanting to get the best price for their business need to reassure a buyer that what they see on day one of sales talks is what they will get when the deal is completed, according to McLarens and Clear Group.
Break down barriers rather than teaching women to jump higher
Editor's View: With International Women's Day returning on 8 March, Insurance Post editor Emma Ann Hughes says now is the time to stop teaching women facing barriers in their insurance career to jump higher, and smash glass ceilings instead.
Jensten buys three brokers; CFC launches IP solution; Optio appoints CEO
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Howden snaps up Reich
Howden has bought Reich Insurance Group, for an undisclosed sum, in a “significant step” to increase its footprint across north west England.
Andrew Wilkinson swaps Aviva for MIB
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau has appointed Andrew Wilkinson as chief claims officer.
Diary of an Insurer: Axa Commercial's Sarah Mallaby
Sarah Mallaby, distribution and trading director of Axa Commercial, prepares for the Biba conference, the British Insurance Awards and gets ready to launch new propositions in SME and motor trade.
Penny Black's Social World: February 2023
Penny casts her eye over the Hot Topics of the month and digs into the charity endeavours by insurers in The Good Stuff
Neurodivergent people under-supported in the workplace, claims Gain
Gain, the Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity says neurodivergent people are facing “disparity” in the workplace, and will end up falling through the cracks like other groups in the industry.
Q&A: Zurich’s Steve Collinson
Steve Collinson, chief human resources officer at Zurich, reveals how roles are evolving, insists more remote working isn't creating a skills gap and explores why it is tricky to recruit data analysts.
CII leader who was tasked with transformation exits
John Bissell is stepping down as chief operating officer of the Chartered Insurance Institute after six years.
Aviva changing approach for customers with mental health conditions after ‘asking too many questions’
Aviva has acknowledged it has asked “too many questions” to people who reveal mental health conditions, and that it needs to do more to support these customers.
Q&A: Simon Pemberton, Gallagher Bassett
Simon Pemberton, CEO of Gallagher Bassett ,caught up with Insurance Post to speak about claims trends, recruiting talent and plans for the business in the year ahead.
Menopause still a ‘taboo’ subject for women in insurance
Vicky Wallis, chief people officer at Direct Line Group, expressed concerns that if the “culture is not right” for women in the industry, they can’t have open conversations about the menopause.
Insurance Post Podcast: How the great resignation made insurance an employee’s market
The activities you post plus the chatter among insurers on Linked In is increasingly playing a role in attracting talent to the insurance industry, according to Verlingue UK, Allianz Commercial and Claims Consortium Group.
Ascot president replaces retiring Brooks as group CEO
Retiring Andrew Brooks is succeeded by Ascot's group president Jonathan Zaffino as CEO with immediate effect.
Scale of insurers struggling to fill vacancies revealed
Data analysis: Insurance Post examines the recruitment struggles of different parts of the insurance industry and explores what types of firms have been hardest hit by the Great Resignation.
Nicholson replaces Nichols as Zurich's chief claims officer
Zurich has appointed James Nicholson as chief claims officer with immediate effect, replacing David Nichols.
War on wages sees insurers struggling to fill vacancies
Insurer employees believing the only way to get more money to cover the cost-of-living crisis was to move jobs resulted in an unprecedented number of job vacancies in 2022, according to labour market analysis.
Q&A: Toni Dines, founder and CEO, Boxtree Recruitment
Toni Dines, founder and CEO of insurance recruitment firm Boxtree, speaks to Insurance Post about the changing demands of candidates post-Covid, and the rapid growth the company has seen over the past few years.
How EU ruling pushed up the price of motor insurance
Analysis: Frances Stebbing explores the impact of the European Union’s gender-neutral pricing rules on how motor insurance is underwritten and priced today.
AIG sacks interim CFO for violating confidentiality agreements
American International Group has made senior leadership changes after it found its chief financial officer, Mark Lyons, had breached confidentiality obligations.
Gillighan departs Somerset Bridge and Southern Rock
Chris Gillighan, the managing director of Somerset Bridge’s managing general agent and Southern Rock’s in-house insurer, is understood to have left both businesses.
Diary of an Insurer: LV’s Michael Lawrence
Michael Lawrence, distribution and underwriting director of LV Broker, tends to his chickens plus a clash with a deer sees him put the insurer’s windscreen repair service to the test.