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Gapgemini: only 8% of insurers 'Resilience Champions'; Allianz mulls Home & Legacy disposal; CII reports £4.4m deficit; and Questgates buys
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurer results directory 2021
Post tracks insurers' 2021 results including gross written premium and combined operating ratio.
Intelligence: Opening the throttle on motorbike insurance
The motorbike insurance market has been a hive of activity in the last few years in what has previously been a quiet and steady sector for the last 20 years. Martin Friel investigates what this means for the biker customer and if more entrants are on the…
Insurance-related nuisance calls and texts rose by 40% in 2021
After improving in 2020, insurance-related nuisance calls and messages rose by 40% in 2021, with Information Commissioner's Office receiving 3989 complaints.
Howden's Peter Blanc on how to manage the consumer duty challenge
With the Financial Conduct Authority's Consumer Duty just around the corner, Peter Blanc, executive chairman of Howden UK & Ireland, believes professional advice will be the only way that customers can ensure they will know what they are buying.
Getsafe adds buildings insurance in the UK as it targets the top digital spot
Insurtech firm Getsafe is aiming to be one of Europe’s leading digital insurers as it launches buildings insurance to complete its home insurance proposition in the UK.
Insurance Post TV: Price walking special – what impact has the FCA ban had on the personal lines market?
Insurance Post reveals the latest episode of its ‘magazine-style’ television show.
Admiral defeats fundamentally dishonest fraudster; Ardonagh Academy launched; start-up Coral aims to disrupt LEI sector; and Pool Re to cut prices
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Customers young and old expect frictionless digital insurance products, says Axa Partners’ Ward
The assumption that innovation in digital insurance need only be in service of younger customers has been proven false, Axa Partners chief sales and distribution officer for the UK and Ireland Kelly Ward has told Post.
Interview: James Blackham, By Miles
James Blackham, CEO of By Miles, talks to Jen Frost about why the regulator had to step in over dual pricing and why usage-based insurance is the future
Intelligence: Is the government doing enough to drive out distraction on the roads?
The government recently closed a loophole in the legislation on driving with mobile phones. Sam Barrett finds that while the changes are welcome, there are concerns that the law does not go far enough, and legislation needs to be tougher still
Tower Brook acquires Premium Credit; ABI reports motor premiums have fallen 5% in Q1; Aston Lark buys UK Global; and Seventeen snaps up broker
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Interview - Colm Holmes, Allianz Holdings
Allianz Holdings CEO Colm Holmes caught up with Stephanie Denton after his first 100 days in the role to explain why the next three years will be all about growth for the UK insurer.
Damage caused by Storm Eunice less severe than expected despite claims surge
Storm Eunice was less severe than originally thought with damage caused by high winds rather than flooding, according to claims experts .
Low motor accident claim levels raise concerns that 'injured people are not claiming'
A claimant organisation has raised concerns that the number of registered motor claims in the first quarter of 2022 remained at a pandemic level, despite road traffic mostly returning to normal.
Prestige-owned broker Stroll launches with £5m investment
Prestige Insurance Holdings invest a further £2m in new digital broker platform emphasising ‘slick’ user experience.
Analysis: Unstable firms are falling off the Rock
Post looks at a series of insurer failures in Gibraltar – and asks what the future will look like for existing and new entrants.
Be cautious, optimistic and make up for lost time, advises RSA's Ken Norgrove
The UK insurance sector is facing some key headwinds in the current economic climate, but, as Ken Norgrove, CEO of RSA Insurance explains, it also has a lot to be proud of.
Transport secretary to ‘crack down’ on private e-scooter market
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps suggested the transport committee will announce the government’s plans for non-trial e-scooters in the Queen's Speech, as he pledged to “crack down” on sales of e-scooters that do no meet standards.
Trade Voice: ABI's Jonathan Fong on the risks that e-scooters pose to road safety
With the number of privately owned e-scooters in the UK already in excess of half a million, Jonathan Fong, policy advisor at the Association of British Insurers, argues that any wider expansion of their use must not happen without robust regulations…
Vnuk cut gets Lords committee green light
The Motor Vehicles (compulsory insurance) Bill, which looks to amend the controversial Vnuk Law, has passed through the Lords committee.
Price walking ban pushes motor premiums up; Zurich opens branch; Handl acquires IPRS; Mason Owen MBO; and under 30s telematics sales rise
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Cost-of-living increase drives one-in-10 to cancel insurance products
Exclusive: One in 10 people surveyed by Post and Consumer Intelligence said they had cancelled an insurance product in the last six months due to the cost-of-living squeeze.
Bupa's Iain McMillan looks at how to attract and retain a happy workforce
In a white-hot labour market, Iain McMillan, director of distribution at Bupa UK Insurance, asks what is the key to maintaining talent retention and attraction, and managing an employee health and wellbeing strategy during a period of post-pandemic…