Post - Post August 2017
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Articles in this issue
Content director's comment: Does Elton John signal the end of the insurtech buzz?
As a younger music fan, nothing gave me a greater kick than finding a band on the bottom of a bill in a grimy venue that blew me away.
Analysis: Killer cars
How is the industry reacting to emerging terror trends?
Analysis: The legacy of Grenfell Tower
How the blaze that killed at least 80 people promises to be one of the most complex claims in recent years
Jelf and Bluefin's Phil Barton on the Ogden rate
There have been many column inches devoted to the impact of Ogden discount rates on the motor and liability insurance markets since its unforeseen reduction to minus 0.75% in March this year. Jelf and Bluefin's CEO Phil Barton takes a closer look.
Rising Star: Louise Williams, Smartdriverclub
Having worked for an aggregator, Williams is now a product manager at the broking start-up
My other life: Simon Dyson, Allianz, competitive swimmer
When Simon Dyson is not busy as senior account underwriter at Allianz, he swims competitively
Interview: Anthony Baldwin, AIG
Eighteen months into his role, Anthony Baldwin, CEO of AIG Europe and AIG UK, talks to Stephanie Denton about restructuring, co-creating and being the first insurer to move to Luxembourg.
Roundtable: Industrialising insurance innovation: Breaking down silos
The scalability of digital innovation is a problem for the insurance industry. What can be done to prepare insurers to create initiatives with the ability to ‘build fast and fail fast’?
BIA 2017: The judges
Meet the judges who deliberated over the winning entries at this year's British Insurance Awards
BIA 2017: Winners and finalists
All the winners and finalists from the night
RSA high flier Hannah Kate Smith acclaimed as the 2017 Young Achiever at the British insurance Awards
Described by her employer RSA as a “dynamic, future business leader,” the British Insurance Awards Young Achiever winner Hannah Kate Smith proved a popular choice last night.
Crawford's Benedict Burke named Insurance Personality of the Year at 2017 BIA
A “seasoned campaigner,” Crawford & Company’s chief client officer Benedict Burke was handed the Insurance Personality of the Year prize at the British Insurance Awards last night for a sterling 18 months which has seen him make a mark on a number of…
Stephen Catlin given the prestigious Achievement Award at the 2017 British Insurance Awards
Described as “a true statesman of our industry”, Stephen Catlin was a worthy winner of the achievement award at the 2017 British Insurance Awards last night.
Analysis: Fighting for cover
Military personnel struggle to find motor and household insurance adapted to their circumstances. Should general insurers leave that market to specialists?
Analysis: Monitoring medical misdeeds
Surgeon Ian Paterson went to prison in May for carrying out unnecessary cancer operations and this case has highlighted gaps in the insurance coverage of medical malpractice
Market Moves: August 2017
Some of the movers and shakers in the market this month
Obituary: Ian Posgate, the ‘Goldfinger’ of Lloyd’s
He was nicknamed Goldfinger and was a controversial figure, both admired and reviled for the huge influence he wielded over Lloyd’s in the 70s and 80s.
Career Development: Axa latest insurer to sign Women in Finance Charter
Axa has signed the Women in Finance Charter.
Penny Black's Social World - August 2017
Daring to believe, running to achieve and a video to bereave