Post - Post August 2018
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Articles in this issue
Analysis: Allianz’s acquisitive appetite
With reports suggesting that CEO Oliver Baete has a big ticket acquisition in mind, rumours have been circulating that Allianz could look to hoover up one of the larger players in the UK market.
Analysis: From Brussels with love - a fraud case study
Missing cars, cross-border investigations, stolen identities and organised crime. Not your average case...
Rising Star: Ryan Field, Morgan Clark
Ryan Field is a loss assessor and found being thrown into a surge situation challenging but good experience
Roundtable: Future-proofing claims for the digital age
Claims has not received as much attention as many front-end processes when it comes to investment, even though it is the moment of truth on which long-term policyholder loyalty can be built
Interview: Jonathan Davidson, Financial Conduct Authority
Insurance has come under fire for the way it prices policies. Jonathan Davidson, director of retail at the Financial Conduct Authority, discusses the problem with Martin Croucher
Roundtable: Tackling ghost broking before it spreads further
Ghost broking is a growing threat and it is spreading to the commercial environment, Post held a roundtable with senior claims and fraud figures to discuss what the insurance industry should be doing about it
Analysis: Sport injury: Hitting hard
As professional sportspeople complain about their insufficient cover for career-ending injuries, insurers fear a surge in claims from contact sports
Analysis: Beauty fraud: No pain, no gain
In an era of Instagram brows and duck lip selfies, the beauty industry is thriving. While most customers visit their hairdresser, nail bar or tanning salon to look smoking hot, others see a beauty treatment as a route to a windfall, via a fraudulent…
Claudio Gienal to replace Blanc as Axa CEO
Axa has appointed Claudio Gienal and CEO of Axa UK and Ireland, replacing outgoing CEO Amanda Blanc.
Thatcham CEO Shaw steps down due to ill-health
Thatcham Research CEO Peter Shaw is stepping down from his role with immediate effect due to ill-health.
Chubb appoints Annmarie Camp to head European HNW division
Chubb today has appointed Annmarie Camp to head up its European high-net-worth personal risk services division.
Chubb appoints Matthew Hardy as president of global energy
Chubb has appointed Matthew Hardy as executive vice president of global energy for its Overseas General business.
Peter Winslow to step down as BGL chairman
After 23 years at BGL Group, Peter Winslow will be stepping down from his role as non-executive chairman.
Inga Beale to leave Lloyd’s next year
Lloyd’s has confirmed Dame Inga Beale will step down her role as CEO next year.
Axa Research Fund gets €50m endowment
Axa has committed €50m (£44m) to its research fund over the next five years.
Penny Black's Social World: August 2018
Tough mudders, equal measures and Pride matters