Post - Post January 2018
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Editor's comment: Will Amazon give a little or take a lot?
I’m a big fan of Amazon. Although I’m not a Millennial, I’m used to getting the products I want delivered to where I want, when I want, without too much fuss.
Analysis: Why Amazon is ready to eat your lunch
Wherever you turn, Amazon seems to be the talk of the town.
Analysis: Does the Bluefin scandal signal a wider problem with brokers?
Last month, the Financial Conduct Authority fined Bluefin £4m for misleading customers over its independence from then-parent company Axa.
Analysis: The new Brexit landscape
Insurers look for alternative bases
A-Plan's Carl Shuker on ending dual pricing in personal lines
Those loyal to their insurer are probably paying more than they should. Carl Shuker, CEO of A-Plan, believes it’s time the market took a bold move to address the problem
My other life: Janine Marenghi, ERS, smallholder
Team leader for ERS’s agriculture operations, Marenghi manages her own smallholding
Rising star: Tom Murphy, Axco Insurance Information Services
Tom Murphy is global client solutions executive, Axco Insurance Information Services
I work in insurance: Dr Keith O’Brien, behavioural insights lead, Simply Business
As the behavioural insights lead at Simply Business, O’Brien uses behavioural science to improve customer experience and the work-life balance of employees
Post Power List 2018
2018 is likely to be a year dominated by data regulation, more Brexit negotiations and further Ogden reform and, as such, the key influencers reflect this
Post Power List 2018: Elizabeth Denham
Information commissioner, Information Commissioner’s Office
Post Power List 2018: Colm Holmes
CEO of general insurance, Aviva UK
Post Power List 2018: Andrew Bailey
CEO, Financial Conduct Authority
Post Power List 2018: David Ross
CEO, The Ardonagh Group
Post Power List 2018: GAFA
Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon
Post Power List 2018: Michel Barnier
Head of Brexit negotiations, European Union
Post Power List 2018: David Lidington
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Member of Parliament for Aylesbury
Post Power List 2018: Mark Weil
CEO, Marsh UK & Ireland
Post Power List 2018: Terrorists & Hackers
Terrorists and hackers
Post Power List 2018: Inga Beale
CEO, Lloyd's of London
Post Power List 2018: Entrepreneurial Claims Management Companies
Entrepreneurial Claims Management Companies
Post Power List 2018: Anthony Baldwin
CEO, AIG UK
Post Power List 2018: Amanda Blanc
UK Group CEO, Axa
Post Power List 2018: Frank Buchsteiner
Managing director, Munich Re UK
Post Power List 2018: Paul Jardine
UK CEO, XL Catlin
Post Power List 2018: Theresa May
UK Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party
Post Power List 2018: Climate change (and its deniers)
Climate change (and its deniers)
Post Power List 2018: Michael Hawes
CEO, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Post Power List 2018: Isabelle Goubin
Chair, Commissariat aux Assurances (Luxembourg)
Post Power List 2018: Dany Cotton
Commissioner, London Fire Brigade
Post Power List 2018: Jon Dye
CEO, Allianz Insurance UK
Post Power List 2018: Andrew Kendrick
Senior vice-president of group and president for Europe, Chubb
Post Power List 2018: Stephen Hester
Group CEO, RSA
Post Power List 2018: Richard Pryce
CEO, QBE European Operations
Post Power List 2018: Dominic Christian
CEO, Aon UK
Post Power List 2018: Tulsi Naidu
UK CEO, Zurich Insurance
Post Power List 2018: Grahame Chilton
CEO, Arthur J Gallagher
Post Power List 2018: Daniel Schreiber and Shai Wininger
CEOs, Lemonade
Post Power List 2018: Matthew Donaldson
CEO, BGL Group
Post Power List 2018: Jack Dorsey
CEO, Twitter
Post Power List 2018: Paul Geddes
CEO, Direct Line
Post Power List 2018: David Stevens
CEO, Admiral
Post Power List 2018: Nicolas Aubert
CEO, Willis Towers Watson
Post Power List 2018: Steve Treloar
Managing director of general insurance, LV
Post Power List 2018: Private equity investors
Private equity investors
Post Power List 2018: Dominic Burke
Group CEO, JLT
Post Power List 2018: David Howden
Group CEO, Hyperion Group
Post Power List 2018: Sian Fisher
CEO, Chartered Insurance Institute
Post Power List 2018: Bronek Masojada
Group CEO, Hiscox
Post Power List 2018: Kevin Spencer
Group CEO, Markerstudy
Post Power List 2018: John O’Roarke
ABC Investors
Post Power List 2018: Peter Blanc
Executive chairman, Aston Scott
Post Power List 2018: David Margrett
CEO, Global Risk Partners
Post Power List 2018: Geoff Carter
CEO, Sabre
Post Power List 2018: Carl Shuker
CEO, A-Plan
Post Power List 2018: Steve White
CEO, British Insurance Brokers’ Association
Post Power List 2018: Andy Watson
UK CEO, Ageas
Post Power List 2018: James Reader
CEO, Covéa Insurance
Post Power List 2018: Huw Evans
Director general, Association of British Insurers
Post Power List 2018: Bubbling under - Neil Nimmo
CEO, Lockton Companies
Post Power List 2018: Bubbling under - Kengo Sakurada
Group CEO representative director, president and executive office, Sompo Holdings
Post Power List 2018: Bubbling under - Andrew Horton
CEO, Beazley
Post Power List 2018: Bubbling under - Alan Schnitzer
CEO, Travelers
Post Power List 2018: Bubbling under - Yasuyoshi Karasawa
President and CEO, MS & AD Holdings
Brokers informed: Let's talk about cyber
Ransomware attacks and data breaches have brought cyber insurance to the headlines but is this raising awareness of the product and do customers and brokers now understand its value?
Brokers informed: The weakest link
Whether through human error or ignorance, companies are exposed to cyber risk through employees and must consider their defences
UI Path roundtable: How automation is changing insurance
The need to speed up laborious processes in order to meet customer demands has never been higher. Post gathered some insurers, brokers and tech specialists to discuss robotic process automation, which is on the verge of transforming the industry.
Analysis: Mutual benefits
With four mutuals making the UK top 20 insurers rankings for 2017 and results outperforming the rest of the market, mutuality is a sector to watch, especially as it is easier to innovate without constant shareholder pressure
Analysis: Employment claims rising after unfair fees finished
Now the Supreme Court has ruled employment tribunal fees are unlawful, insurers are expecting a flow – but not a flood – of claims
Analysis: Home, sweet connected home
Connected devices can help underwrite and mitigate household risks, but they also open the door to cyber vulnerabilities.
Preview of 2018: A sneak peek at the coming year
The promised whiplash and discount rate reforms, as well as the UK’s exit from the European Union, are expected to shape the coming year for the industry. Insurers, brokers, loss adjusters and lawyers are wary of political uncertainties and the trends in…
Market Moves: January
The movers and shakers in insurance this month.
Career File: Susan Ross, Aon
Aon’s Susan Ross awarded MBE
Career Development: Axa's training programme targets young brokers
Axa is set to launch a new training programme aimed at helping young brokers prepare for the future of the insurance industry.
Penny Black's social world: January 2018
Hot coffee, hampers and a heroine