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Diary of an Insurer: Consilium’s Roxy Zeb
Roxy Zeb, partner in Consilium’s professional and executive risks team, talks about getting back into the Lloyd’s and the London market after 10 years in Australia, her desire to inspire and drive greater diversity, as well as her love of property renovation.
Campaigners call on insurers not to cover expansion of one of the world's biggest gas projects
Reclaim Finance has called for insurers of the Ichthys liquified natural gas project not to renew the coverage.
Intelligence: Fears rise over flood affordability for all UK homes
The Bank of England has warned in its latest Stress Test that if no additional action is taken on climate change, then insurance could become unaffordable to some UK homes when Flood Re ends in 2039. Edmund Tirbutt investigates
Tokio Marine voids 'fraudulently obtained' Greensill policies
Tokio Marine has accused Greensill of fraudulently obtaining insurance policies and said it will “vigorously defend any claims against it” under the policies it has now voided.
Briefing: Walls closing in on insurers’ business interruption furlough savings
The pressure is mounting for insurers to rethink business interruption furlough savings, Post news editor Jen Frost argues in the wake of a landmark Australian judgment.
Floodflash to establish US presence following $15m venture capital raise
Floodflash has raised $15m (£11.1m) in a Series A funding round, which it intends to use to fuel its international expansion.
Briefing: 10 insurtech start-ups to watch in 2022
For a seventh year running, Post content director Jonathan Swift scans the insurtech space and identifies a host of up-and-coming businesses potentially worth watching over the next 12 months and beyond.
Analysis: Loss adjusters’ BI avalanche experience – from portals to what comes next
Loss adjusters have praised the use of technology to meet Covid-19 related business interruption claims and called for more enhancements as the market adapts its systems and approaches.
Spotlight: Why ESG and digital transformation are inextricably linked for the insurance industry
From efficiently writing weather perils to reducing their carbon footprints, digital transformation offer insurers a fast track solution to meet their environmental, social and governance objectives, writes Pádraig Floyd
Editor’s comment: Damned if you do and damned if you don’t
A New Year. A fresh start. Resolutions decided and hopes of a better – the best – version of me to come. Isn’t this how every year starts and yet how easy is it to do this? Most of us might change one thing or just take steps towards changing one thing…
Interview: Steve McGill, McGill and Partners
Having successfully launched the boutique specialist (re)insurance broker only two years ago CEO Steve McGill sets out the firm’s ambitious global growth plans, the ethos underpinning the relatively new start-up and reflects on his route through the…
EQT and Vitruvian invest in CFC
The reinvestment in CFC by private equity house Vitruvian Partners and new funds from EQT is not the starting gun for an acquisition spree, according to founder and group CEO David Walsh.
Interview: Tim Bailey, Zurich
Tim Bailey, UK Zurich CEO, talks to Stephanie Denton about evolving capabilities within the workforce, exciting partnerships and a relentless focus on service.
UK tops carrier M&A in Europe for first half of 2021
The UK was the leading European country – and second most active worldwide behind the US – for insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2021, according to research by Clyde & Co.
Pen recruits Neil Bowdrey as first head of D&O
Pen Underwriting has appointed Neil Bowdrey to the newly created role of head of D&O as it looks to expand its presence in the directors’ and officers' insurance sector, Post can reveal.
Briefing: Time for Lloyd’s to take the lead on climate change
Climate protesters are becoming a frequent irritation for Lloyd's but, as Pamela Kokoszka explains, they are a piece of a bigger puzzle that the corporation needs to do better to acknowledge and play its part in.
Ardonagh recouped £22.75m from Bennetts sale
Ardonagh's first quarter results have revealed it was paid £22.75m for Bennetts, structured through a £1 sale price and the settlement of Bennetts' debt owed to the group.
Ardonagh Global Partners recruits Morna Leather as CFO
Ardonagh Global Partners, the recently launched investment unit of Ardonagh, has appointed ex-RFIB leader Morna Leather as chief financial officer.
Analysis: The insurance domino that toppled Greensill
The founder of Greensill Capital pinned the blame for the finance firm's collapse on its insurers when addressing politicians last week.
Q&A: Randall Goss and James Begley, Oxford Insurance Group
Post caught up with Randall Goss, chair and CEO of parent company US Risk, and James Begley, chief operating officer of Oxford Insurance Group, to track how the offering was formed, its growth, expansion and acquisition targets. The pair also share their…
Intelligence: Insurtech and the missing women – time for an investigation
Insurance has long been thought of as a men’s game, although the sector is making some steps towards greater gender diversity. Post investigates whether – as new kids on the block with no legacy issues – insurtechs are doing a better job here