Europe
Big Interview: Ryan Brown, PIB Group
Ryan Brown, deputy CEO of PIB Group, talks to Insurance Post regarding the collapsed Gallagher sale, the firm’s more ‘cautious’ M&A strategy, and where it's investing for growth.
Applied CEO outlines UK exit and future growth plans
Applied Europe’s CEO Tom Needs recalls why the business pulled back from UK, is going great guns in Ireland and how RiskHandler, Ratings Hub plus AI mean it still has a bright future.
Alps’ landlord support; Pen’s PI expansion; QBE’s partner
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Consilium’s launch; Coversure’s office; QBE's hire
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Bspoke's capacity deal; Mission's MGA launch; Hiscox's CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Soft market tempers Axa UK’s personal lines gains
Axa Group has reported 5% growth in property and casualty gross written premiums to £58bn, driven by commercial lines and strong new business in personal lines globally, but softer pricing in UK & Ireland dragged down personal lines rates.
What do insurers need before the UK goes driverless?
With the UK government moving full steam ahead with autonomous vehicle testing, Scott McGee asks how close we are to a driverless world, and what do insurance providers need before that becomes a reality.
Q&A: Greg Ferguson, Bridge Specialty
Greg Ferguson, Bridge Specialty International’s new CEO of international distribution, reveals how he intends to accelerate the growth of the business outside the US.
Is pet insurance pulling on the leash or coming to heel?
Almost six years on from the Covid-19 pandemic, Scott McGee examines how the pet insurance sector has adjusted, how premiums have evolved, why new entrants are arriving, and where the market could be heading.
Big Interview: Colin Johnson, Hadron International
As a former footballer turned fronting-carrier CEO, Hadron’s Colin Johnson knows the best managers succeed by creating a top team, who can achieve goals, and know the way the opposition plays.
Cytora x Pilotbird; Amiga’s Lloyd’s capacity; Gallagher’s tax appointment
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
AIG buys Salford City FC; Prestige x Urban Jungle; Biba’s deputy chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurers double tech hires as AI climbs agenda
UK insurers have more than doubled the number of new board appointees with technology expertise over the past year, outpacing their banking and asset management peers.
Ageas x RAC; Starr buys ERS-owner; Allianz's distribution director
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Mark Miller, Insurevision
Mark Miller, founder and CEO of Insurevision, discusses with Insurance Post how the firm’s artificial intelligence computer vision technology has the capacity to begin telematics 2.0 and fulfil the untapped potential of the original technology.
PIB confirms departure of CFO
PIB Group has confirmed its CFO David Winkett has departed the company.
PWC’s launch; Bentley’s insurance product; Howden’s group CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Ferma appoints Nihoul as CEO
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations has appointed Laurent Nihoul as its next CEO, effective 1 December.
Commercial motor pricing stabilised but capacity constraints remain
Price increases in the UK commercial motor market have subsided over the course of 2025, but capacity constraints remain in pockets, according to several brokers and providers that spoke to Post.
Insurance job numbers bounce back after Covid
The number of financial services and general insurance jobs in the UK has increased 5% in the last decade, led by London and Wales, while regions like Yorkshire and Midlands seeing fewer hires or stagnation.
Top 30 European Insurers of 2025 Revealed
Europe’s Top 30 non-life insurers achieved another year of solid top line growth in 2024, with the average rate being 11%.