Europe
Aegon enters strategic partnership with fintech lending platform
Aegon has entered a strategic partnership with fintech lending platform, Funding Circle, with the intention of boosting UK SMEs.
Blog: Insurers must look beyond Brexit
From change management to cyber risk, Onno Bloemers, head of insurance at Delta Capita, explains why insurers need to look beyond Brexit to the wider challenges facing the industry.
Analysis: Business interruption - Trigger warning
As cyber and terror risks trigger new types of business interruption, insurers are becoming the go-to resource for expertise.
Allianz reassures brokers over LV commercial book concerns
Exclusive: Allianz has sought to reassure brokers over concerns regarding renewals of the acquired LV commercial book.
Jersey watchdog to increase insurance business rates
The Jersey Financial Services Commission has increased insurance business fee rates 18.1% in line with inflation following a consultation that received no feedback.
This week in Post: M&A, Ogden misery and the Mobot
With London hosting the World Championships there has been a sports buzz about the city this week.
Gibraltar PCCs given permission to write third party business
Gibraltar Protected Cell Companies will now be permitted to write third party insurance business.
Towergate Underwriting launches Scandinavian MGA
Towergate Underwriting has launched an international managing general agent for Scandinavia.
Zurich's first half global P&C profit falls 15%
Swiss insurance giant Zurich saw a 15% fall in pre-tax P&C global profit in the first half of the year.
Blog: A dozen UK and European insurtech start-ups to watch in 2017 and beyond – part two
In preparation for Post's Digital Insurance World event, here are six more insurtech start-ups to watch.
Allianz's Axel Theis on why insurers can look ahead with confidence
Axel Theis, Allianz SE board member, global insurance lines and anglo markets, explains why premiums are tipped to grow over the next decade.
PRA to consider insurers' Brexit contingency plans
More than 400 banks and insurers have submitted Brexit contingency plans to the regulator, as the UK looks to negotiate a favourable exit deal from the European Union.
Blog: A dozen UK and European insurtech start-ups to watch in 2017 and beyond – part one
Almost $1bn ($985m) was invested in insurtech in the second quarter of 2017.
Analysis: The age of consent
Insurers will need to get the consent from their policyholders to collect their personal data, under regulation coming into force next year
Uncertainty hampering M&A activity, says Clyde and Co
Corporate uncertainty around Brexit and tighter Chinese monetary controls has been hampering M&A activity in global insurance this year according to international legal firm Clyde and Co.
LSM launches fine art and specie in the Netherlands
Liberty Specialty Markets is to begin underwriting fine art and specie in the Netherlands.
LV confirms talks with Allianz over GI stake sale
LV has confirmed that it is in discussions with Allianz regarding a potential sale of a significant minority stake in the insurer’s GI operation.
Germany spurs Axa's first half global P&C results
Paris-headquartered insurer Axa's 2017 P&C results for the first half were buoyed by strong performances in Germany, its EMEA-LatAm business and Axa Corporate Solutions.
Blog: How to get rid of legacy systems
Insurers are aware of the hurdles associated with replacing legacy systems. But there are ways to make it a smooth and beneficial transition, as listed by Grzegorz Podlesny, senior manager at Sollers Consulting.
AIG's global commercial premiums fell 15% in Q2
US global insurance giant AIG posted a 102.7% combined operating ratio for commercial lines in the second quarter.
RSA UK underwriting profits fall by £59m in H1
Insurance giant RSA saw its underwriting profit take a £59m hit from the impact of the Ogden discount rate and other losses in H1, compared to the same period last year.
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.
THB Group names Botelho as European director
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, THB, has appointed Rodrigo Botelho as director of its European division.
Blog: Travel insurance alone doesn't cut it for corporate clients
Corporate clients want travel insurance and travel risk management in the same place, says Chris Knight, head of corporate services at Cega.