International
CNA Hardy's Dave Brosnan: "The bottom line is: diversity matters"
Dave Brosnan, CEO of CNA Hardy, explains why diversity is a business issue.
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
Gallagher CEO welcomes modest rate increases as broker delivers growth in H1
Gallagher saw its net earnings climb to $3.43bn for the first half of 2018, up 27% from $3.07bn in the same period in 2017.
Video: Pauline Miller (Lloyd's), Jason Groves (Marsh) and Matthew Fosh (Axis) on Dive In 2018 and #time4inclusion
Time for inclusion is the theme of the fourth edition of the Dive In festival, which will take place in late September to encourage diversity in the insurance industry.
Power to the pedals
Cycle insurers have mixed feelings about the European proposal to mandate insurance for electric bikes.
Former Lloyd's chairman calls for second referendum on Brexit
Former chairman of Lloyd’s John Nelson has called for a second referendum on Brexit, urging UK business to galvanise the public to understand “the true realities” of what the UK is facing.
Paris attacks victims receive €75m
The French compensation fund has so far paid out more than €75m (£67m) to over 2600 victims and relatives of casualties of the November 2015 Paris terror attacks.
Blog: Refresh outdated predictive modelling infrastructure by using the Cloud
Issues around the likes of data sovereignty have meant that predictive modelling has traditionally been managed internally. However, xx xx argues that this is more costly and makes businesses less agile, especially when major insurable events happen
Paris attacks victims' claim against French state rejected
A French court has rejected the claim filed against the French state by people who were injured or whose relatives died in the Paris attacks in November 2015.
Blog: Why you should model your flood losses on a European scale
The anatomy of European flooding means insurers and reinsurers should model their potential losses across several countries, explains Dr Maurizio Savina, director at RMS.
Blog: Lloyd’s successfully predicts World Cup winner for second time
This year’s World Cup in Russia has widely been regarded as one of the best ever.
Guevara founder Anderson: incumbent insurers complicit in stalling true customer led-disruption
Despite the hype around insurtech, the barriers to entry remain high, not least because incumbents have reputational concerns that are hampering true customer-led disruption. Indeed, the likes of Lemonade have had to water down their original vision to…
CBL director and INEDs resign
Sir John Wells has stepped down as director and chair of CBL, along with two independent non-executive directors.
Axa Research Fund gets €50m endowment
Axa has committed €50m (£44m) to its research fund over the next five years.
Dive In 2018 launches, saying it's #time4inclusion
The Chickenshed theatre company gave a moving and uplifting performance outside the Lloyd’s building for the official launch of the fourth Dive In festival, whose theme this year is #time4inclusion.
PIB eyes Europe expansion
Broker consolidator PIB will look to grow in Europe, CEO Brendan McManus told a conference.
Charles Manchester warns MGAs of hurdles ahead
Speaking at the MGAA conference today, chairman Charles Manchester warned that the next hard market could be the shortest ever.
Zurich's Puneet Sharma: Calling time on credit markets
Credit has been underperforming equities and Puneet Sharma, managing director at Zurich, believes this warrants a rethink of portfolio positioning.
Axa reveals new brand for XL
XL will rebrand as Axa XL and combine all its property & casualty business and specialty risks into the new entity.
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: 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
Allianz's Stephanie Smith: Insurance needs to be louder and prouder
Insurance makes the world go round and Stephanie Smith, chief operating officer at Allianz, says the industry should be prouder of its daily accomplishments.
This month in Post: Prizes, proposals and pledges
This month began with a bang as the annual British Insurance Awards highlighted the talent in the sector in 1950s style, with industry stalwart John O’Roarke being handed the Achievement Award.
