UK
Aon shifting focus to intellectual property cover for SMEs
Head of commercial risk at Aon, Jane Kielty, says commercial customers are moving towards wanting to insure their ideas more than their buildings.
Media risks in the digital age
Analysis: David Worsfold examines the implications of the Online Safety Bill for insurers of content creators, publishers, website hosts and social media platforms.
Many Pets exits Swedish market as problems pile up
Many Pets’ partnership with Great Lakes SE in Sweden has ended, and as a result, the provider is withdrawing from the Swedish pet insurance market, Insurance Post can reveal.
Howden unifies business; Pikl partners with Confused; Gallagher sponsors the horses
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Sky UK enters insurance with smart tech home launch
Sky UK has launched itself into UK insurance by announcing the creation of Sky Protect, a home insurance product incorporating smart tech.
Ardonagh in double swoop; UK General rebrands; SRG launches in Europe
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments, and strategic moves of the week.
How insurance is making Manchester a northern powerhouse
Analysis: Ahead of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s Annual Conference taking over Manchester Central, Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes explores the challenges and opportunities facing general insurers and intermediaries based in the city.
Q&A: Volante Global managing director Hans Døhlen
Hans Døhlen, managing director of Volante Germany, explains how Shareholder Activist Protection Insurance works.
How artificial intelligence affects the art insurance industry
With artificial intelligence increasingly being used to verify the authenticity of works of art, Sam Barrett examines what owners and insurers should do when analysis and expert opinion differ on who painted a picture.
Big Interview: Wakam’s Olivier Jaillon
Jonathan Swift catches up with Wakam chief executive, and self-proclaimed rock’n’roll blockchain fan, Olivier Jaillon, to discuss the evolution of the go-to market for many insurtechs and brands seeking to sell embedded insurance.
A smooth exit strategy is essential should things go south, says PRA
Shoib Khan, director of insurance supervision at the Prudential Regulatory Authority, warned that businesses and senior management must be ready to pull the plug on writing new business before things get too messy should market conditions become too…
Admiral launches telematics product; Generali partners with Supercede; FCA hires in enforcement
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Are insurers ready for the British space age lift-off?
Analysis: With the British Space Age now a reality, David Worsfold examines how insurers plan to protect those hoping to blast off.
Coalition enters UK excess cyber market; JMG Group acquires New Era; Gallagher Re appoints CEO
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Breakdown insurers sceptical over £200m investment to fix potholes
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledged a further £200m to help tackle the pothole problem in Wednesday's budget, but breakdown insurers are sceptical over its effectiveness.
Big Tech makes too much money out of insurers to compete with them
Big Tech firms have little incentive to become full-stack insurers themselves – they are making more than enough money servicing the industry to compete with it.
Causes for concern for renewable energy insurers
Analysis: Harry Curtis explores the challenges facing the renewables insurance market and why smaller wind turbines installed over a decade ago are giving providers cause for concern.
RSA offloads pension liability in £6.5bn deal
RSA’s parent company, Intact, has agreed a £6.5bn buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation – allowing the company to pursue other “growth opportunities”.
Ransomware gets the headlines, but it is not the top cyber exposure says CFC’s Nelson
CFC Underwriting’s cyber development leader, Lindsey Nelson says that while media interest in ransomware remains high, it is not the most frequent exposure seen in the SME cyber space.
Thompson leaving BGL following Markerstudy acquisition
A strategic review following Markerstudy’s acquisition of BGL Insurance last year means Peter Thompson is stepping down from the position of CEO at BGL on 28 February.
Scor extends Concirrus partnership; GRP makes fifth 2023 acquisition; Go Compare founder joins TCI
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Is Tesla's imminent UK insurance entry the 'revolution' that has been threatened?
Analysis: After Insurance Post reported Tesla had submitted Companies House listings to set up an in-house insurer in the UK, we examine is this good or bad news for electric vehicle drivers?
How insurers and brokers are tackling commercial underinsurance
Analysis: Pamela Kokoszka examines how commercial insurers are adapting their approaches to address underinsurance that could prove a fatal blow to businesses in the current economic climate.
Tesla gears up for in-house UK insurance launch
Companies House listings, and a job advert, suggest that electric motor manufacturer Tesla is planning to launch a “full-stack in-house insurer” in the UK and wider Europe.