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McLarens expands leadership team
McLarens has announced six management appointments within its UK and Ireland business.
Clyde & Co establishes presence in Dublin ahead of Brexit
Clyde & Co has opened an office in Dublin to ensure its Irish law insurance practice can continue to operate seamlessly as the UK leaves the EU.
Covéa appoints James Gearey as corporate development and strategy director
Covéa Insurance has appointment of James Gearey as corporate development and strategy director.
Fourth acquisition in two weeks caps off recent cluster of GRP broker buys
Exclusive: Higos, GRP’s hub business in the South West, has acquired The Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum.
Blog: How digitalisation can be an enabler of customer-centric strategies
A survey conducted by Post showed that insurers and brokers saw improved customer engagement as the top positive outcome anticipated from partnering with insurtechs. John Price, chief operating officer of Schemeserve, believes digitalisation is key to…
Blog: Treating customers fairly is a business imperative too
Personal lines is a competitive space but Mike Smart, business development director at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, believes that the first movers to tackle dual pricing and look at business structure will be the winners in the long run.
Environmental Agency works with insurers to review flood strategy
The Environmental Agency has launched an eight week consultation on a new long-term strategy to tackle flooding and coastal change.
This month: Celebrations, culture and change
In this month’s issue, Post publishes the annual Insurtech 100, a celebration of growth and innovation in insurance across Europe, Asia and the USA, in association with Tällt Ventures.
Government pledges £200m to fund replacement of Grenfell-style cladding
The government has allocated £200m to remove and replace aluminium composite material cladding from around 170 privately owned high-rise buildings.
Chris Guillaume steps down as CEO of Open GI
Open GI CEO Chris Guillaume is set to step down and take on a non-executive role on the company’s main board.
Gallagher and Ardonagh return to court as closing statements begin
The parties in the ongoing legal dispute between Gallagher and Ardonagh returned to the Royal Courts of Justice yesterday, as the court heard closing statements from two of the defendants.
Analysis: Consolidators look to Europe for acquisitions as UK competition grows
The UK has seen a wave of consolidation in regional broking over the past few years, making competition for viable targets a challenge. In response, several consolidators are starting to look to Ireland and Europe as a potential area of expansion.
Penny Black's Social World: May 2019
Schooling students, charity cycling and cracking chocolate
Top 100 Insurtech Firms 2019 - Spotlights
As the Insurtech 100 publishes, Post caught up with some of the firms listed across Europe, USA and Asia to reflect on the past 12 months, the future, favourite apps and food
Brightside CFO steps down
Brightside’s chief financial officer, Ian Sutherland has left the broker.
Confused to white label Uswitch insurance business
Exclusive: Confused will white label Uswitch’s insurance comparison business as part of a deal with the parent company.
L&G appoints Darren Prior as head of broker
Legal & General has promoted Darren Prior to head of broker within its general insurance division.
Editor's comment: Broker rebellion?
May is upon us and that means that thousands of insurance brokers are preparing for the annual camp out in Manchester to hear what their trade body the British Insurance Brokers’ Association is doing for them, plans to do for them and how insurers can…
Interview: Michael Rea, Gallagher
With Gallagher re-entering the M&A game after a four year hiatus, Michael Rea spoke to Harry Curtis about what makes a good deal, how consolidation is changing, why restrictive covenants need to be upheld and the Ardonagh court case
Urban Jungle secures £2.5m in seed funding round
Urban Jungle, an insurtech targeted at “generation rent”, has raised £2.5m in a seed funding round.
Esure turns to reinsurance to improve solvency coverage
Esure improved its solvency capital coverage ratio to 149% over the first quarter of 2019, having seen it drop to 108% at the end of last year.
Failed insurer Gable faces claims of £328m
Total claims against failed insurer Gable could add up to £328m, the company's liquidator said.
Industry body calls for clarity over 'secret' plans for small claims portal
The Association of Consumer Support Organisations has urged the Justice Committee to investigate the establishment of the small claims portal.
Bloody Bay files counterclaim in near $10m Besso ‘secret profits’ lawsuit
Exclusive: The litigation group claiming Besso owes a Carribean hotel group almost $10m in concealed brokerage has filed a counterclaim in an ongoing lawsuit.