Risk Management
Salmonella outbreak highlights recall preparedness gaps
Insurance experts have warned that insurers should be confident in their readiness in the event a food contamination event takes place, amid the UK’s salmonella outbreak.
Telephony data is your secret weapon against fraud
Fraudsters today switch easily between web, mobile apps and contact centres, exploiting whichever route offers the least resistance to make bogus policy applications and claims. This content highlights how real-time phone-number intelligence gives…
Diary of an Insurance PR: Omnia’s Nathalie Crystal
Nathalie Crystal, associate director at Omnia Partners, proves the importance of preparation by packing in plenty of meetings with journalists at this year's British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference.
Monitoring telephony channels: are insurers missing the signals?
Fraudsters leave clues long before a claim is made. This content examines whether insurers are making the most of the intelligence hidden in customer calls.
Time:To – Ex-Allianz Hobbs on why brokers should be risk advisers
How brokers can use technology to become intimate with customers before they meet them face-to-face is revealed by Nick Hobbs, former chief distribution officer of Allianz, in the latest Insurance Post Time:To video.
Pinpointing your P&C personalisation problem
Nearly 60% of P&C customers want personalised products but most insurers are running personalisation initiatives on top of operating models that were never built for them. This whitepaper highlights why personalisation is not a data problem but an…
Infographic: Six questions every insurance board should be able to answer
Most underperforming insurance portfolios do not fail because of bad strategy. They fail because good strategy breaks down in execution. This infographic highlights six questions every insurance board should be able to answer to address the stability gap…
What insurers want from AI
Everyone is talking about AI, but are insurers focusing on the right opportunities? Part one of this four-part series sheds light on what insurers want from AI, what they’re overlooking and how AI agentic capabilities will add significantly more value in…
Lessons Europe can take from the California wildfires
Kumar Dhuvur, co-founder and chief product officer at ZestyAI, looks back at the 2025 California wildfires, and with more starting in Europe, suggests lessons that can be learnt to mitigate the risk before it gets out of control.
Big Interview: Mike Bottle, Arch Insurance UK
Mike Bottle, managing director of the Arch Insurance UK regional division, speaks to Insurance Post about his time in role so far, and why staying visible and relevant to brokers is top of the agenda.
Closing the stability gap: How insurers can turn pricing strategy into consistent performance
Is your pricing strategy actually reaching your portfolio? This report sheds light on the common gap between pricing intent and portfolio reality, six key questions to identify a stability gap, and how insurers can keep pricing strategy, underwriting…
Protecting panting pets from overheating in heatwaves
As the UK swelters through heatwaves, Scott McGee discovers insurers are seeing signs that soaring temperatures are changing the nature of pet claims and prompting renewed focus on prevention.
Summer heat and fire risks - are your personal lines customers prepared?
A heatwave is underway, but are our homes protected? This content highlights why now is a good time for brokers to speak to personal lines customers about how extreme heat can affect their homes and gardens as well as the increased risk of fires.
Rogue AI attacks mean pricing models ‘need re-evaluating’
Cyber risk experts have warned that insurer pricing models are at risk of redundancy following the recent case of two OpenAI models committing an autonomous cyber-attack.
Getting started with outcome-as-a-service
The shift to outcome-as-a-service is not simply a new pricing model or a marketing reframing. It reflects a once-in-a-generation change in how insurers serve their customers and achieve business objectives. This blog highlights five steps insurers can…
Genasys publishes former ‘April Fools joke’ Insurance Simulator 2026
Genasys Technologies has developed one of the first free browser games to put you in charge of an insurer, built in-house with artificial intelligence.
Three Lions on a shirt and insurance kept Jules Rimet gleaming
Editor’s View: England may have fallen short of the World Cup final, but Emma Ann Hughes observes the tournament has once again demonstrated the vital role insurance plays in protecting football’s biggest spectacle.
The performance gap: Why operating models define competitive outcomes in insurance
The question facing every insurance leadership team is the same: is our operating model ready for what comes next? This whitepaper explores why the performance gap is not primarily a technology problem but an operating model one and how insurers can…
MGAs warned insurer tech could erode their advantage
While the delegated authority sector remains in “rude health”, Managing General Agents’ Association conference speakers yesterday (7 July) warned insurers’ technology investments could threaten MGAs’ competitive edge.
The insurance factor you’re overlooking for 2026: Data analytics
In 2026, leading insurers will not only manage risk but also anticipate it, offering products, services, and interventions that proactively protect and empower customers. This blog post explores why data analytics will define the next era of insurance…
When AI begins running the insurance workflow
Autonomous agentic operations mark the point where AI systems coordinate processes across underwriting, claims, customer engagement, and risk management. This blog sheds light on why the insurance industry has reached its ‘Netflix moment’ and how…