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Monzo’s new cover; Aviva boosts renewables; Laka raises £7.7m
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
How cyber insurers are stepping up after M&S attack
How insurers and corporates are reassessing their exposure models and IT risk appetite because of the growing threat of ransomware plus attacks on the likes of M&S plus Co-op is examined by Edmund Tirbutt.
MBC’s Clear rebrand; MS Amlin’s simplification; CFC chief tech officer
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
What the ‘interim’ exec team means for the future of DLG?
Content Director's View: With Aviva finally getting the keys to the Direct Line Group business after the deal closed this week, Jonathan Swift asks if there are any early pointers to the direction of travel for the merged business by looking at who has…
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Aviva’s patty; First Central’s market
Penny Black shares the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences, and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Highest performing MGAs of 2025 revealed
NBS Underwriting has been named the best-performing MGA in the UK by market intelligence firm Insurance DataLab.
Spotlight: How agentic AI is redefining claims transformation
From complex documentation to final decisions, agentic AI is transforming how claims are handled. But instead of replacing people, it works alongside them, argues Grady Behrens at Shift Technology.
British Insurance Technology Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2025 British Insurance Technology Awards.
Zurich to deploy agentic AI property claims system
Zurich Group is set to take its agentic artificial intelligence application for property claims into production later this year.
Cuvva triples profit to £12.8m
Cuvva has more than tripled its adjusted profit from £3.8m in 2023 to £12.8m in 2024, according to its financial accounts filed on Companies House on 26 June.
How Applied’s Epic exit is causing rivals to gear up to capture business
With Applied withdrawing Epic from the UK, what are the options now for its broker customers?
Video Q&A: WTW’s Tim Rourke on the future of insurer pricing
In the latest Insurance Post video we caught up with Tim Rourke, UK & Ireland head of pricing, product, claims and underwriting at WTW to discuss the biggest pricing challenges facing insurers.
Farming under pressure: how insurers are stepping up
The latest episode of the Insurance Post Podcast digs deep into the evolving role of insurance in agriculture and features Charlie Yorke, propositions manager for farming at NFU Mutual, and Steve Smout, head of agriculture at McLarens.
Spotlight: Can GenAI fix insurance claims headaches?
Generative AI emerges as a promising solution for claims processing, enhancing efficiency and customer experience amid rising volumes and operational challenges. Chris Marshall reports.
Big Interview: Michael Lee, First Central
Michael Lee, CEO of First Central sits down with Scott McGee to run through the company’s transformation over the last few years, why he won’t be rushed into growing the home and motor books, and the potential of new investment.
60 Seconds With... Guidewire’s Julie Getzlaff
Julie Getzlaff, senior director of product marketing at Guidewire, would like to be Dr John Watson, the narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories, and would like to step back in time to 1920s Paris.
Strong innovation mindset key to MGA appeal
Research from Corin Underwriting has revealed that brokers are drawn to MGAs with a strong commitment to innovation, community engagement, and talent development.
Diary of an Insurer: EFI Global’s Leanne Brumby
Leanne Brumby, principal environmental consultant for EFI Global, part of Sedgwick, educates the market about perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, walks her dog, conducts site visits and manages customers’ expectations when it comes to large…
McGill’s battery cover; Aviva’s mid-market enhancement; Kennedy’s COO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Phil Barton, Partners&
Phil Barton, CEO of Partners&, speaks to Insurance Post about the firm’s five year anniversary, it’s 2024 acquisitions, and why insurance needs more love.
Five takeaways from webinar on using data to improve customer loyalty
In a recent webinar hosted by Insurance Post in association with Hyland, industry leaders shared strategies for using data to improve customer insight, retention and cross-selling.