Corporate
Helen Bryant departs Allianz after 23 years
Allianz Commercial’s managing director of digital and legal protection, Helen Bryant, is to leave the insurer after 23 years to “pursue new opportunities”.
Q&A: Aviva’s Ryan Birbeck and Michael Yabantu
Aviva’s Michael Yabantu, managing director of mid-market, and Ryan Birbeck, broker and client development director, sit down with Insurance Post to talk about the internal changes Aviva has made to make access easier for brokers, what product lines it…
Allianz sells Premierline to Academy
Academy Insurance Services has reached an agreement to acquire Premierline from Allianz Holdings, as it looks to grow the business’s Ebitda six-fold in five years.
Aviva cites ‘favourable’ PL rating as UK&I GI profits surge
Aviva has reported its UK and Ireland general insurance business grew gross written premiums by 16% while the provider’s operating profit surged 63% in 2023, and GI CEO Jason Storah said he is “confident” the business “will build on success” in 2024.
Aviva confirms Lloyd’s return with £242m Probitas deal
Aviva has struck a deal to acquire Probitas, confirming its return to Lloyd's this morning (4 March).
Aviva and Howden partner; Ecclesiastical’s Cockrem to retire; Eurochange to launch travel insurance
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva to return to Lloyd’s ‘by the end of the year’
Aviva will be in Lloyd’s by the end of the year, after years of rumours suggesting the insurer's return to the marketplace, a source has told Insurance Post.
AA buys Key Care; RSA launches hub; Gallagher Re’s Melia to retire
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
New year, new shape of the City for insurers
As Lloyd’s stays put in Lime Street and Aviva kicks off 2024 in a new City HQ, Emma Ann Hughes examines how insurers are reshaping the square footage they occupy in the Square Mile.
Q&A: Ben Taylor, Verisk
Ben Taylor, business development director at Verisk, speaks to Insurance Post about life post-acquisition, plans for growth and misconceptions around automation in insurance.
Copart fined £2.5m by Competitions Authority
Copart has been fined £2.5m by the Competition and Markets Authority for failing to comply with an enforcement order on three occasions.
State National eyes five programmes for first year in UK
Markel programme services subsidiary State National is aiming to have “four or five” programmes up and running by the end of its first year of trading in the UK, Markel International’s Simon Wilson has said.
Big Interview: Nadia Côté and Serge Raffard, Allianz
After being named managing directors of Allianz Commercial and Allianz Personal, respectively, Nadia Côté and Serge Raffard met with Scott McGee to discuss their respective markets, how they have settled in, and where they see their businesses growing in…
Axa and Synectics partner; Tesco to offer non-standard home; Markerstudy's three NEDs
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Saga boss Sutherland steps down after four years
Saga has announced that group CEO Euan Sutherland is to be stepping down after four years in the role.
Ten arrested in commercial fraud crackdown
Ten individuals across the country have been arrested following a two-week police operation to tackle commercial insurance fraud.
Arch takes Aon team; Gallagher expands operations; Vision Track’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
RSA’s PI product; Jensten’s One Broker deal; GTA names chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva completes nine-month commercial digital transformation
Aviva’s Global Corporate & Specialty team has revealed how it has been able to develop 20 commercial lines pricing models in just nine months, cutting build time by 75%, after utilising Hyperexponential’s pricing decision intelligence platform, HX Renew.
How Birmingham’s insurance sector is evolving
As sister title Insurance Age takes over the Birmingham NEC for Broker Expo and the Broker Awards, Insurance Post looks at the challenges and opportunities facing the city’s insurance sector.
Markel launches construction proposition; Pen secures solcitors' PI capacity; Partners& acquires Nex Gen
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.