Cyber
Analysis: One in five D&O buyers witnessing 400% premium increases
One in five UK directors and officers insurance buyers faced rate rises of 400% or more during this year’s renewals, according to Airmic.
Q&A: Claims Apprentice 2020 winner Kelly Huddleston
Kelly Huddleston, credit hire team leader for Covéa, has been crowned winner of the Claims Apprentice 2020. Post caught up with Kelly and sponsor Kennedys’ own Alan Sugar, Suzanne Liversidge about the experience, the process and the challenges
Blog: Covid-19 is no Black Swan
Rather than focusing on hindsight and a fatalistic approach to risk, pursuing a more forward-looking, proactive strategy will improve resilience when, not if, the next crisis strikes, writes Hélène Galy, director of the Willis Research Network.
Aston Lark buys Brunel Professions
Aston Lark has bought professional indemnity specialist Brunel Professions, Post can reveal.
Q&A: Andy Anderson and Glen Donaldson, Questgates
Recently appointed unit manager for Questgates’ new public transport claims division Andy Anderson and divisional director of specialist services Glen Donaldson, spoke to Post about plans, challenges in the industry and the Scottish train derailment near…
Munich Re calls for governments to back mandatory BI risk pools
Munich Re has called for government-backed risk pools to be created to insure against the effects of future pandemics.
Bupa’s Alex Perry on risk and insurance in a post-Covid world
The sector has shown how well it can quickly adapt its services to care for customers, says Alex Perry, CEO of Bupa Insurance UK, but it must also learn from the pandemic crisis and plan for the next big event.
Analysis: Covid-19 event cancellations
Following the Covid-19 outbreak live events across the world had to be postponed or cancelled due to fears for public health and safety. Multibillion-dollar losses as a result of coronavirus has put the contingency market under the spotlight, while…
Claims Apprentice 2020: Episode five - Cyber challenge
With the country in Covid-19 lockdown the five remaining apprentices are given their latest task through the means of video conferencing.
UK property pricing up 16% in Q2: Marsh
Global commercial insurance prices rose 19% in the second quarter of 2020, research by Marsh has revealed.
Blog: Covid-19 and the impact of emerging risks on the art market
The art market has a Covid-sized hole in its sales. Going online may be the key to its future – but it’s risky. Robert Read, head of fine art at Hiscox, explains why insurers can help.
Blog: What will the new normal look like in insurance?
Across the business landscape, talk of how to adjust to the ‘next’, or ‘new’, normal has become the only game in town. Laura Drabik, chief evangelist at Guidewire Software, argues while many are tired of these instant clichés, the fact is that we are all…
Blog: Holding the line - how networks are helping insurers manage the pressure
Millions of people around the world continue to work from home as part of measures to restrict the spread of coronavirus. But with social restrictions easing in many countries across Asia and Europe, thousands of brokers who swapped the physical trading…
In-depth: How the life sciences sector is supporting the fight against Covid-19
The industry has found itself under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, one area where it should be singing its praises is life sciences. Post investigates how brokers and insurers have supported the quest for…
Q&A: Tara Parchment, head of private clients, Brit
Tara Parchment joined Brit to head up its private client offering in November 2018, after 22 years at Chubb. She spoke to Post about plans for the Private Clients offering, how it will meet the changing customer needs and how the current pandemic is…
Blog: Covid-19 and its impact on Italy's insurance industry
The impact of Covid-19 has been felt across the global insurance industry and, for Italy's insurance industry more specifically, the largest and most direct impact will be from the high rates of hospitalisation in the country during the pandemic and the…
FCA flags Financial Services Register clone site
The Financial Conduct Authority has flagged an attempt to reproduce its Financial Services Register on a non-FCA website.
Blog: Covid-19 - why the insurance industry needs to act as one voice
The 1998 romantic comedy, Sliding Doors, starring Gwyneth Paltrow alternates between between two storylines, depending on whether or not she catches a train. It is essentially a ‘what if’ tale, like much of our lives at the present time, writes Ashwin…
US loss adjuster partners with Williams Pitt and Delta for UK and Ireland launch
US loss adjusting group Global Risk Solutions has formally launched in the UK and Ireland with two strategic partnerships - Delta Claims Solutions and Williams Pitt.
Ex-Besso boss Bird joins EC3 Brokers
EC3 Brokers has appointed former Besso CEO and chairman Colin Bird to work alongside senior management.
Insurance Covid-Cast episode 15: Has there been a rise in cyber threats and scams during coronavirus lockdown?
In the latest episode of Post and Insurance Age’s video series we gathered together a group of cyber experts to discuss how hackers and scammers are using Covid-19 to prey on people’s thirst for knowledge and information at this time.
Analysis: The parametrics push powers on
Parametrics has been around for a while but a slew of new entrants means it is now poised to make its mark on UK general insurance
London Market report shows steady commercial share but reinsurance declines
The London Market was responsible for $110bn (£89.7bn) of premium in 2018 with 8.1% year on year core growth across property, casualty and financial lines, according to the latest research by the London Market Group.
Ferma mulls call for pan-European pandemic solution
Future events causing non-damage business interruption losses on the scale seen during the coronavirus pandemic could require a pan-European approach in addition to national pools and solutions, the president of the Federation of European Risk Management…