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What it takes to be a Power List player
Insurance Post’s Power List reveals today’s movers and shakers in the industry and has been produced by measuring each player's influence and impact on the market.
Brokers don’t care about insurers’ ESG work, reports suggest
Data analysis: Insurance brokers in the UK can’t name the insurers leading the way with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) work, a survey has shown.
How natural catastrophes and inflation are creating a perform storm for insurance
Data analysis: Increasing natural catastrophe losses and shortfalls in industry estimates point to the need for the insurance sector to better understand the risk factors at play today, according to the latest Swiss Re Institute report.
FCA reveals hundreds of BI claims still being considered
Three years on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, the industry is still considering whether 341 business interruption insurance claims are valid.
Insurance CFOs reveal what keeps them up at night
Data analysis: The insurance industry sees high inflation, a downbeat economic outlook and market volatility as the three biggest threats to profitability this year, according to Moody’s annual survey of chief financial officers from 22 leading European…
Aviva and Direct Line Group are most-complained about insurers
Data analysis: The Financial Ombudsman Service data shows general insurance complaints have sharply increased in the second half of 2022 as consumers battle with inflation and cost-of-living.
Energy crisis fails to derail insurers from hitting ESG targets
Data analysis: Insurers and reinsurers are managing to stick to their shorter-term goals of cutting underwriting emissions even during the energy crisis.
Aviva and Axa lead the way in achieving equity for women
Aviva and Axa are leading the way when it comes to creating a more diverse, inclusive and equitable insurance industry for women, according to an analysis of press coverage.
Ombudsman sees an uptick in travel and commercial property complaints
Data analysis: Financial Ombudsman Service data shows that travel insurance complaints are increasing as people head off abroad on their holidays once again following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Complaints about insurer conduct and BI drop to pre-pandemic levels
Complaints about insurer conduct and business interruption have dropped almost to pre-pandemic levels while calls for compensation relating to travel and roadside assistance cover are both at a three-year high, according to the latest Financial Ombudsman…
FCA data reveals insurers lagging behind on claims acceptance rates
Data Analysis: Financial Conduct Authority data on product value has shown several insurers are lagging behind on claims acceptance rates and complaint levels.
Data Analysis: Insurer CEO remuneration in context
Post surveys compensation packages for CEOs in insurance, examining how they have changed over the past four years, and how they compare to average incomes.
Data Analysis: FOS decisions reveal how customers are being treated
Post dives into recent decisions by the Financial Ombudsman Service to investigate how customers are being treated in the current financial climate.
Data Analysis: Insurer emissions tracker
As the world looks forward to Cop27, Post examines insurers' carbon reduction records to find out whether commitments match reality.
Data Analysis: Graduate underwriting recruitment in an employee's market
Post surveys graduate opportunities in underwriting, to investigate how the sector is treating new and prospective entrants.
Top 30 European Insurers 2022
Post reports the 30 leading European non-life insurers and examines their performance over the past year.
Updated: Data Analysis - Insurer results directory H1 2022
Post tracks insurers' H1 2022 results including gross written premium and combined operating ratio.
Data Analysis: Broker recruitment ads leave applicants cold
Post examined recent advertisements for positions in the broking sector to find out why brokers are struggling to make hires.
Data analysis: Best Insurance Employers 2022 - A new era for employers
Post continues its annual survey of insurance employees to find out what makes the best insurance employer.
Data Analysis: Insurance Post Census 2022
Post continues its biennial census of the insurance industry to find out how closely the sector reflects the society it serves, what impact diversity and inclusion practices have had on it, and the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the daily lives of…
Data Analysis: Awareness campaign needed for drivers before accelerating introduction of AVs
Exclusive: A survey commissioned by Post found there are significant gaps in knowledge when it comes to self-driving vehicles, prompting calls for more education of drivers on the distinction between driver assistance and self driving.
Data Analysis: Q1 results round-up - Aviva, Beazley, Direct Line, Hastings, Hiscox, Lancashire and Sabre
Insurance Post rounds up the first tranche of quarter one results from a host of major insurers.
Data analysis: FCA & FOI trackers updated - BI complaints drop as insurers settle backlog
Enquiries to the Financial Ombudsman Service related to business interruption products have finally started to drop after a rapid increase in Q1 2021 following the FCA test case.
Data Analysis: Business interruption payment tracker - How insurers fared into 2022
Not all insurers are created equal where it comes to keeping on top of the business interruption claims deluge. Post analysis of Financial Conduct Authority data reveals how firms have fared.