Energy

Diary of an Insurer: Connect Underwriting’s Jamil Elbahou

Jamil Elbahou, CEO and chief underwriting officer of Connect Underwriting, who is also chairman of insurance network GBN Worldwide, brushes shoulders with Cherie Blair, reflects on how he remains an underwriter at heart, and won't let flu stop him from enjoying a nice cigar with whiskey at sunset.

Insurers shift to being net zero accelerators

How insurers are helping companies decarbonise sooner rather than later is examined in the first of two special Insurance Post Podcasts, to coincide with the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP29.

Greenwashing risks and the path to real progress

As the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP29, begins Damisola Sulaiman explores the unique greenwashing risks the insurance industry faces, how those risks can be mitigated and the challenges faced in proving sustainability…

How to enable the renewable energy transition

Jack O’Sullivan, senior underwriter at Rokstone in the energy and power division, argues renewable energy will always attract capacity, but insurers, brokers, and developers need to act more collaboratively to ensure more quality, robust projects are…

Q&A: Fiona Sperry, QBE

Fiona Sperry, QBE’s head of complex claims, talks through her team’s role, how the insurer is meeting challenges posed by the energy transition and the place of artificial intelligence in claims.

Big interview: Michael Rea, Gallagher UK

Having taken on the Gallagher UK CEO role at the start of the year, Micheal Rea talks to Jonathan Swift about breaking the £1bn revenue barrier, the benefits of scale, putting M&A on hold and why the market is in transition in terms of rates.

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