ESG
ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance.
Winners of Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 revealed
Aviva. CFC, Charles Taylor, Crawford & Company, DWF and Markerstudy were all multiple winners at Insurance Post's Claims and Fraud Awards last night (2 October).
Spotlight: Unlocking ESG: the strategic advantage for insurance providers in the SME market
Insurance providers risk missing a strategic edge by underusing ESG in SME underwriting. Integrating ESG data can boost resilience insights, improve risk modelling, and offer competitive market advantage, argues Sara Costantini at Crif.
Spotlight: The ESG opportunity: insurers as partners in SME resilience
Insurers and brokers look set to play a pivotal role in ESG education and risk management – and potentially, there is a role for more specialist products and incentives to reward firms that demonstrate best practice, writes Rachel Gordon.
Tiernan denies Lloyd’s has done a u-turn on fossil fuels
Lloyd’s of London CEO Patrick Tiernan has denied claims the marketplace will no longer ask insurers to stop providing insurance cover for fossil fuels.
Big Interview: Helen Sanson, CEO of The Insurance Charity
Helen Sanson, the new CEO of The Insurance Charity, is on a mission to modernise the 122-year-old institution, expand its reach across the sector, and make sure her organisation helps more workers in the industry overcome hardship.
Allianz commits to EV fleet transition by 2030
Allianz UK has committed to transition to an electric vehicle fleet by the end of 2030.
How to use AI in insurance responsibly and ethically
View from the Top: Paul Hollands, Axa UK’s chief data and analytics officer, gives an overview of the guardrails and guiding principles the insurer has put in place as it embraces artificial intelligence.
Howden develops transition plan using UN guidance
Howden is currently working on a net zero transition plan for its operations, according to head of transition advisory Tony Rooke.
Chubb accused of coal underwriting u-turn
Chubb has reportedly reversed its coal underwriting policy by becoming the lead reinsurer for a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam.
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.
Aviva and Zurich highlight inadequacy of UK climate action
Aviva and Zurich Resilience Solutions, as part of the Green Alliance Adaptation Taskforce, have concluded that 65% of UK actions to address the biggest climate risks are currently inadequate.
Best Insurance Employers to work for in 2025 revealed
Zego and Konsileo are the UK’s best large and small to medium-sized insurance respectively to work for, according to Insurance Post’s Best Insurance Employers survey.
Protestors stage own ceremony outside British Insurance Awards
Climate change activists from Insure Our Survival protested outside this year’s British Insurance Awards, lying down on the event’s red carpet and staging their own awards ceremony on the pavement outside the Royal Albert Hall.
British Insurance Awards 2025 winners revealed
Aviva was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Airmic CEO Julia Graham, pictured, took home the Achievement Award at the 2025 British Insurance Awards last night (9 July).
Rebranding LV and RSA in a fragmented media world
Editor’s View: As RSA becomes Intact and LV’s GI arm transforms into Allianz, Emma Ann Hughes considers the challenges that insurers face when trying to gain brand recognition without the old certainties of mass media.
Vote for The Industry Impact winner at the 2025 British Insurance Awards
The voting is now open for you to decide who should be the recipient of the Industry Impact Award at the 2025 British Insurance Awards.
Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
Research shows insurer exclusions are forcing coal mine closures
A study by researchers at the University of Zurich and the Swiss Finance Institute has found there is a “significant and sustained” increase in the likelihood that a mine is abandoned following insurer exclusion policy adoption.
Markerstudy’s Williams claims stakeholder pressure key to sustainability push
Insurance firms will need stakeholder requests to pursue sustainability certifications, according to Markerstudy group head of sustainable business strategy Tom Williams.
David Howden awarded CBE in King’s Birthday Honours list
Howden founder and CEO, David Howden, has been honoured in King Charles’ Birthday Honours list.
Extinction Rebellion demands RFU drop Allianz sponsorship
Extinction Rebellion has called on the Rugby Football Union to drop Allianz’s sponsorship of Twickenham Stadium due to its provision of insurance for fossil fuels.
Can insurers harness the power of Generative AI?
Generative artificial intelligence has the market buzzing around its huge potential for business growth, but at this early stage, Rachel Gordon warns many factors need careful consideration.
Aviva sees uptick in employee volunteering amid UK decline
Aviva has seen a 159% increase in employee volunteer hours in the past two years since it started a place-based approach to social action.
McLarens aims for net zero by 2050
McLarens has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in its inaugural ESG Impact Report.