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Review of the Year 2021 – Insurers
Post spoke to major insurers to get their thoughts on the highs and lows of 2021.
Swiss Re reports nat cat losses fourth worst since 1970; Davies buys BVS; Leak Bot to go public after reverse takeover; and Ryanair teams up with insurtech
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week
Top 50 Reinsurers 2021: Global reinsurance segment marked by stability and uncertainty
Diversification into primary insurance leads to shuffle among the world’s largest reinsurance groups AM Best's Catherine Thomas and Mathilde Jakobsen explain.
Zurich launches 'industry first' resilient property drive; Alan & Thomas acquires Aquilla; two Lloyd's syndicates approved; and Aviva reports uptick in commitments to net zero target
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Podcast: What does the regulator’s greater focus on operational resilience mean for surge planning?
Welcome to the second in a two-part podcast series about operational resilience brought to you by Claims Consortium Group and Insurance Post.
Podcast: How would the insurance industry respond to a repeat of the 1987 Great Storm?
Welcome to the first in a two part podcast series about operational resilience brought to you by Claims Consortium Group and Insurance Post.
Video: View from the top: Aviva chief distribution officer Gareth Hemming
In this exclusive interview recorded as part of the Insurance Post Live Annual Conference 2021 we hear from Aviva’s Gareth Hemming as he offers his insight and thoughts on supporting customers and brokers during the pandemic.
COP26 Round up: Week two
Post rounds up the insurance news and announcements from the second week of COP26 in Glasgow.
Insurance industry climate change commitments lacking action plans, says Carbon Chain co-founder
Insurance industry is behind other industries when it comes to taking action on climate change, according to Carbon Chain chief operating officer and co-founder Roheet Shah.
Flood Re CEO warns that flood resilience is not being prioritised
Andy Bord, CEO of Flood Re, has called for increased focus on adaptation measures to cope with climate change that “is already in the system”.
COP26 Round up: Week one
Post rounds up the insurance news and announcements from the first week of COP26 in Glasgow.
COP26 Q&A: Claudio Gienal, Axa
With the COP26 summit bringing parties together in Glasgow to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Post caught up with Claudio Gienal, CEO for Axa UK and Ireland, to…
COP26 Q&A: Adam Winslow, Aviva
With the COP26 summit bringing parties together in Glasgow to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Post caught up with Adam Winslow, CEO of Aviva UK and Ireland General…
COP26 blog: Insurance industry has a powerful role to play to protect against flooding
As heads of state, environmental scientists and campaigners attend COP26, the insurance industry must adapt now to protect UK homes from the damaging effects of climate change, writes Andy Bord, CEO of Flood Re.
Covéa to buy Partner Re; Lloyd’s joins net zero alliance; another record for insurtech investment; crime tops insurer concerns; and Flood Re on tour
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurance Post TV: COP26 Climate Summit special featuring Aviva, Axa and others
Insurance Post reveals the latest episode of its ‘magazine-style’ television show, Insurance Post TV, which gets under the skin of some of the key issues of the day.
Insurance Live 2021 Claims panel session: sustainable claims
With ESG currently so high on the insurance boardroom agenda, it was inevitable that the role of claims would soon come into focus.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2021
Covid-19 had the biggest impact on insurers in 2020. Commercial lines insurers suffered while personal lines insurers broadly benefited according to William Keen-Tomlinson, senior financial analyst in London for AM Best.
Interview: Adam Winslow, Aviva
Adam Winslow, UK & Ireland GI CEO at Aviva, talks to Stephanie Denton about commercial growth, meeting high standards and getting the triangle right.
British Insurance Awards 2021: Technology, Digital and Outsourced Partner Awards
The winners of the British Insurance Awards were revealed on Wednesday 15 September at Battersea Evolution.
Allianz’s Graham Gibson says the time is now for sustainable claims
As the summer floods have shown, urgent action is needed to tackle climate change. Insurers have already committed to investment and underwriting targets but can also make a difference on the ground in the way they handle claims Graham Gibson, chief…
Analysis: The rise and flood risk of the super basement
Post investigates the rise of 'iceberg homes' and how they have pushed up claims costs after July's London floods.
Aviva’s Adam Winslow on how insurers can help communities meet the challenges of climate change
Adam Winslow, CEO of Aviva UK and Ireland general insurance, tackles the responsibility of the insurance industry to use its expertise in risk management and prevention in taking practical action on climate change.
Analysis: Europe's costliest weather event
Floods caused by torrential rain across western and central Europe in July are likely to become the continent’s costliest weather event, raising the question of how prepared at-risk communities and insurers are to deal with the onset of climate change.