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Lords call for ‘regulatory clarity’ on EV batteries
A House of Lords report on electric vehicles has outlined what the government must do to reach its ambitious EV adoption targets.
Close Brothers partners with Hedron; Howden buys Laurie Ross; Admiral rebrands Toolbox
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Catherine Dixon to leave Allianz next month
Allianz Commercial chief underwriting officer Catherine Dixon is set to leave the insurer in February, Insurance Post can reveal.
Big Interview: Ant Middle, Ageas
After a decade with Ageas UK, its CEO, Ant Middle, speaks to Tom Luckham about the changes he’s witnessed, reflects on 2023, muses on his early dreams of footballing stardom, and shares plans to grow the business in 2024.
MIB CEO Dominic Clayden to exit in June
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau has announced that its CEO, Dominic Clayden, will be vacating his role in June after six years with the organisation.
Big Interview: Matt Brewis, FCA
Matt Brewis, the Financial Conduct Authority’s head of insurance, explains to Scott McGee why premium finance is a “poor product,” denies the watchdog is Miss Trunchbull-like, plus shares the regulator's plans for 2024.
New year, new shape of the City for insurers
As Lloyd’s stays put in Lime Street and Aviva kicks off 2024 in a new City HQ, Emma Ann Hughes examines how insurers are reshaping the square footage they occupy in the Square Mile.
Why Keeping up with Kardashians is vital for marketing insurance
Analysis: Keeping up with Kardashian-like influencers is what it will take for general insurance providers to attract Gen Z to their products and services, writes Tom Luckham.
Most-read insurance stories in 2023 revealed
Like Cher, Insurance Post is turning back time to remember the industry Consumer Duty’s efforts, business interruption cases continuing to rumble on, developments at Direct Line, RSA’s personal lines exit, plus the other major insurance events of the…
Copart CEO hits back at Competitions Authority
Copart’s UK CEO Jane Pocock has hit back at the fines issued to the salvage firm from the Competitions and Market’s Authority.
Opportunistic fraud claims on the increase in 2023
Sedgwick has reported an increase in low-value and opportunistic claims fraud in 2023.
Jaguar Land Rover launches embedded product following insurance exodus
Jaguar Land Rover is stepping in to offer customer bespoke embedded insurance for their vehicles, amid the difficulties faced by owners in getting cover.
Claims and Legal Review of the Year 2023
Looking back at 2023, law firms and claims professionals reflect on how double digit inflation hit the sector and look forward to artificial intelligence speeding-up administration in 2024.
Insurtech Review of the Year 2023
2023 will be remembered as the year the insurtech funding bubble burst but looking ahead to 2024 players in this part of the market expect providers to realise it is easier to buy systems than build them.
Storm Ciarán spares UK insurers with losses pegged at £1.63bn
Perils has estimated the full losses of Storm Ciarán, which hit the UK and mainland Europe in November this year, at €1.9bn (£1.63bn).
Hiscox and Google collaborate; Axis syndicate; Biba’s 2024 conference theme
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Climate activists paint the city ‘blood red’
Protestors from Money Rebellion, the sister group of Extinction Rebellion, have targeted the offices of UK-based insurance companies in London, Reading, Leeds, Leicester and Colchester.
Q&A: Charles Taylor Assistance’s Jody Baker
Jody Baker, chief executive officer of Charles Taylor Assistance, reveals how the business has evolved since its acquisition, the changing needs of customers and the importance of communication.
How insurers secure a place on Santa’s nice list
Last Christmas many people submitted a claim so this year, to save you from tears, Insurance Post is sharing the ways providers swoop in to save policyholders from yuletide heartbreak.
State National eyes five programmes for first year in UK
Markel programme services subsidiary State National is aiming to have “four or five” programmes up and running by the end of its first year of trading in the UK, Markel International’s Simon Wilson has said.
KPMG names Huw Evans as head of insurance
KPMG has named former Association of British Insurers director general Huw Evans as its incoming head of insurance.
UK motor broker launches; Ardonagh’s management reshuffle; Polaris’s £1.5m investment
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva’s Blanc and Axa’s Foley join ABI board
Aviva’s group CEO Amanda Blanc and Axa UK&I’s CEO Tara Foley have been appointed to the board of the Association of British Insurers.
E-scooter legislation not expected until after election
Frustration grows in the industry at the lack of movement in e-scooter regulation, with predictions there will be no update until after a general election.