Life insurance
Throwback Thursday: Aids debate
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to October 1991 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the sector was counting the cost of Aids and defending the questions it asked life insurance applicants.
Craig Bundell, Tesco Insurance
Craig Bundell, CEO of Tesco Insurance and Money Services, intends to make the most of Club Card data to give traditional providers a run for their money.
Big Interview: Shoib Khan, Prudential Regulation Authority
As the Prudential Regulation Authority kicks off its first dynamic stress test for general insurance today (5 May), the watchdog’s director of insurance supervision Shoib Khan speaks exclusively to Insurance Post about how it is checking the way insurers…
Big Interview: Craig Bundell, Tesco Insurance
With Tesco Bank now owned by Barclays, Craig Bundell, CEO of Tesco Insurance & Money Services, is carving out a future for his business that includes accelerating growth by using Clubcard data to build frictionless, personalised insurance experiences for…
How P&C carriers are outpacing life insurers on AI adoption
Property and casualty carriers are outpacing life insurance peers with artificial intelligence adoption, thanks to structural advantages that enable faster and more agile use of the technology.
Adam Winslow, Direct Line
Since becoming CEO of Direct Line Group, Adam Winslow has dealt with two rivals bidding for his business, produced a plan to return the insurer to profit, and launched new personal lines products.
Income protection gap opens door to fraud
Fraud Spotlight: An uncertain employment market and insufficient policy cover could spur a rise in fraudulent income protection claims.
Marshberry reveals the top 20 European insurance brokers
Over a quarter of Europe’s largest 20 brokers are UK domiciled with one of those businesses, Howden the second fastest growing intermediary on the continent, according to the latest European Insurance Distribution market report from Marshberry.
Blockchain insurtech wins Norton Rose Fulbright accelerator
Blockchain insurtech Opencover has won £50,000 of investment and legal advice at the Norton Rose Fulbright 2025 Insurathon.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Drastic turnaround in profitability
Major players pulling out or significantly scaling back their personal lines propositions, while others saw commercial lines profits soar, has significantly shaken up Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers rankings in 2024, according to Ben Diaz-Clegg,…
Marsh’s carbon offering; Howden buys broker; Aventum’s AI assistant
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: Charles Offord, Co-op Insurance
Since the turn of the century, Co-op Insurance has weathered more “near-death” experiences than any other financial services company in the UK.
Insurers face margin crush unless premiums are hiked
Data analysis: A sustainable margin recovery looks increasingly challenging for insurers with premiums needing to increase in real terms to prevent any erosion after a tripling of costs to 10.9% of premiums last year from 3.5% in 2022.
AssuredPartners’ double swoop; LMA and Liiba’s collab; Pen’s IP proposition
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurers lining up takeover bid for RSA’s PL business
Aviva is among the insurers lining up a bid for RSA’s personal lines business, according to anonymous sources speaking to Reuters.
Diary of an Insurance PR: SEC Newgate's Vanessa Chance
Vanessa Chance, director of communications at SEC Newgate UK, raises the profile of Insurance United Against Dementia, learns more about using artificial intelligence in communications plus handles a potential reputational risk issue.
Howden unifies business; Pikl partners with Confused; Gallagher sponsors the horses
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurers with unsatisfactory websites named and shamed
Insurance companies with websites that fall short of consumer expectations have been named and shamed.
Ticker launches convicted driver product; Apollo partners with Moonrock; Close Brothers appoints MD
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Zurich UK’s profits down £67m due to claims inflation
Zurich UK has posted a profit of £403m for 2022, compared with £470m in 2021, with bosses blaming the dip on the impact of large losses, claims inflation and the very strong prior-year result.
Zego and QBE expand partnership; Needham takes GWP to £9m; Axa XL appoints head of cyber and Lloyd's
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