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Top risk for UK businesses; WTW’s latest launch; Lloyds Bank’s head of insurance
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Diary of an Insurance PR: NextGen’s Roma Braithwaite
Roma Braithwaite, NextGen Communications’ PR and media consultant, is a mother of 10-year-old twins, local sea-swimmer, mega-plan organiser and is getting ready for Monte Carlo’s Rendez-Vous.
Ardonagh buys broker; Compass offers beach hut cover; Minster Law’s hire
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
RSA's cloud solution; Allianz's new stadium; Gallagher's managing director
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Tributes paid to Jonathan and Judy Bloomer
Tributes have been paid to Hiscox chair and former Prudential CEO Jonathan Bloomer, who was among those killed when a yacht sank in the Mediterranean earlier this week.
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.
Longworth’s AI Code of Conduct has a ‘shelf life’
Eddie Longworth’s voluntary artificial intelligence (AI) code of conduct for the claims industry has a “shelf life”.
AI adoption is ‘running before walking’ for Charles Taylor InsurTech clients
Charles Taylor InsurTech’s mature clients are not ready to embrace artificial intelligence (AI), according to CEO Arjun Ramdas.
Q&A: Vicki Wentworth, Agria
Vicki Wentworth, CEO of Agria, discusses the pet market and the importance of lifetime policies, and reveals the insurer considered purchasing RSA’s pet book.
MGA launches with travel insurance for pre-existing conditions
New travel MGA Gigasure plans to develop travel insurance for those with pre-existing medical conditions.
Jensten’s trio of acquisitions; Aviva’s Glasgow office; Swiss Re’s CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Domestic & General looking to utilise AI following growth
Domestic & General CEO Matthew Crummack spoke to Insurance Post about the firm’s artificial intelligence strategy, after its annual revenue passed £1bn in 2024.
Allianz’s PL motor product; Voyager is acquired; BMS’ growth officer
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Cuvva CEO on achieving profitability in a turbulent insurtech space
In its 2023 annual report, the car sharing insurtech revealed it was able to go from a £6m loss in 2022 to £3.8m adjusted profit in 2023.
Climate activist group defaces insurer windows
A newly formed climate activist group has smashed and defaced windows of major insurers as part of a “campaign of sabotage”.
Insta-scammer left reeling following ghost broking sentence
A man who made £17,618 by selling invalid car insurance policies on Instagram has been handed a two-year suspended sentence.
Q&A: James Eveling, Woodgate & Clark
James Eveling, managing director of loss adjuster Woodgate & Clark, addresses the war for talent and discusses the firm’s growth plans plus its new claims system.
Big Interview: Sam White, Stella Insurance
Sam White, CEO of Stella Insurance, discusses her journey from aspiring stunt woman to insurance entrepreneur, the impact of her unconventional career path, and her mission to drive innovation and inclusivity within the industry.
Kwik Fit's comeback; London Market’s world record; Ageas’ risk officer
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Sam White’s Stella to launch domestic abuse insurance in UK
Stella Insurance is set to launch a domestic abuse insurance product in the UK, to go alongside its motor policy, Insurance Post can reveal.
Former Crawford exec Sadowski returns with senior TPA role
Former senior Crawford manager Lee Sadowski has returned to the claims management space joining home emergency third party administration specialist Preferred as chief strategy officer to help ramp up its insurance presence.