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Blog: Uberisation of claims would be detrimental to customers in surge scenarios
Clive Nicholls, UK & Ireland CEO at Crawford & Company, disagrees loss adjusting will soon be disrupted by the 'gig economy'. He argues the industry cannot rely on freelancers to carry out claims surveys in surge scenarios.
Lloyd's CEO Inga Beale on Desert Island Discs: Five things we learnt
Desert Island Discs was an important part of my childhood - as were The Archers and Test Match Special - growing up in a radio-obsessed household. However, in the age of podcasts I only dip in and out of the show now if I read about a guest who has been…
C-Suite Europe: Ageas' Bart De Smet on mergers and alliances
Recent consolidation moves must not overshadow the business opportunities offered by joint ventures: the acronym M&A could be redefined as mergers and alliances.
C-Suite - Insurer: Allianz's David Martin on the scourge of underinsurance
Poorly judged estimates in the SME market can leave customers seriously out of pocket when it comes to making a claim.
Williams promoted at RSA to group underwriting director
Nathan Williams, chief underwriting officer - Scandinavia at RSA, has been promoted to group underwriting director at the UK-headquartered insurer.
C-Suite Broker: Willis Tower Watson's Nicolas Aubert on pushing the London Market forward
Over the years, the London insurance and reinsurance market has faced many challenges and changes, but to date it has successfully navigated these choppy waters.
Career Development: Allianz praises broker scholarship graduates
Allianz Commercial held a graduation event at the Andaz hotel in London to celebrate the 13 scholars who successfully graduated from the Allianz Partner Academy Scholarship programme.
People: I work in insurance: Martin Banasik
Martin Banasik MSc, CEng, FIMechE is principal engineer (lift and crane) at Allianz Engineering
Interview: David Ross, Towergate
Towergate CEO David Ross talks to Stephanie Denton about how he intends to make his employer the broker rivals love to hate again.
People: My other life: Martyn Holman, Markerstudy Group - Racehorse owner
When he’s not group commercial director, Martyn Holman spends his time trackside
People: Rising Star - Florence Dennis, Arthur J Gallagher
Financial lines account manager Florence is making her mark at the broker.
Self-driving cars and instant insurance in the news; spotlights on affinity and parachuting in
Important news and exclusive content from Insurance Post over the past week, in case you missed it.
Research: State of the Young Insurer Nation Part 4: Tomorrow's World
In the fourth and final section of this research project, Michèle Bacchus asks young insurer employees how they see the future of insurance and what they feel they can learn from the older generation.
RPC Consulting opens Paris office
RPC Consulting, the consulting arm of law firm RPC, has appointed former founding partner of EMB France Stéphane Chappellier to head up its new Paris office.
Senior management: Parachuting in
With more senior management roles going to those from outside the general insurance industry, how will this affect the sector in the future?
Ex-Rugby player appointed head of ProSports
An ex-Rugby player has been appointed head of a professional sports insurer.
Career File: Tracey McDermott and Sam Woods
McDermott to step down as interim FCA boss, as PRA appoints Woods as CEO
Blog: Passing backwards onto the next generation
Brokers must adapt to future change and that means making bold decisions when it comes to appointing the right people and bringing them on
Research: State of the Young Insurer Nation Part 3: Relationships
In the third section of the research, Michèle Bacchus asks 52 young insurer employees about the relationships the insurance industry has with the government and the general public.
Hiscox Group adds Prudential’s Aki Hussain as group CFO
Chief financial officer of Prudential’s UK and Europe division, Hamayou Akbar (Aki) Hussain, will join Hiscox as its group CFO in the second half of 2016.
C-Suite Broker: Brightside's Mark Cliff on the trend for insurers to move to brokers
The last car I bought was a large 4x4. As I drove it around I noticed plenty of other people driving the same model of car on the road - these cars seemed to be everywhere.
Former Pool Re chairman Tony Latham takes on NED role at Argo
Tony Latham will serve as Argo Managing Agency’s new non-executive director, with the former Pool Re chairman taking up the board role from 27 April.
Research: State of the Young Insurer Nation Part 2: Life inside insurance
In the second section of the research, Michèle Bacchus asks more than 50 young insurer employees about their lives in the insurance industry itself.
Markel reduces number of operating divisions
Markel International has reduced the number of its operating divisions from seven to three, with the changes effective from 1 May.