People
View from the top: QBE’s Emma Higgins on listening to what employees want
Emma Higgins, chief people officer at QBE International, argues that updating employment offerings in line with ideas from employees is the answer to the Great Resignation.
Coalition enters UK excess cyber market; JMG Group acquires New Era; Gallagher Re appoints CEO
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
One Call director killed in car crash
Oliver Rose, a director of Doncaster-based insurance broker One Call and a former Biba Young Broker of the Year, has died aged 37.
Lloyd’s appoints Bob James as chief operating officer
Lloyd’s has appointed Bob James, previously market transformation director, as chief operating officer.
Hiscox chairman Childs to retire
Hiscox chairman Robert Childs will retire and step down from the insurer’s board later this year, ending a 37-year career at the insurer.
Seven ways you can look after your family’s financial wellbeing during the cost-of-living crisis
British people are becoming more and more worried about the cost-of-living crisis. Sadly, it’s a worry that’s unlikely to go away anytime soon.
Big Interview: Crawford CEO Verma on averting the silver tsunami
Stepping up to the hotseat at the beginning of the pandemic might have initially phased him, but Crawford group CEO Rohit Verma tells Jonathan Swift how embracing technology, local empowerment, and being alive to the ‘silver tsunami’ has seen him make…
Ransomware gets the headlines, but it is not the top cyber exposure says CFC’s Nelson
CFC Underwriting’s cyber development leader, Lindsey Nelson says that while media interest in ransomware remains high, it is not the most frequent exposure seen in the SME cyber space.
Interview: Peter Elliot on why he gave up the insurance boardroom to drive aid ambulances to Ukraine
To mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine Jonathan Swift spoke to retired insurance marketing veteran Peter Elliot about how the conflict changed his life.
How to manage anxiety around spiralling energy costs
One of the stressors many of us seem to be facing this winter is managing our anxiety due to the soaring costs of energy. ARAG’s partners at Vita Health Group have put together some top tips on how to keep your cool at home as the energy prices soar.
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.
Aviva changing approach for customers with mental health conditions after ‘asking too many questions’
Aviva has acknowledged it has asked “too many questions” to people who reveal mental health conditions, and that it needs to do more to support these customers.
Insurance Post Podcast: How the great resignation made insurance an employee’s market
The activities you post plus the chatter among insurers on Linked In is increasingly playing a role in attracting talent to the insurance industry, according to Verlingue UK, Allianz Commercial and Claims Consortium Group.
Ascot president replaces retiring Brooks as group CEO
Retiring Andrew Brooks is succeeded by Ascot's group president Jonathan Zaffino as CEO with immediate effect.
Nicholson replaces Nichols as Zurich's chief claims officer
Zurich has appointed James Nicholson as chief claims officer with immediate effect, replacing David Nichols.
Hiscox partners with Supercede; Zurich offering 100 apprenticeships; Stubben Edge secures further funding
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
AIG sacks interim CFO for violating confidentiality agreements
American International Group has made senior leadership changes after it found its chief financial officer, Mark Lyons, had breached confidentiality obligations.
Gillighan departs Somerset Bridge and Southern Rock
Chris Gillighan, the managing director of Somerset Bridge’s managing general agent and Southern Rock’s in-house insurer, is understood to have left both businesses.
Insurer's diversity data collection called into question
Data analysis: Following the Financial Conduct Authority’s report on diversity and inclusion strategies in financial services firms in December, Insurance Post surveys attitudes towards D&I strategy among major insurers.
Salvation Army launches £4 per month contents product addressing 'premium poverty'
With over a quarter of the 22.6 million households still without contents insurance, and with the cost of living crisis looming over society, low-cost and low risk products could start to make a comeback.
Breaking the barriers to insurance innovation
Insurance continues to push for modernisation and innovation but meeting the customer’s continually rising expectations for a seamless digital experience is no easy task.
Retiring Muress replaced by Simoncic at Sedgwick
Market moves: Sedgwick international chief executive officer Ian Muress has announced plans to retire on 31 March, when he will be replaced by Tom Simoncic.
Running up that hill: How to win the 2030 insurance technology challenge
The pace of change, driven by data, innovation and customer expectations is making it ever harder for insurers to identify the right technologies and innovation strategies that will future proof their businesses.
Analysis: How to handle founders post-acquisition
Frances Stebbing explores what acquiring insurers can do to ensure the founder of the business they are buying remain on board or smoothly exit the organisation.