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Blog: The golden age of insurance is yet to come
The demand for transparency and diversity is changing the insurance market and shaping the personalities of future industry leaders, writes Brokerbility chairman Ashwin Mistry.
Minster's Shirley Woolham on why robots won't replace lawyers
Artificial intelligence is taking over mundane legal functions but is not killing off lawyers, says Shirley Woolham, chief operating officer at Minster Law.
Gallagher appoints James Anderson to head up Rossborough Insurance
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed James Anderson as group managing director of Rossborough Insurance, its Jersey-based personal and commercial lines broking business.
Week in Post: All hail Captain Side Parting
This year’s Budget was rewarding for many reasons: a freeze on insurance premium tax, an increase in research funding for driverless cars, and a dig at Jeremy Clarkson.
Neon looks to MS Amlin and names Heppell as CFO
Lloyd’s carrier Neon has names Richard Heppell as chief financial officer for the group.
Former Admiral pricing exec named CEO of US subsidiary
Alberto Schiavon has been named as CEO of the US direct to consumer insurer Elephant Insurance.
Haegeli named Swiss Re's chief economist
Jerome Jean Haegeli will become Swiss Re's group chief economist at the Swiss Re Institute.
Liberty promotes Beechey to global financial risks role
Liberty Specialty Markets has named Andrew Beechey as head of underwriting and strategic development for global financial risks.
Covéa's Adrian Furness on removing gender barriers
Adrian Furness, claims and operations director at Covéa Insurance, wants his daughter and other women to be able to fulfil their potential, so as an industry leader he's making sure he can feel proud rather than apologetic about the industry’s diversity…
Underwriting Service Awards 2017: Winners
The leading lights of underwriting gathered last night at Post’s annual Underwriting Service Awards. The winners are below:
Jelf & Bluefin's Phil Barton on getting back to organic growth
Brokers must get back to their roots of being pillars in the community to achieve organic growth, says Phil Barton, group CEO at Jelf.
Blog: 12,000 cries for help on bullying, what can insurers do?
Insurers have a role to play against online bullying, explains Alison Colver, national high net worth underwriting manager at Covéa.
Andrew Fyfe announced as new Ifed chief
Detective chief inspector Andrew Fyfe has been appointed as the new head of the City of London’s Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department.
Ageas' Bart De Smet on selling the insurance story
Insurance suffers from a bad image whereas it offers a wide range of opportunities, writes Ageas CEO Bart De Smet, urging the industry to tell its story and conquer hearts.
Markerstudy makes 27 redundancies at Chesterfield office
Markerstudy has made 27 employees redundant at its Chesterfield site.
Ex-ABI chair Paul Evans leaves Axa following restructure
Former chair of the Association of British Insurers, Paul Evans, will leave Axa following a global management restructure.
Swinton's Richard Beaven on why insurance must pick up the pace on diversity
While certain sectors of the insurance sector are advancing at a pace, Richard Beaven, distribution director at Swinton Group, urges swifter movement on diversity.
Ex-Jelf boss Worrell replaces Deakin at Towergate-owner Ardonagh
Rob Worrell will replace Janice Deakin as CEO of insurance broking at Towergate-owner Ardonagh.
Russell Boneham joins Vizion as partner
Recently founded broker Vizion has appointed Russell Boneham as a partner.
GRP acquires Alan & Thomas Insurance Group
Investment vehicle Global Risk Partners has acquired a majority stake in Poole-based Alan & Thomas Insurance Group.
Profile: Jon Turner, Pen Underwriting
After spending the past year hiving up a dozen entities under the Pen Underwriting roof, CEO Jon Turner talks to Will Kirkman about the managing general agent’s drive to be a ‘virtual insurer’ with the firepower to invest in data analytics and new…
Rising Star: Louise Chadwick, Auger
Chadwick is internal operations manager at the drainage and water mains claims specialist
Career Development: Lloyd's graduate programme
Lloyd’s has opened applications for its 2018 graduate programme
Career File: Martin Oliver & Gareth Birch
Martin Oliver to be replaced by Gareth Birch at Arthur J Gallagher