Pet insurance
Compare the Market finds pet owners lack home insurance
Compare the Market has today published research that has found more than half (52%) of pet owners do not have sufficient home insurance.
Big Interview: Mark Christer, Wakam UK
Mark Christer, CEO of Wakam UK and deputy CEO of Wakam Group, sits down with Scott McGee to talk through his first year at the UK subsidiary, and plans to expand.
Monzo’s new cover; Aviva boosts renewables; Laka raises £7.7m
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Tesco names insurance CEO after split from bank
Tesco has named Craig Bundell as CEO of Tesco Insurance and Money Services, following its split with Tesco Bank.
Pets at Home to launch insurance
Pets at Home is launching its own pet insurance product in the UK early next year.
Policy Expert’s profit skyrockets 500%
Policy Expert has today (25 June) released its financial results for the 12 months ending 31 March 2025, reporting an increase in pre-tax profit of more than 500%.
A giant leap forward for bancassurance
What steps banks and insurance companies are taking today to offer cover in fresh ways, plus the giant leaps being taken to reshape bancassurance sooner rather than later, is investigated by Emma Ann Hughes.
Rising water excess fuels distrust in home insurers
Peter Roper, head of research at Fairer Finance, argues home insurers need to do more to help customers understand the cover they are purchasing to increase satisfaction in the sector's products and services.
Pet premiums dip after months of increases
There was a slight dip in premiums for lifetime pet insurance policies in May this year, according to data from Pearson Ham Group.
ManyPets overhauls product range
ManyPets has unveiled an entirely new range of insurance, which the provider says is its “biggest change to insurance plans since it launched pet insurance in 2017”.
Q&A: Jean-Philippe Doumeng, Napo
Jean-Philippe Doumeng, CEO and co-founder of Napo, discusses the challenges the firm has faced as a direct-to-consumer insurtech and its mission to provide premium pet insurance despite operating in a price-competitive market.
Premium finance vital to one in four customers
More than one in four insurance customers would cut cover or switch to cheaper policies if they couldn't utilise premium finance, research from Premium Credit has revealed.
Big Interview: Ken Norgrove, RSA
Ken Norgrove, UK and international CEO of RSA, discusses the impact of the insurer’s personal lines exit, how the provider plans to outperform its peers in commercial lines, and why October will usher in a new era for the business.
Marsh’s data approach; Birkdale sponsors Southport FC; McLarens’ CIO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Julian Tomlinson, Alps
Julian Tomlinson, chair and founder of Alps, talks to Insurance Post about the firm’s M&A appetite, delivering value in legal expenses coverage, and why artificial intelligence is like Tinder for claims.
Ardonagh’s rebrand; Google Cloud’s expansion; Insure Your Paws’ product
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
By making the most of his quarter century of insurance industry experience, Steve Hardy has pushed Policy Expert to rapid growth in recent years.
Alistair Hargreaves, Admiral
Alistair Hargreaves replaces Cristina Nestares on Insurance Post’s Power List after succeeding her as UK insurance CEO at Admiral Group in 2024.
Insurance complaints take a slight dip
The Financial Conduct Authority’s latest data has shown insurance and pure protection complaints decreased 6% from 764,272 in the first half of 2024 to 718,496 in the second half.
Big Interview: Alistair Hargreaves, Admiral
Alistair Hargreaves, UK insurance CEO at Admiral, speaks to Tom Luckham about the provider’s results, the integration of RSA’s home and pet books, and why the insurer is ignoring market noise to focus on its own game.
Admiral CEO outlines plan to become top five pet player
Admiral UK insurance CEO Alistair Hargreaves has revealed how the business will become a top five pet provider by the end of the year.
Video Q&A: George Robbins and Kelig Aujogue, Shift Technology
In the latest Insurance Post video we caught up with Shift Technology’s head of UK, Ireland and Nordics George Robbins, and director of data science UK Kelig Aujogue to discuss the issues insurers see with fraud in the health insurance space.
Policy Expert bosses outline plan to double GWP
Policy Expert CEO Steve Hardy has laid down a target to double the size of the business within five years and become a top five provider of pet insurance in the UK.
Covéa finally swings back to profit
Covéa Insurance has swung from an £87.3m loss in 2023 to posting a £32.9m profit for 2024.