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Hiscox’s Wrigglesworth on how to evolve an insurer’s tech estate
View from the Top: Ian Wrigglesworth, chief technology officer at Hiscox UK, considers the challenge of designing a tech strategy in a fast-changing world.
AA raises concerns about comprehensive motor cover
The AA has called for comprehensive motor insurance policies that do not include windscreen cover to be renamed in order to avoid complaints from consumers that policies fall short of their expectations.
How insurers are working to keep esports competitive and covered
With 2025 expected to be the best year in video games sales to date thanks to GTA 6, a potential PS5, Xbox mid-gen refreshes, plus the first full year of sales for Switch 2. Tom Luckham examines how the insurance industry is addressing the complicated…
Big Interview: Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
Steve Hardy, CEO of Policy Expert, talks to Tom Luckham about the firm’s plans for expansion, addresses claims concerns, and reveals what American musician Iggy Pop is really like.
How Covid-19 transformed commercial lines insurance
How the commercial lines insurance market has been shaken up in the last decade by mergers, acquisitions and Covid-19 is examined by Angela Pilley, insight consultant for general insurance at Defaqto.
Sabre targeting £80m profit by 2030
Geoff Carter, CEO of Sabre, has told Insurance Post that the firm plans to take in "at least" £80m in profit by 2030.
Ecclesiastical’s latest scheme; Allianz’s Uber launch; Evolution’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Gary Murphy, Gigasure
Gary Murphy, head of travel at recently launched MGA Gigasure, talks to Insurance Post about the firms’ travel agenda and balancing transparency with policy personalisation
Lack of trust in telematics hampering potential
After a survey found only 8% of respondents had received any communication from insurers about adopting telematics-based insurance to help reduce premiums, Fairer Finance’s James Daley said “telematics still doesn’t seem to be fulfilling its potential”.
Q&A: Alan Dean, CoverForYou & Outbacker
Alan Dean, managing director for travel insurance firms CoverForYou and Outbacker, discusses rising fraud levels, what's driving travel insurance complaints, and encouraging customers to engage with their policies.
Guidewire teases enhanced focus on pricing products
Will McAllister, senior vice president and managing director of EMEA at Guidewire, has told Insurance Post the firm will begin deploying pricing products “in a much shorter timeframe”.
Big Interview: Ernesto Suarez, Gigasure
Ernesto Suarez, CEO of Gigasure, outlines his plan to turn the recently launched travel MGA into the neo-bank of insurance.
Von Mesterhazy appointed Allianz MD for specialty
Isabella Von Mesterhazy has been appointed managing director for Allianz UK’s specialty business, effective 1 December 2024
Property payouts hit £4bn; RSA's latest launch; Konsileo's £8m fundraise
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Gigasure CEO outlines pet and PCW plans
Ernesto Suarez, CEO of Gigasure, has told Insurance Post of the firm’s plans to be listed on multiple price comparison websites by the end of the year, and launch a pet product.
Close Brothers to seek consent to pay premium finance commission
From next week, Close Brothers will seek consent from commercial customers for the payment of broker commissions for premium finance.
CMA criticises Prima over £300K NCB breach
The Competition and Markets Authority has sent a letter to Prima because of a series of breaches relating to no claims bonus that affected more than 38,000 customers.
Unstructured data is ‘fundamental weakness’ of insurance industry
Guidewire CEO Mike Rosenbaum told a packed crowd that generative artificial intelligence can provide the edge to insurers in terms of data clarity.
Howden buys Storfield; Hiscox’s drone partnership; SiriusPoint's CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
UN forum finds ‘major gap’ in industry underwriting transition plans
The United Nations Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero has identified a “major gap” in the transition plans for insurance underwriting portfolios.
Allianz to launch refreshed SME proposition in 2025
Allianz Commercial plans to launch a refreshed SME proposition in 2025, following investment to broaden and modularise its product suite, UK managing director Nadia Côté has told Post.
Bspoke’s Hood partnership; CFC’s European expansion; Pool Re’s head of underwriting
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Mike Brockman, ThingCo
ThingCo founder and CEO Mike Brockman sits down with Insurance Post to talk about why the business has recently been in 'stealth mode,' how he hopes telematics can appeal to a wider audience, and potentially new markets he hopes to expand into.
Aviva pulls plug on Applied Systems pilot
Insurance Post can reveal that just six months after entering a pilot with Applied Systems for its property owners product, Aviva has pulled the plug, saying the results “do not justify the ongoing investment”.