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Industry braced for disruption from insurtech start-ups
Insurance professionals believe there will be an increase in new products and innovation in the coming years, driven by competition from disruptive insurtech firms, research has found.
Week in Post: CMC impersonators, NED worries, and a Team GB gold medal winner
Sitting in my front room on Saturday morning I took a phone call from a claims management company.
Towergate plunders Compass motor division with two senior appointments
Towergate Insurance has expanded its London Market motor fleet team with two new appointments from rival broker Compass.
#postpeople 1st July - 8th July
Find out this week's movers
Allianz appoints chief underwriting officer to corporate insurer arm
Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE has appointed Paul O’Neill as chief underwriting officer speciality.
Helvetia names new CEO as Stefan Loacker steps down
Helvetia Group CEO Stefan Loacker is stepping down after nine years in the position.
#postpeople 27th June - 1st July
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Legal & General appoints Sir John Kingman as chairman
The board of Legal and General Group has announced Sir John Kingman as group chairman of Legal & General.
Post people - 6 - 10 June 2016
Who has moved where this week in the world of insurance.
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
C-Suite Insurer: Liberty's Matthew Moore on attracting millenials to insurance
Change within the specialty insurance and reinsurance markets is as fast-paced as any part of the financial sector
McDermott to leave FCA in July
Acting Financial Conduct Authority CEO Tracey McDermott is to leave the organisation on 1 July, the regulator has confirmed.
#PostPeople 11-15 April 2016
All the latest insurance industry market moves between 11 and 15 April 2016.
Former Canopius boss Rolfe joins Broker Network
Former Canopius UK Specialty CEO Tim Rolfe is to join Broker Network as chief product and underwriting officer on 1 May.
Willis warns others as it settles JLT fine arts and specie team defection for £22m
International broker Willis Towers Watson today reaffirmed it is “committed to protecting its business” and “will always seek legal redress where appropriate”.
Research: State of the Young Insurer Nation Part 1: Joining the industry
For Post’s first research project of 2016, Michèle Bacchus asks more than 50 young insurer employees why they joined the sector, where they think the industry is heading and whether they want to be a part of its future.
Apprentices: You're hired!
A growing number of school leavers are choosing work over university and the insurance sector is capitalising on this wealth of much-needed young talent
Barbican looks to Capita for MGA MD
Barbican Insurance Group has appointed Capita Managing Agency CEO Iain Bremner as managing director of Barbican Managing Agency.
Crawford TPA Broadspire to be led by Sutcliffe as Clubley steps down
Crawford & Company’s third-party administration business Broadspire has replaced Margaret Clubley as managing director of its UK business with Ian Sutcliffe, former Crawford UK client relationships director.
CII's Fisher proposes insurance apprentice 'buddy scheme' to government
Sian Fisher, CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute, has written to the government to propose an insurance buddy scheme for apprenticeships, which would take advantage of the ability to use levy contributions outside of firms.
Continuity for Aviva and brokers key as CFO Holmes takes on UKGI top job
The internal appointment of Colm Holmes to take over the Aviva UK general insurance reins from Maurice Tulloch has been billed as good news for brokers by commentators both insider and outside the insurer.
Editor's comment: The bad apple?
Regulation is a good thing … except where it is bad thing.
Insurance jobs: A game of snakes and ladders
Insurance employees need the right skillsets if they are to keep their jobs. Which roles offer the most potential for future success?
Brokers back Holmes as Aviva UKGI boss
The "great" appointment of Colm Holmes to head Aviva's UKGI business has not come as a surprise to broking bosses.