Redundancies
Soft market tempers Axa UK’s personal lines gains
Axa Group has reported 5% growth in property and casualty gross written premiums to £58bn, driven by commercial lines and strong new business in personal lines globally, but softer pricing in UK & Ireland dragged down personal lines rates.
A Christmas Carol for insurance’s digital dilemmas
Editor’s View: Insurers to confront the ghosts of past technology missteps in order to claim a more connected, brighter future, according to Emma Ann Hughes who is under the influence of Charles Dickens this Christmas.
Clear Group’s Scottish expansion; Bridgehaven’s buy; B.P. Marsh’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Headlines I hope to see in 2026
Deputy Editor’s View: With the year drawing to a close, Scott McGee looks back at what he thinks are the main themes of 2025 and how they could develop in 2026.
First Central to cut 160 Jobs
First Central is consulting on significantly reducing its workforce and outsourcing roles to its South African office in the new year, Insurance Post can reveal.
Insurers target call centre job cuts as tech adoption advances
A report has suggested Allianz Partners is looking to get rid of call centre staff, while Post understands Markerstudy is also considering its call centre personnel numbers over the next few years.
Allianz to re-platform commercial products over next two years
Allianz Commercial is in the process of moving all its products over to a new platform, chief distribution officer Nick Hobbs has told Insurance Post.
Big Interview: Angus Eaton, Motor Insurers’ Bureau
After pledging to end uninsured driving, Motor Insurers’ Bureau CEO Angus Eaton speaks to Scott McGee about how the goal will be achieved—and the wider ambitions of the bureau’s five-year strategy.
Aviva’s Storah flags quick wins with Direct Line
Jason Storah, Aviva’s UK and Ireland general insurance CEO, has outlined early operational wins from the Direct Line takeover, and shared his growth plan for personal, commercial and specialty lines for the latter half of 2025.
Big Interview: Michael Lee, First Central
Michael Lee, CEO of First Central sits down with Scott McGee to run through the company’s transformation over the last few years, why he won’t be rushed into growing the home and motor books, and the potential of new investment.
What Applied’s Epic exit means for the market
After Applied Systems announced it was pulling its Epic platform from the UK, what does that mean for the UK broker e-trading market?
ManyPets expects to post profit after £33m loss
ManyPets expects to post a profit for the last few months after making a £33m loss in the year to 31 March 2024.
Is there such a thing as a ‘happy ship’ in insurance?
News Editor’s View: With wholesale changes, widespread redundancies, and apparently tonnes more M&A to come, is there such a thing as a happy ship in insurance?
Allianz and LV to merge claims operations
Allianz has started the process to merge the claims operations of both Allianz Commercial and Allianz Personal, which includes LV, Insurance Post can reveal.
QuestGates buys Brownsword; Woodgate & Clark integration; Vitality’s health CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
ManyPets confirms redundancies as co-founder exits
ManyPets has confirmed to Insurance Post it has made some compulsory redundancies as part of its transformation project.
Biba’s Trudgill on managing change
Trade Voice: Looking ahead to 2025, British Insurance Brokers’ Association CEO Graeme Trudgill says brokers should see enormous changes on the horizon as an opportunity rather than a threat.
DLG to axe 550 jobs by end of 2025
Direct Line Group has this morning confirmed that a consultation process has begun, with the aim of cutting about 550 roles by the end of 2025.
Esure transformation leads to layoffs for long-serving staff
Esure cut jobs of long-serving, frontline colleagues during its transformation programme due to digital efficiencies resulting in customer behaviour changes.
Big Interview: Kevin Spencer, Markerstudy Group
In his first interview since the completion of the £1.2bn merger between Markerstudy and Ardonagh’s Atlanta Group, Kevin Spencer sits down with Scott McGee to talk through the process of completing the deal, and how it allows his business to overtake…
Markerstudy backer agrees deal to buy Collingwood
Markerstudy backer Pollen Street Capital has agreed a deal to acquire Collingwood Insurance Services Ltd, Insurance Post can reveal.