Reinsurance
Diary of an Insurer: Hiscox’s Shali Vasudeva
Shali Vasudeva, group chief operations and technology officer at Hiscox, oversees areas including technology, data plus artificial intelligence, property services, procurement, and change management including improvements to the claims process.
Burning point: insurance and heat-driven perils
With a series of heatwaves dominating summer 2025, Fiona Nicolson looks how insurers are changing their approach to underwriting, modelling and climate-risk planning.
Reinsurance outlook ranges from ‘stable’ to ‘deteriorating’
Rating agencies have shared their outlook for the global reinsurance sector, with both Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Ratings revising down their outlooks for 2026, while S&P Global Ratings has maintained its ‘stable’ outlook.
Hiscox achieves 6% UK growth and eyes double digits by 2028
Hiscox UK is on track to hit its 6% growth target for 2025 at the halfway mark, with group chief underwriting officer Joanne Musselle revealing plans for double-digit retail growth by 2028.
Pool Re pushes ahead with discount scheme for SME terrorism cover
Pool Re is seeking regulatory and government approval for a scheme to offer significantly discounted reinsurance rates for SME terrorism cover by April 2026, Post can reveal.
How P&C carriers are outpacing life insurers on AI adoption
Property and casualty carriers are outpacing life insurance peers with artificial intelligence adoption, thanks to structural advantages that enable faster and more agile use of the technology.
British Insurance Awards 2025 winners revealed
Aviva was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Airmic CEO Julia Graham, pictured, took home the Achievement Award at the 2025 British Insurance Awards last night (9 July).
McGill’s battery cover; Aviva’s mid-market enhancement; Kennedy’s COO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Axa is winning race to adopt AI at scale
Axa has emerged as the global front-runner in artificial intelligence adoption, according to the inaugural Evident AI Index for Insurance.
Air India crash claim could reach around £150m
The fatal crash of Air India flight AI171 on Thursday (12 June) is expected to cost the insurance industry more than $200m (£147.2m), more than the direct written premium for aviation in India, according to analysts GlobalData.
London shouldn’t be allowed to dominate UK captives sector
Industry leaders have warned that efforts to launch a UK captives sector would need to be a nationwide initiative, and not just focus on London in order to fully realise the opportunity at hand.
M&S attack proves public-private cyber risk pool is required
Editor’s View: The cyber attack against M&S shows insurance alone can’t swoop in to save the day when cyber criminals attack major retailers, so the government must partner with providers now to ensure national resilience, argues Emma Ann Hughes.
Axa's breakdown cover; Aviva x Acturis Unify; One Sure acquires broker
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Lloyd’s Tiernan shares his vision for London market
Patrick Tiernan has marked his first day as Lloyd’s CEO with a LinkedIn post, reflecting on his challenging medical journey and his hopes for the future of the London insurance market.
Could aviation insurance be about to skyrocket?
David Worsfold examines how an increasing number of claims and capacity issues are changing conditions in the airline insurance market.
Big Interview: Jason Richards, Swiss Re
Jason Richards, Swiss Re CEO for UK and Ireland sits down with Scott McGee to talk through company priorities, the UK property insurance market, and what he thinks must be the top priorities for the next CEO of Lloyd's.
Stuart McMurdo, Accredited UK and Europe
Stuart McMurdo is president of Accredited UK and Europe, which has swiftly established itself as a leading specialty MGA insurer.
Adrian Cox, Beazley
Beazley’s CEO Adrian Cox plans to sponsor more cyber catastrophe bonds in 2025 as the specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter continues to focus on growth.
Paul Morden, Munich Re
Paul Morden is CEO of Munich Re’s life reinsurance strategy in the UK and Ireland.
Jason Richards, Swiss Re
Jason Richards is responsible for managing Swiss Re’s property and casualty reinsurance business in the UK and Ireland.
David Howden, Howden Group
David Howden’s 30th year as founder and chief executive of Howden Group “proved to be one to remember”, with Howden managing to break the £3bn revenue barrier.
Patrick Tiernan appointed Lloyd’s CEO
Patrick Tiernan has succeeded John Neal as CEO of Lloyd’s, with his tenure kicking off on 1 June 2025.
Clear rebrands MGA arm; Sapiens acquires AdvantageGo; Markel’s head of tech
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Commercial insurance rates fall 6% in Q1
UK commercial insurance rates fell 6%, on average, in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Global Insurance Market Index released today (24 April) by Marsh.