SME
Can insurers harness the power of Generative AI?
Generative artificial intelligence has the market buzzing around its huge potential for business growth, but at this early stage, Rachel Gordon warns many factors need careful consideration.
Acrisure UK planning further expansion amid IPO hopes
After rebranding Sutton Winson to Acrisure UK Broking, Acrisure UK CEO Mark McIlquham is planning further regional expansion and acquisitions in service of eventually floating publicly.
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.
What Tiernan will find in the Lloyd’s CEO in-tray
Editor’s View: As Patrick Tiernan prepares to succeed John Neal as CEO of Lloyd’s at the start of June, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on what is in his in-tray, plus what is in his toolkit, to consider how he could transform and leave a lasting mark of the…
Biba launches ‘Ben the Broker’ advert campaign
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has launched a national advertising campaign to promote insurance brokers to SMEs.
Q&A: Adrien Lebègue, Peak3
Adrien Lebègue, CEO of EMEA at Peak3, outlines how his platform works and plans to deepen his penetration of the UK by expanding it to cover commercial lines.
Big Interview: Drazen Jaksic, Zurich UK
Drazen Jaksic, CEO of Zurich UK, is ambitious and likes a challenge, but he won’t be slashing the price of the provider’s general insurance policies anytime soon to swiftly grow the business.
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.
Zurich CEO outlines plan to compete on value rather than price
Drazen Jaksic, CEO of Zurich UK, has shared he won’t be slashing the price of the provider’s general insurance policies anytime soon in a bid to swiftly grow the business.
National insurance hike tops concerns for SMEs
A survey from Towergate Insurance Brokers has revealed October’s National Insurance hike is among the top financial concerns of SMEs.
Ecclesiastical’s new office; Ventis deal; Rokstone hire
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: Stephanie Ogden, HDI
Stephanie Ogden, CEO of HDI Global for UK and Ireland, outlines how she is raising recognition of the brand, making sure the provider is “punching where it should be”, plus gives a glimpse of the ways she is redefining what leadership looks like in 2025.
Brown & Brown buys broker; Crif and Crawford collab, Atec hire
Weekly Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
What insurers should know about today’s cyber threats
Mark Kirby, director of Intersys, examines how the current cyber threat landscape is evolving and how insurers need to change their approaches to respond to the threat.
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.
Big Interview: Tom Downey, Pen Underwriting
As Pen turns 10, CEO Tom Downey sits down with Harry Curtis to outline his plans to turn the MGA into the equal of the UK’s largest insurers.
Access deal; Clearspeed’s work with 1st Central; Lockton’s risk lead
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Sivan Iram, Flow Specialty
Sivan Iram, CEO and co-founder of Flow Specialty, shares with insurance Post the reasoning behind launching an artificial intelligence broker agent, as well as how the firm retains its quality.
Lessons from the LA wildfires for the UK’s flood resilience
As the scale of losses from the Los Angeles wildfires becomes clear, Marcel Le Gouais examines if insurers are ready for a climate change-induced ‘new normal’ plus how the sector needs to step up efforts to improve policyholders' risk resilience.
Howden ‘doubles employee benefits’ business with Barnett Waddingham buy
Howden has struck a deal to buy Barnett Waddingham, a UK professional services consultancy across risk, pensions, investment and insurance.
Big Interview: Paul Lofkin, Crawford
Paul Lofkin, president of Crawford for UK & Ireland, is going to sort out the nation’s subsidence and promises to “disrupt that market like never before”.
Allianz x Volvo; Howden buys broker; Clear Group’s COO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
How insurers are helping businesses grow
As chancellor Rachel Reeves says the UK must go “further and faster” to achieve economic growth, Edmund Tirbutt examines how insurance is providing the safety net required to ensure businesses focus on getting bigger and better in the months and years to…
Pool Re opens consultation on SME terrorism cover
Pool Re has launched a consultation on the potential to reintegrate terrorism as a standard covered peril in SME policies.