Training
My Other Life: Michael Hearty, Auger, RNLI volunteer
In addition to his day job as external operations manager for Auger, Michael Hearty volunteers with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Legal Update: Child abuse claims expected to rise in Scotland
The limitation for childhood abuse will be lifted next month in Scotland, writes Graeme Watson, partner at Clyde & Co, urging insurers to brace for a surge of claims.
Blog: Claims handlers vs robots
Steve Grieve, chief information officer at Claims Consortium Group, explores whether machines really can take over from humans in a claims environment.
Blog: Making cyber relevant
Neil Ross and Delvin Tillett, senior vice-president and assistant vice-president for underwriting at Axis Pro Europe, explain how insurers and underwriters can make cyber policies relevant in today's fast-moving business environment.
Profile: Oscar Treceno, IMIA
For six years, Oscar Treceno has juggled his day job as head of the engineering and energy department at Helvetia with the role of chairman of the International Association of Engineering Insurers. Post asked him about IMIA's role in today's market.
Covéa's Lisa Meigh on why the apprenticeship levy is not just another tax
Many companies have written off the apprenticeship levy that came into force in April as another tax but Lisa Meigh, director of HR and Learning at Covéa Insurance, sees a pot to further future generations of insurance workers.
Blog: How to make your MGA stand out
Managing general agents need to differentiate themselves to boost their income, advises Ed Halsey, sales & marketing director at Schemeserve.
QBE's Grant Clemence on moving CSR forward
Insurers must think more ambitiously about their corporate social responsibility, says QBE Foundation's chairman Grant Clemence
Blog: Travel insurance alone doesn't cut it for corporate clients
Corporate clients want travel insurance and travel risk management in the same place, says Chris Knight, head of corporate services at Cega.
British Insurance Awards: 2017 shortlist revealed
Today we reveal the companies that will be in the running for the 23rd British Insurance Awards at the Royal Albert Hall.
Blog: The apprenticeship levy might not be as bad as you think
After two years of waiting – and wondering – the apprenticeship levy is upon us. And so, for those of you with an annual paybill of over £3m, you’ll now be paying 0.5% of that to HMRC.
Blog: Using a rainbow to lead across generations
Diversity and inclusion has been a hot topic in the insurance industry for a fair few years, but it took the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundations's conference for me to realise the true breadth of diversity and how it could drive the unlocking of…
New course addresses impact of flooding on children
The British Damage Management Association has launched a new training course to improve the experience of children & young people after flooding.
State of the Broker Nation: Professionalism and staff
Michèle Bacchus finds out how David Beckham’s legs can help make broking more enticing and attract talent to the sector
Brightside's Mark Cliff on how apprenticeships will help UK insurance retain its world-class position
Brightside launched its first apprenticeships programme in September this year. Four bright young students from the Bristol area have signed on for a one-year course, where they will aim to achieve Chartered Insurance Institute status and complete an NVQ…
Interview: Jonathan Clark, Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has been racking up a few firsts when it comes to naming its president in recent years, highlighting the changes the body is undergoing.
Rising Star: Mike Boast, Smithers Purslow
Mike Boast joined structural engineers and chartered building surveyors straight from Nottingham Trent University.
Post Webinar: The route to market in Hong Kong
In the third webinar of Post's 'Shaping the Profession' Hong Kong series supported by the Chartered Insurance Institute we discuss the route to market for life insurance.
Greenwood takes on international role at CII
Mark Greenwood, the Chartered Insurance Institute's Asia-Pacific regional director, has taken on the new role of international director.
The nomadic life: what does it take to be a specialist loss adjuster?
A group of new recruits to McLarens Aviation learn about what it takes to be a loss adjuster
AIG's work experience programme makes students u-turn on ruling out insurance as a career
Two-thirds of participants in AIG’s two-week work experience programme said they were "quite likely” or “very likely” to consider a job in insurance after completing the course, compared to 67% unknowns at the start.
BIA 2016: Investing in the profession and diversity
Diversity Award; Investing in the Profession
Senior management: Parachuting in
With more senior management roles going to those from outside the general insurance industry, how will this affect the sector in the future?
Career Development: Markel launches new recruitment programme
Markel International has launched a new recruitment programme for graduates, interns and school-leavers