Underwriting
Michael Rea, Gallagher
Michael Rea was appointed CEO of Gallagher’s UK & Ireland broking business in January 2024 and leads more than 6000 colleagues.
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.
NordVPN’s cyber cover; DCL’s truck product; Consilium’s claims chief
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Unlock the small business insurance market
Sapiens Business Solution for SME Commercial delivers a real-time view of customer insights to empower your agents with the tools they need to upsell, cross-sell, and enhance customer experiences in the SME space.
Ageas unifies customer records using LexisNexis tech
Ageas has partnered with LexisNexis to take policyholder data across all platforms and collate it down to a single identity for each customer.
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.
Weathering the cost of living crisis through insurance
With the increased cost of living a constant fixture of today’s news cycle, concerns abound about a possible looming recession.
Webinar: Unlocking the small business opportunity
The SME insurance market is moving online and digital first. What’s the next move for insurers to stay competitive?
Diary of an Insurer: QBE’s Janine Bowler
Janine Bowler, senior account manager at QBE, enjoys cups of tea, sometimes a biscuit, a few laughs and plenty of trading with brokers while also squeezing in horse riding, rousing her son and looking forward to lighter nights for BBQs with friends.
Thatcham building closer ties with Chinese car makers
Thatcham Research is building closer relationships with new entrants including Chinese manufacturers since it introduced its new Vehicle Risk Rating system and insurability by design (IBD) proposition.
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.
Saga CEO outlines plan to get back to peak trading
Saga Insurance CEO Lloyd East has told Insurance Post the business is pivoting to growth after securing the sale of Acromas, as well as the partnership with Ageas.
Insurers question climate protest group claims
Claims made by the Boycott Bloody Insurance group against insurers such as Allianz, Axa, Aviva, Zurich and Intact have been called into question by several of the providers named.
Brokers still looking to non-standard for growth
A broker survey taken by Prestige Underwriting has revealed a strong surge in demand across key non-standard home and motor segments.
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.
Navigating the new reinsurance market
We’re seeing a transition in the reinsurance market, with significant implications for both insurers and reinsurers. The market is finally softening after several years of hardening conditions.
Big Interview: Alain Zweibrucker, Axa Retail
Alain Zweibrucker, CEO of Axa Retail, talks to Tom Luckham about the firm's Lloyd's Bank partnership, transforming the business, and its push for digitalisation.
Diary of an Insurer: Rokstone’s Jimmy Heaton
Jimmy Heaton, head of international directors and officers and financial institutions at MGA Rokstone, highlights the importance of sustainable underwriting, professional development, and maintaining a constant dialogue with partners, while pursuing his…
Insurers struggle to fill IT and data job vacancies laid bare
Roles that are critical to core insurance operations are still heavily concentrated in London, plus providers are struggling to fill their IT and data roles, data analysis produced by Michael Stefan, partner at executive recruitment firm Hanover, has…
Addept’s legal expenses suite; Allianz’s sports fund; Admiral Money’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
BCG reveals how top insurers use AI for competitive edge
Boston Consulting Group has identified the ways “forward-thinking” insurers are using artificial intelligence in underwriting, claims, sales, customer service and IT to gain a quantifiable competitive advantage.
Q&A: Tim Smyth, Bspoke Group
Tim Smyth, CEO of Bspoke Group, sits down with Insurance Post to talk acquisitions, scaling back UK General, and the complacency currently within the HNW market.
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.