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Clear’s latest deal; JMG surpasses £300m GWP; Kane named Allianz ambassador
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
‘Nascent’ cyber market to hit ‘choppy waters’
Experts speaking at the Financial Times Global Insurance Summit yesterday (13 June) have said there are going to lots of ups and downs in the cyber market, with one suggesting “premiums are under-priced”.
Axa and Zego reject generative AI for pricing
Axa and Zego have ruled out using generative artificial intelligence for pricing due to compliance concerns.
Is insurer service really that bad?
News Editor View: After comments from Jensten’s Alistair Hardie earlier this week saying no insurer gets service right and that we should “rip up the service rule book and start again”, Scott McGee asks: Is it really that bad?
What Labour’s Manifesto means for insurers
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer aimed to woo insurers when he outlined his party’s blueprint for government just before lunchtime today (13 June).
Aviva’s Blanc hits back at Labour’s motor insurance plans
Aviva’s group CEO Amanda Blanc has hit back at Labour’s proposed plans to address motor insurance premiums in the UK, stating that “you don’t need a sledgehammer to crack a nut”.
Chicken shop owner has wings clipped for fowl play in fraudulent fire claim
A chicken shop owner and his brother have been handed prison sentences following investigations by Allianz and Sedgwick into a fire in 2018.
Allianz on top again in latest Brokerbility satisfaction survey
After topping the survey in 2022, Allianz has once again come out on top of Brokerbility’s latest satisfaction survey of key insurer partners.
Three key takeaways from ITC DIA Europe 2024
Artificial intelligence can be used to close the digital gap in insurance; meanwhile, some feel that generative AI is just a temporary hot topic, according to experts gathered at ITC DIA Europe, which took place in Amsterdam this week.
What does Winslow’s hiring splurge say about DLG's future?
Content Director’s View: Jonathan Swift takes stock of Direct Line Group CEO Adam Winslow’s new look executive team and asks whether it has the attributes to succeed.
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How is insurance stepping up amid election uncertainty?
With a record number of elections in 2024 set to introduce substantial unpredictability into an already volatile risk environment, Edmund Tirbutt examines how insurance is engendering resilience amidst unrelenting geoeconomic uncertainty.
How Covid changed travel insurance laid bare
Anna-Marie Duthie, insight consultant for general insurance at Defaqto, examines how the Covid-19 pandemic and price comparison websites have transformed travel insurance and explains why some providers are feeling the pressure of the Consumer Duty rules.
Understanding flood resilience – one garden and brick at a time
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes considers ways the insurance industry can help make the world more resilient to climate change by being more innovative in how it inspires adapting homes and gardens.
Insuring property damage caused by cyber attacks
Analysis: As clients in heavy industry and manufacturing look to insurance to cover property damage that occurs due to cyber attacks, Harry Curtis explores the risks that arise at the intersection of cyberspace and the physical world plus what options for cover exist for businesses facing fires, floods and explosions.
The Insurance Post Power List 2024 is available now
We reveal today’s movers and shakers in the industry by measuring their influence and impact on the market.
What’s included?
- The top 40 list of insurance’s biggest players today
- Insurance Post Podcast: Listen and find out what it takes to climb to the top of the insurance market
- Ones to watch: The players with growing influence who look set to feature in future rankings
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Mounting dissatisfaction with home insurance as premiums increase
Data analysis: NFU Mutual, Bank of Scotland, Nationwide, Saga, and Co-operative Insurance have the most satisfied home insurance customers, according to research by Fairer Finance.
Motor to return to profitability in 2024
Data Analysis: The latest Oxbow Partners motor insurance report proves to be encouraging reading for those operating within the space.
Insurers face margin crush unless premiums are hiked
Data analysis: A sustainable margin recovery looks increasingly challenging for insurers with premiums needing to increase in real terms to prevent any erosion after a tripling of costs to 10.9% of premiums last year from 3.5% in 2022.
Movers and shakers who made Insurance Post’s Power List 2024 revealed
This year’s Insurance Post Power List reflects how claims inflation combined with the Consumer Duty caused some providers to shift their focus and disruptors found it is easier to send a rocket into space than enter the UK insurance market.
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