Analysis
Top 50 Reinsurers of 2024 revealed
Munich Re and Swiss Re remain at the top of Insurance Post’s Top 50 Reinsurers 2024 list, despite Christopher Pennings, financial analyst at AM Best, observing the rankings have been shaken up by a shift in accounting requirements.
Ensuring essential insurance satisfies the consumer
After the Financial Ombudsman Service stated it expected to receive an uptick in complaints from consumers who opted for cheaper car premiums without realising the impact this would have on the level of cover, Tom Luckham examines how the differences…
Impact of 20mph speed limit on motor insurance premiums revealed
Iwan Doherty, senior researcher at Fairer Finance, reveals some providers – but not all – are beginning to let the new car accident data about 20mph speed limits influence their motor insurance prices.
Personalise insurance or fall foul of disruptors
The potential of personalisation and embedded insurance continue to excite the insurance market. David Worsfold explores what progress is being made and whether the innovation is being driven by mainstream players, disruptors or a combination of the two.
Greatest blows to insurance’s Consumer Duty report writers revealed
The greatest challenges faced by those involved in evidencing outcomes or writing their company’s Consumer Duty board report in July 2024 have been revealed by a Chartered Insurance Institute poll.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Bupa
Bupa appears in sixth place on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers 2024 list.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Axa
Axa grabs the eight spot on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers 2024 list.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: AIG
AIG holds steady in fifth place on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers List in 2024.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Convex UK
Convex UK is the newest company - only created in 2019 - to appear towards the peak of Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers List in 2024.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Allianz
Allianz has made significant strides to increase the brand’s presence in the UK and remains in the Top 10 of Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers List.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Admiral
As Admiral celebrates the 20th anniversary of listing on the London Stock Exchange, the only Welsh company in the FTSE 100 has leapt from eighth place on last year’s Top 100 UK Insurers List to seventh place in the 2024 rankings.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Direct Line Group
Direct Line Group has climbed from fourth place on last year’s Top 100 UK Insurers List to third place in the 2024 rankings.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: RSA
RSA is in fourth place on the Top 100 UK Insurers 2024 list.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Aviva
Aviva Insurance Limited is ranked number 1 and Aviva International Insurance Limited is ranked number 2 on the Top 100 UK Insurers 2024 list.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Business lines
A ranking of the top 100 UK Insurers for different general insurance business lines, based on data from AM Best’s Financial Suite.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Drastic turnaround in profitability
Major players pulling out or significantly scaling back their personal lines propositions, while others saw commercial lines profits soar, has significantly shaken up Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers rankings in 2024, according to Ben Diaz-Clegg,…
Insurers hike spending on cyber security
Combined cyber security spending for insurance companies and asset managers increased by 53% between 2019 and early 2023, a Moody’s survey has shown.
Lessons to learn from the CrowdStrike outage
Laura Miller examines how the CrowdStrike outage impacted various insurances, including property, business interruption, professional liability, D&O and product liability insurances.
Alarm bells ring over uptick in buildings insurance complaints
A sharp increase in buildings insurance complaints has sounded alarm bells within the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Six reasons Ageas could be the perfect insurance ‘partner’ for Saga
Content Director’s View: As Saga admits it is in talks with Ageas, Jonathan Swift suggests there is a lot to like about a potential ‘partnership’ between the two, not least as a spring board for further deals.
How the Insurance Post Top 90 MGAs List 2024 was produced
Market analyst Insuramore reviewed revenues – defined as fees and commissions earned in relation to UK-based risks from any kind of direct non-life insurance – to produce Insurance Post’s Top 90 MGAs List.