Articles by Callum Brodie
Interview: Richard Pryce - Keeping discipline
QBE European Operations CEO Richard Pryce talks about maintaining underwriting discipline in light of a heavily criticised sales email and contingency planning ahead of the EU referendum this summer
Video: QBE European Operations CEO Richard Pryce
Speaking to Post news editor Callum Brodie, QBE European Operations CEO Richard Pryce gives his take on industry game-changers in 2016, while also providing an insight into his own organisation's strategy.
Crawford TPA Broadspire to be led by Sutcliffe as Clubley steps down
Crawford & Company’s third-party administration business Broadspire has replaced Margaret Clubley as managing director of its UK business with Ian Sutcliffe, former Crawford UK client relationships director.
NFU Mutual shrugs off £50m flood loss to post 83% 2015 underwriting profit
Rural insurer NFU Mutual delivered an 83.7% increase in underwriting profit to £281m in 2015 (FY 2014: £153m) despite suffering a £50m loss caused by flood claims at the tail end of last year.
ECJ decides claims handling should be subject to VAT
Insurers and policyholders could be facing increased costs following a European Court of Justice decision that claims handling was not within the scope of the VAT exemption for insurance-related services.
QBE to move on from England sponsorship with new sporting deal
QBE will unveil a new sporting sponsorship deal next month following the expiry of its partnership with England Rugby last year, Post can reveal.
Integro snaps up Lloyd's broker CSWH
International insurance broker and risk management firm Integro has acquired Lloyd’s broker Croton Stokes Wilson Holden.
Ecclesiastical achieves biggest underwriting profit in six years
Ecclesiastical CEO Mark Hews has heralded “a set of extremely positive results” after the insurer recorded an 11% rise in pre-tax profits to £53.6m in 2015 (FY 2014: £48.2m) alongside its biggest underwriting profit since 2009.
Continuity for Aviva and brokers key as CFO Holmes takes on UKGI top job
The internal appointment of Colm Holmes to take over the Aviva UK general insurance reins from Maurice Tulloch has been billed as good news for brokers by commentators both insider and outside the insurer.
Telematics policy take-up accelerates by 40% in past year
The number of live telematics based motor insurance policies has increased by 40% of the course of the past year, according to research by the British Insurance Brokers’ Association.
Ex-Zurich claims boss Day to 'raise the bar' with merged investigation firm
US investigation firm ICS Merrill has merged with Global Options to form a UK holding company with UK and US subsidiaries.
Tulloch's Aviva UK successor to maintain momentum with brokers
Incoming Aviva UK general insurance CEO Colm Holmes has vowed not to lose focus “on the fundamentals” and has set his sights on building on relationships with brokers.
Colosso becomes non-exec chair at personal lines MGA
Industry stalwart Adrian Colosso has lined up his second non-executive role following his departure from Howden, Post understands.
Profits and revenues up at Charles Taylor in 2015
Charles Taylor CEO David Marock has heralded 2015 as a year of “strong growth” after the multi-faceted firm delivered a 31.6% increase in statutory profit before tax to £12.8m for 2015 (2014: £9.7m).
Aviva UK CFO Holmes steps up to replace Tulloch as CEO
Aviva has named UK general insurance chief financial officer Colm Holmes as the successor to Aviva UK GI CEO Maurice Tulloch.
Aviva benefits from Friends Life acquisition as UK profits slide
Aviva recorded a 20% increase in global profits to £2.67bn in 2015 compared with £2.21bn the previous financial year.
RSA technical analytics head Turner joins Esure
Esure Group has hired RSA’s Nick Turner as head of claims data and analysis.
Vann to drive home growth at Esure with 'test and learn' approach
Esure is adopting a “test and learn" approach to expanding its home insurance footprint in a bid to quote for a wider UK demographic once rates improve.
Data breaches caused by hacking or malware on the rise, Beazley finds
Beazley’s specialist breach response services unit responded to 60% more data breaches in 2015 compared to the previous year, the insurer has revealed.
Apil CEO hopes to restore claims 'credibility' with cold calling ban
The CEO of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has come out in support of the banning of cold calling in a bid to restore some “credibility and respect” to the claims sector.
Underlying profit drops at Esure amid challenging market in 2015
Esure recorded a deterioration in its combined operating ratio to 97.8% in 2015 (FY 2014: 91.9%) as underlying profit dipped by 22.7% to £82.9m (FY 2014: £107.2m) amid “highly competitive” market conditions.
Aviva flood loss of £100m predicted by analyst in otherwise 'good year'
Aviva is expected to reveal a £100m loss in earnings for 2015 as a result of the extensive flooding that swept the UK during the months of December last year and January.
Theresa May visits Ifed officers as new fraud taskforce is launched
Home Secretary Theresa May MP visited officers and staff from the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department last week as she launched a new fraud taskforce geared towards achieving a more joined-up approach to tackling fraud.
Charles Crawford joins Gallagher to help with integration project
Former Davies CEO Charles Crawford has joined Arthur J Gallagher International in the role of interim programme director to assist with the ongoing integration of businesses at the firm.