Interview
Q+A: De Ferrieres' Asia digital start-up
Matthias de Ferrieres left Axa last year to set-up Stark Group, a digital start-up insurance firm, based in Singapore. Post asked his aims.
Interview: Stewart Ower: Going with the flow
Chairman of UK Spill Stewart Ower plans to use his tenure to ensure any environmental aspect of a claim is one recognised as early as possible, so proactive intervention can help take control of claims costs
Q&A: Dr Sebastian Herfurth: Digital friends with benefits
Dr Sebastian Herfurth, co-founder and managing director of Friendsurance, discusses the future of peer-to-peer insurance, how the industry is not getting the most out of social media and why meeting customer needs is key to insurers succeeding in the…
Digital Insurance Strategies: Q&A: Ian Hood: Harnessing digital potential
Ian Hood, chief digital officer at RSA, discusses the future for the digital landscape, how the insurance industry is adapting to changes in technology and the explosion in the use of social media
Interview: Stuart Spencer: Bullish about Japan
Andrew Tjaardstra, Post’s Asia editor, speaks to Stuart Spencer, head of Asia-Pacific, Zurich, about the post he has held for just over a year and Zurich's nation building in the region.
Interview: Keith Bushnell: Positive mental health attitude
CEO Keith Bushnell has transformed HCML from a loss-making business to a profitable leader in the health and wellbeing market. He explains the firm’s approach to absence management and how to take a proactive approach to sickness in the workplace
A Christmas Q&A with Brian the Robot
As the festive season approaches, Post spoke to the industry's favourite robot to talk festive socks and Santa conquering aliens
Interview: Peter Staddon: Ringing in the changes
Having completed his first 12 months leading the Managing General Agents’ Association, Peter Staddon tells Post about his future ambitions for the trade body
Interview: Paul Anscombe: Setting the standard
Paul Anscombe’s decision to set up the Insurance Brokers’ Standards Council has caused something of a stir within the broking community – but the James Hallam MD tells Post the group is exactly what the industry needs
Penny Black's Social World – Hugh Bonneville: Risk assessor?
Hugh Bonneville, best known for his roles as Lord Grantham in Downton Abbey and BBC head of values Ian Fletcher in W1A, has taken on a new role. In his latest film, Paddington – from the producer of the Harry Potter series – Bonneville plays Mr Brown, a…
Interview: Grahame Chilton: ‘My main hobby is the thrill of the deal’
Industry stalwart Grahame Chilton returned to the sector last December, launching a reinsurance broking partnership with Arthur J Gallagher. He tells Post what keeps him coming back for more
Interview: Nick Parsons: Stepping into the limelight
After six years as vice-president at the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, Nick Parsons has assumed the role of president. He tells Post why he will not be a one-man band and shares his plans for the association
Interview: Mike Holliday-Williams: Back from the cold
After more than three years as RSA Scandinavia CEO, Mike Holliday-Williams is back on home soil as DLG managing director of personal lines. He tells Post what he’s learnt from his time abroad and how he is responding to the changes in the UK market
Interview: Jon Walker: In at the deep end
Axa managing director for commercial intermediary Jon Walker reveals that a change programme and an e-trading review have ensured his first few months in the job have been ‘incredibly busy’
Interview: Mark Hews: Protecting the nation’s history
With its focus on heritage buildings and a strategy rooted in ‘doing the right thing’, Ecclesiastical CEO Mark Hews tells Post the firm is quite unlike any other in financial services
Interview: Dominic Christian: Ready to rumble
Aon UK CEO Dominic Christian tells Post the firm’s move to the UK is a statement of intent, and outlines his targets for growth in the SME arena
Q&A: Stephanie Watkins: Engineering success
HSB Engineering boss Stephanie Watkins gives Post the lowdown on a period of major change for the specialist insurer – including its acquisition by Munich Re – and reveals what she sees as the emerging risks for the sector
Europe: Q&A with Bart de Smet, Ageas
Ageas is committed to the UK's motor sector despite its volatility, according to group chief executive Bart de Smet, who adds that the firm is always keen to gain from consolidation elsewhere.
Interview: Mike Jones: Generation game-plan
CILA president Mike Jones tells Post how he hopes to shed loss adjusting’s image as the domain of middle-aged white men by enticing more young talent into the industry and increasing its diversity
Interview: Mike Brown: Taking a moment
As senior partner at BLM, Mike Brown is overseeing his firm through a period of incredible change for the legal sector – although some of the changes don’t sit too comfortably with him
Video: Innovation Group chief executive Andy Roberts
Andy Roberts, group chief executive of Innovation Group, told Post reporter Katie Marriner his plans for the business over the next 12 months including making sure it has a growth strategy in each of the territories it operates and its plans to develop…
Interview: Phil McNeilage: Strictly roots
Despite a brief soujourn in Jamaica, Cunningham Lindsey’s UK chief executive Phil McNeilage has spent the majority of his career with one company. He talks to Post about the changes occuring at Cunningham and the challenges ahead
Interview: Andy Roberts: Planning world domination
Andy Roberts, group chief executive of Innovation Group, tells Post about his growth ambitions for the global business
Interview: Neil Brettell: High five
Allianz retail general manager Neil Brettell tells Post of his clear vision for the business – to be a top-five UK player in five years