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Interview: Rob Brown, Charles Taylor group CEO
After more than four decades spent in underwriting and broking, Rob Brown chose to try his hand at insurance services as group CEO at Charles Taylor last year. He talks to Jonathan Swift about why, given the bountiful opportunities the PE-backed firm has…
Julie Page to lead UK in Aon-WTW exec team with Nicolas Aubert absent from line-up
Julie Page has been named as UK CEO in the leadership team that will come into place when Aon’s takeover of Willis Towers Watson completes.
Aon/WTW merger faces further European Commission review
The European Commission will conduct a Phase II review into the $30bn (£22bn) merger of global brokers Aon and Willis Towers Watson, it has been confirmed.
Aon’s Julie Page on responding to unmet insurance needs
Aon UK CEO Julie Page reveals her focus as president of the Chartered Insurance Institute and calls on the industry to step up the pace in finding solutions to society’s evolving risks and protection gaps.
Miller to expand employee ownership after sale
The existing partners of Miller will be reinvesting into the business to keep a “substantial minority ownership” and targeting broader employee ownership as part of the deal that sees the firm switch hands from Willis Towers Watson to Cinven and GIC.
Analysis: Innovating in insurance-linked securities
Where other investment markets have struggled during the global pandemic insurance-linked securities have weathered the storm well. Post finds out how London’s young regime is fitting into the existing global markets and whether there is still innovation…
No losers as Cinven and GIC buy Miller from WTW, say brokers
Brokers have hailed private equity house Cinven and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC buying Miller from Willis Towers Watson as a deal with no losers.
GRP’s Mike Bruce on broker M&A speeding up in Covid-hit UK
The level of broker consolidation has risen again this year, says GRP’s group CEO Mike Bruce as he predicts more investments to come from long-term investors with vendors keen to sell due to pandemic uncertainty, rumoured tax changes, strong valuations…
Big three brokers' Q3 results hold steady in face of Covid-19
The financial performance of the world’s three largest broking firms held steady in the third quarter of 2020 leading executives to hail strong results achieved in spite of the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aon and Direct Line Group discussed how insurance firms can seize the initiative on privacy, cyber risk and operational resilience
What operational challenges have insurance companies faced and how can they ensure optimal cyber resilience for future disruptions?
Aon, Allianz, Aviva, Convex, Direct Line, Gallagher, LV, Marsh, Munich Re and Zurich dicuss the future of work
Last week Insurance Post ran its first Future of Insurance Work event which gathered over 40 insurance executives together to share their thoughts on what seems to unquestionably be the hot topic of 2020.
Panel cautions against easy parallels between terrorism and pandemic pools
Panellists speaking at an industry forum on Wednesday cautioned that insurance pools set up to provide cover for terrorism risks may not be the best templates on which to build pools that deal with pandemic risk.
Creativity and innovative thinking the differentiators, says HDI leader McDonald
The insurance industry needs to work collaboratively to promote the benefit of careers in insurance to boost the range of diverse talent and thinkers in organisations, according to Claire McDonald, UK and Ireland managing director at HDI Global.
AI at scale: Transforming insurance operations
Insurance might be commonly regarded, from the outside at least, as being one of the most traditional of industries. According to Mohit Manchanda, head of insurance UK and Europe, Roopak Chadha general insurance growth leader, Rohan Regis, vice-president…
Julie Page named CII president
Aon UK CEO Julie Page has been appointed president of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Future Focus 2030: The future of Lloyd’s and the London Market
As part of a monthly series, Post looks into the future at how the insurance industry might change, focusing on a specific issue. In the latest instalment David Worsfold looks at transformation of Lloyd’s and the London market in the post Covid-19 era
Industry must look at risks beyond pandemic in tackling non-damage BI challenge
Work to create a vehicle for dealing with catastrophic and systemic risks in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic must take into account the full spectrum of risks capable of causing comparable levels of disruption, prominent industry figures said on…
Return to offices halted following government’s work from home guidance
Businesses have put their return to office plans on hold following the latest statement from the government asking people in England to work from home where possible.
Analysis: Returning to the workplace
As the UK government further eases Covid-19 lockdown measures, as pupils across the country return to school, how do insurance companies and employees feeling about returning back to the workplace? Post spoke to some of the leading insurance firms to…
Insurers must make voices heard on uninsurable events, urges Denmark's former Prime Minister
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former prime minister of Denmark, has urged the insurance industry to share fears and cost analyses on uninsurable events to make governments accountable for action on climate change and pandemics.
Aon and WTW merger gets shareholder vote of approval
Aon and Willis Towers Watson shareholders have voted in favour of the risk giants' merger.
Briefing: Leadership and lip service - a progress predicament
Insurance companies, like those in other sectors, are waking up to inequalities in society that could measurably affect their own make up. But if they are going to face up to sometimes harsh realities then they need to stop clinging to a PR narrative.
Analysis: Ethnicity pay gap reporting - getting the ball rolling
With growing pressure on the government to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay reporting to measure inequality in the workplace, Post investigates what steps the industry is taking to prepare and what is still to do.
Spotlight: Product development: The need for speed
Lockdown has been a challenge for businesses across the country but the change in working has led to insurers developing in many positive ways that will benefit the customer in the long run