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Aviva, Crawford, Zurich and Amanda Blanc triumph at 2023 British Insurance Awards
Aviva was among the big winners at the British Insurance Awards 2023, on a night when its group CEO Amanda Blanc took home the Achievement Award.
Rise of the AI insurers
David Worsfold examines can how artificial intelligence can be used to reimagine the insurance experience for customers, transforming it from a transactional, reactive model to a proactive, more personalised one.
60 Seconds With... Daphne Naudy, Charles Taylor
Daphne Naudy, director of development for continental Europe at Charles Taylor, would love to meet Van Gogh, visit Ancient Rome and loves to listen to Maneskin.
How insurance is making Manchester a northern powerhouse
Analysis: Ahead of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s Annual Conference taking over Manchester Central, Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes explores the challenges and opportunities facing general insurers and intermediaries based in the city.
60 Seconds With... Andrew Jackson, Charles Taylor Adjusting
Andrew Jackson, director of technical & special risks at Charles Taylor Adjusting, shares his tips for a fulfilling life - knowing when to step down from leadership, how to use mistakes to your advantage, and how to relax at the end of the day.
60 Seconds With... Bobby Gracey, Charles Taylor
Bobby Gracey, global head of fraud at Charles Taylor, tells Insurance Post about his philosophy of respect towards all colleagues, his love of country music, and the continuing influence of his late grandmother on his life.
The insurance challenges facing churches this Christmas
As the cost-of-living crisis causes many to feel the pinch this Christmas churches and places of worship have been undergoing a transformation when it comes to the use of the house of God, one that the specialist insurers in the market have had to…
Intelligence: Should the insurance sector get wedded to embedded to close protection gaps?
Embedded insurance is receiving some hype, with claims that it could help bolster the industry by closing the protection gap while simultaneously creating the potential for lower-cost distribution. Frances Stebbing looks at whether this is really the…
60 seconds with ... Joanne Butler, Charles Taylor Insure Tech
Joanne Butler, head of product marketing and pre-sales at Charles Taylor Insure Tech, tells Post about her love of snooker, and the time she shared a conference stage with the incredible Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
Shortlist for 2022 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards revealed
The shortlist is now out for the 2022 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
EY predicts motor NCR of 113.8% in 2022; Geo buys Lorega; Konsileo secures Series A funding; and ex-Fresh trio launch new broker
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurance industry stuck on legacy systems, says Charles Taylor’s Hurst
Charles Taylor’s Europe, Middle East and Africa sales director Jennifer Hurst has said the move into a digital world remains “quite a big project” as the insurance industry is still stuck on legacy systems.
AIG, Axa and RSA lead underwriter recruitment; Allianz partners with Solar Energy UK; North P&I and Standard Club to merge; and first non-London syndicate-in-a-box-launched
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
60 seconds with... Roxanne Thornhill, Charles Taylor Adjusting
Roxanne Thornhill, associate director at Charles Taylor Adjusting, tells Post why she'd like to learn how to make pottery, and the one fact about her that would surprise her colleagues.
Marsh/Volante launch shareholder activism product; insurance sector launches flood directory; GRP buys Hamilton Fraser; Liberty rolls out real-time flood warning solution
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Charles Taylor buys majority stake in insurtech Fraud Keeper
Charles Taylor has bought a majority stake of automation and artificial intelligence software as a service platform Fraud Keeper, Post can reveal.
ABI reports fraud at lowest level since 2007; Axa relaunches British Gas cover; Getsafe extends Series B; and Lockton acquires
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week.
Listed insurtech market cap surpasses $22bn; motor start-up Adiona plans to take on 'outdated' incumbents; Dale Partners gets Lloyd's green light; and Zurich unveils £750m MGA capacity deal
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
WH Smith to launch ‘digital first’ insurance lines; WTW lines up first acquisition after Aon merger collapse; Converys Europe strikes fourth deal and Higos buys in Cornwall
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Intelligence: Political risk and the pandemic
Covid-19 has already raised tensions between countries and a fragmented exit from the pandemic could test relations further, putting more pressure on businesses. Supply chains remain disrupted and global businesses fragmented. Post investigates what this…
Q&A: Bobby Gracey and Simon Cook, Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor global head of fraud Bobby Gracey and head of specialist investigation services Simon Cook spoke to Post about the new division, the effect of Covid-19 on fraud, and discouraging fraudulent behaviour.
Insurtech sector faces diversity crisis unless action is taken
Women are seriously under-represented within the insurtech sector and more needs to be done to ensure female founders can launch through fair access to funding and that firms do more to boost recruitment, including making senior appointments.
Insurance lives in the Covid era – 12 months on from the first National Lockdown: Part Two
On the 23rd of March 2020 as Covid-19 infection rates soared Prime Minster Boris Johnson told us to “stay at home” triggering the first National Lockdown. One year on Post spoke to a host of insurance workers about their work and personal experiences of…
Insurance lives in the Covid era – 12 months on from the first National Lockdown: Part One
On 23 March 2020 – as Covid-19 infection rates soared – Prime Minster Boris Johnson told us to “stay at home”, triggering the first National Lockdown. One year on, Post spoke to a host of insurance workers – the home schooling parent, the mental health…