Brexit
This week in Post: Shuffling and reshuffling
This week, as Theresa May reshuffled her cabinet, the insurance industry underwent its own shake-up.
Branch or subsidiary? How UK and EU insurers can passport after Brexit
The loss of passporting will be a major challenge for insurers after the UK leaves the European Union. Steven McEwan, partner at Hogan Lovells, looks at some of the options available.
CNA Hardy appoints Middleton as CEO of Luxembourg hub
CNA Hardy has named Stuart Middleton as CEO of their Luxembourg subsidiary.
This month in Post: Power, transformation and the rise of the machines
This month, Post casted a musing eye over the year ahead. With Brexit negotiations still waging, the new General Data Protection Regulation coming into effect and Ogden reforms still looming over the industry, 2018 is set to be a busy year.
Preview of 2018: A sneak peek at the coming year
The promised whiplash and discount rate reforms, as well as the UK’s exit from the European Union, are expected to shape the coming year for the industry. Insurers, brokers, loss adjusters and lawyers are wary of political uncertainties and the trends in…
Qatar Re to acquire Markerstudy's Gibraltar-based insurance companies
Qatar Reinsurance Company Limited has signed a deal to buy Markerstudy’s Gibraltar-based insurance companies, subject to regulatory approval.
Post Power List 2018: Michel Barnier
Head of Brexit negotiations, European Union
Post Power List 2018: Theresa May
UK Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party
Post Power List 2018: Paul Jardine
UK CEO, XL Catlin
Post Power List 2018: Anthony Baldwin
CEO, AIG UK
Post Power List 2018: Richard Pryce
CEO, QBE European Operations
Post Power List 2018: Isabelle Goubin
Chair, Commissariat aux Assurances (Luxembourg)
Analysis: The new Brexit landscape
Insurers look for alternative bases
EU insurers to be granted UK access after Brexit
European insurers operating in the UK will be able to continue to do so even after Brexit, according to plans outlined by the Prudential Regulation Authority.
Relief as IDD deadline extended by seven months
Insurers have received an early Christmas present in the form of a proposed delay of seven months to the implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive.
Navigators secures market access through Belgian acquisitions
Navigators has purchased two Belgium-based businesses in a €35m deal which it hopes will allow continued access to the European market after Brexit.
Spotlight on professional indemnity: Media and technology sectors
Taking risks is in the DNA of many media and technology firms and insurance should be the enabler that allows them to do this effectively.
Allianz’s Axel Theis on the positive signs for global trade
Concerns remain but outlook for global trade shows positive signs, says Axel Theis, member of the board of management of Allianz SE.
Interview: Stephen Hines, Forum of Insurance Lawyers
In November, the Forum of Insurance Lawyers appointed Stephen Hines as its 22nd president in its 25th anniversary year. Post sat down with him to discuss his aims and ambitions for the group.
Liberty to redomicile to Luxembourg
Liberty Specialty Markets will redomicile its insurance company from the UK to Luxembourg, rather than set up a separate legal entity.
Sector welcomes PM’s first Brexit deal
The insurance sector has welcomed news that the UK and EU plan to move onto the next phase of Brexit talks but stresses the need for certainty on the UK’s future trading relationship with the bloc.
Blog: Options to access the EEA market after Brexit
Kieran Jones, head of insurance and partner at Weightmans, explains how insurers may continue to write business in the European Economic Area after Brexit.
ABI highlights £35bn industry contribution to UK economy
Insurers and long term savings firms paid out £160m to customers last year, the equivalent to the cost of around 700 houses.
Blog: Insurers need to manage currency risks
George Chapman, in charge of fund and institutional sales at Afex, explains how insurers can manage currency risks after the fall in sterling following the UK's vote to leave the European Union.