Engineering
Acrisure acquires CRK; Sian Fisher's next move; Premium Credit hire personal lines and e-trade director
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
60 seconds with ... Jonathan Oldfield, Allianz
Jonathan Oldfield, head of engineering construction and power at Allianz, tells Post about his first job at WHSmith, and explains why he misses the 1980s.
British Insurance Awards 2022: Risk and Resilience Award - Zurich Insurance
Zurich’s smart, scalable solution for the construction and maintenance industry emerged as the winner in this category due to its strong focus on risk prevention and commitment to improving standards
Spotlight: Cyber - Small businesses need cyber insurance now more than ever
There’s a growing market need for cyber insurance for small and midsize businesses, but too few insurance providers offer policies — and that should change.
Capgemini: only 8% of insurers 'Resilience Champions'; Allianz mulls Home & Legacy disposal; CII reports £4.4m deficit; and Questgates buys
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
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.
Aviva in Zego tie-up; Ecclesiastical Insurance Group renamed Benefact; Mosaic to acquire Sirius Point Lloyd's arm; and Sedgwick buys UKA247
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
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.
Insurance M&A tops 418 deals in 2021; Beazley leads IVF solution after Gaia tie-up; Ageas joins telematics panel; and Tokio Marine HCC relocates branches
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Brokers defend record amid insurance probe into 'failing' market for flats and tower blocks
Amid regulatory scrutiny brokers have accepted there are insurance challenges for flats but sought to defend their role when approached by Post.
EY: investor confidence in UK FS hits new high; James Hallam backs broker start-up; Lloyd's approves insurtech Syndicate and Pen inks £300m QBE deal
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Blog: Importance of technology in handling post-pandemic inspection surge
Following months of inactivity during lockdown, workplaces and equipment had to be inspected before business could restart. Allianz chief engineer Peter Carless and special services manager Steve Ford look back at the importance of technology in handling…
Allianz in regional commercial restructure; GRS extends global reach with adjuster tie-up; Movo buys three; and Tractable strikes two new deals
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week.
Allianz in Uber tie-up; Assured Partners acquires SW broker; BGL and Covea to launch new direct brand; and Twelve Capital/Eos unveil insurtech focused growth fund
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week
Aviva insures autonomous shuttle trial; brokers outscore insurers in CX research finds; Howden buys again; Gallagher completes on Willis deal and PPL updates on next gen platform
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Zurich launches 'industry first' resilient property drive; Alan & Thomas acquires Aquilla; two Lloyd's syndicates approved; and Aviva reports uptick in commitments to net zero target
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
British Insurance Awards 2021: Specialist Insurer of the Year Award
The winners of the British Insurance Awards were revealed on Wednesday 15 September at Battersea Evolution.
Interview: Stephanie Smith, Allianz
Allianz Insurance chief operating officer Stephanie Smith virtually joined Jen Frost to discuss her engineering and aviation experiences, Allianz’s LV and Legal & General integrations and £5bn ambitions.
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…
For the record: Aviva disposals, Beazley creates digital unit, Fenchurch & Partners launches, new D&O MGA Rising Edge and Zurich invests in insurtech
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches and investments of the week
Allianz BI claims came from broker wordings says CEO Jon Dye as insurer reveals 2020 results
Allianz was hit by £175m of UK Covid-19 business interruption claims in 2020, net of reinsurance, the insurer has said, as LV confirmed 300 redundancies from its Legal & General integration.
Q&A: Andy Anderson and Glen Donaldson, Questgates
Recently appointed unit manager for Questgates’ new public transport claims division Andy Anderson and divisional director of specialist services Glen Donaldson, spoke to Post about plans, challenges in the industry and the Scottish train derailment near…
Business enquiries down 14% on last year at Allianz
While market conditions are slowly recovering in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown, the volume of new enquiries for commercial policies remain substantially lower than were last year, according to Allianz Insurance.
Virtual Roundtable: Has Covid-19 helped speed up the digitalisation of insurance customer communications?’
Post gathered a group of experts together for an interactive digital roundtable at which we discussed how insurers and their partners can maximise satisfaction, despite policyholders being in lockdown; and build long-standing relationships that will…