Professionalism
Big Interview: Matthew Hill, Chartered Insurance Institute
Matthew Hill, the third CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute in as many years, knows only 10 Downing Street has had a faster revolving door than the industry’s professional body in recent years.
How Johnny Timpson refuses to let disability define him
Former Cabinet Office Disability Ambassador Johnny Timpson and winner of Insurance Personality of the Year at the British Insurance Awards explains how he works with a musculoskeletal impairment plus his neurodivergence to make the industry more…
Pen restructures; Percayso raises £2.7m; Axa’s Foley successor
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Best Small Insurance Employer: Konsileo
This year’s Best Small Insurance Employer is Konsileo. The company also won that accolade in 2022, and was praised by employees surveyed by Insurance Post in 2023 for treating them like “trusted adults".
Q&A: Safa Saeed, Claims Apprentice 2023 winner
Safa Saeed, the claims adjuster at Zurich Insurance who was crowned the winner of Claims Apprentice 2023, and Claire Mulligan, partner and head of the UK liability defence group at Kennedys, share their experiences of the recent series.
Q&A: Melissa Collett, CII
In her final days at the Chartered Insurance Institute, Melissa Collett, professional standards director, reflects on the challenges facing the 126-year-old organisation and shares her hopes for the future.ding and membership body.
Howden unifies business; Pikl partners with Confused; Gallagher sponsors the horses
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
CII professional standards director exits
Melissa Collett is exiting her role as executive director for professional standards at the Chartered Insurance Institute at the end of this month.
View from the top: Allianz’s Nick Hobbs on how the industry can rise to the challenge
Nick Hobbs, chief distribution officer at Allianz Commercial, outlines the things insurers and brokers need to focus on in order to support customers through economically challenging times.
WTW partners with Liberty and Markel; MS Amlin's 3-year sustainability plan; Novidea appoints head of UK delivery
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
CII consultation provided ‘a clear steer’, says professional body as it outlines steps for next 12 months
The Chartered Insurance Institute has outlined changes to the qualifications it offers and its membership proposition that will piloted over the next 12 months.
London Ghost broker sentenced; Just Travel buys Alpha Underwriting; Coalition and We Fox raise $650m combined; and WTW acquires Glasgow firm
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
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.
British Insurance Awards 2022: Insurance Broker of the Year - A-Plan Insurance
A-Plan “swims against the tide,” opening more high-street branches each year and giving communities a dedicated and personable service.
British Insurance Awards 2022: Personal Lines Insurer of the Year - Ageas UK
Ageas UK’s strategy has brought sharp focus to its heartland personal lines business in its vision is to become smarter, faster and more affordable.
Price walking ban pushes motor premiums up; Zurich opens branch; Handl acquires IPRS; Mason Owen MBO; and under 30s telematics sales rise
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.
Lloyd’s fines Atrium record £1m for harassment and bullying charges
Lloyd’s managing agent Atrium has been fined a record £1.05m after it accepted three charges of misconduct by its employees, including senior executives.
CII consultation usefulness in doubt over believed low response rate
Insurance specialists have queried how the Chartered Insurance Institute will be able to lean on the findings of its recently closed Shaping the Future consultation due to the reported 1% response rate.
CII reinstates historic funding model for local institutes
The Chartered Insurance Institute is returning to its historic model for local institute funding for 2022 having reduced grants overall this year in a process it said previously had been designed to help manage resources during the pandemic.
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