Recruitment
Big Interview: Aon UK CEO Julie Page
Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes catches up with Aon UK’s chief executive Julie Page about why she remains a rarity, her ambition for the business, and how she is making insurance a more diverse industry.
Diary of an Insurer: Markel’s Josh Brown
Josh Brown, head of technology PI at Markel International, proves working in insurance can be fun and games by talking to brokers about a product created for video game developers as well as spending time playing with his two young sons.
Applied Systems expands commercial lines; Value Space invests; and Avid opts for Allianz for capacity
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Reinventing recruitment and onboarding in insurance
Analysis: Following ‘the great resignation’, news editor Scott McGee examines how insurance companies are replacing lost talent and coping with increased wage demands.
Big Interview: Movo’s Lea Cheesbrough
Movo managing director Lea Cheesbrough speaks to Scott McGee about plans for its own MGA and partnership moving forward, and how a series of chance encounters took her to where she is today.
Trade Voice: MGAA’s Mike Keating on making insurance a more attractive career option
Mike Keating, chief executive of the MGA, says that the entire industry – and managing general agents in particular – need to work together to make careers in insurance more attractive to young people.
Howden secures £1bn investment and appoints Blanc as head of M&A
Howden has appointed Peter Blanc as head of M&A after it secured in excess of £1bn for M&A, new initiatives and talent.
Aviva’s Ryan Birbeck on the recruitment arms race in broking
View from the top: Ryan Birbeck, regional brokers director for UK&I GI at Aviva, addresses the fears brokers have about staff retention and lack of experienced staff.
Cila begins search for executive director as David Ross departs
David Ross has stepped down as executive director of Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters.
Big Interview: David Ross, Cila
Only six months after taking the role of executive director of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, David Ross sat down with Pamela Kokoszka to discuss Cila’s vision, taking the institute forward, and giving the profession a voice.
View from the top: QBE’s Emma Higgins on listening to what employees want
Emma Higgins, chief people officer at QBE International, argues that updating employment offerings in line with ideas from employees is the answer to the Great Resignation.
View from the top: Covéa’s Lisa Meigh on the changing attitudes towards apprenticeships
Lisa Meigh, people director at Covéa Insurance, argues that changes to the student loan system and high living costs could lead to a tipping point in attitudes towards apprenticeships.
Big Interview: Crawford CEO Verma on averting the silver tsunami
Stepping up to the hotseat at the beginning of the pandemic might have initially phased him, but Crawford group CEO Rohit Verma tells Jonathan Swift how embracing technology, local empowerment, and being alive to the ‘silver tsunami’ has seen him make…
Andrew Wilkinson swaps Aviva for MIB
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau has appointed Andrew Wilkinson as chief claims officer.
Q&A: Zurich’s Steve Collinson
Steve Collinson, chief human resources officer at Zurich, reveals how roles are evolving, insists more remote working isn't creating a skills gap and explores why it is tricky to recruit data analysts.
Is Tesla's imminent UK insurance entry the 'revolution' that has been threatened?
Analysis: After Insurance Post reported Tesla had submitted Companies House listings to set up an in-house insurer in the UK, we examine is this good or bad news for electric vehicle drivers?
Ticker launches convicted driver product; Apollo partners with Moonrock; Close Brothers appoints MD
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurance Post Podcast: How the great resignation made insurance an employee’s market
The activities you post plus the chatter among insurers on Linked In is increasingly playing a role in attracting talent to the insurance industry, according to Verlingue UK, Allianz Commercial and Claims Consortium Group.
Scale of insurers struggling to fill vacancies revealed
Data analysis: Insurance Post examines the recruitment struggles of different parts of the insurance industry and explores what types of firms have been hardest hit by the Great Resignation.
Nicholson replaces Nichols as Zurich's chief claims officer
Zurich has appointed James Nicholson as chief claims officer with immediate effect, replacing David Nichols.
Hiscox partners with Supercede; Zurich offering 100 apprenticeships; Stubben Edge secures further funding
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
View from the Top: Markel’s Nick Line on what insurers need to get right in 2023
Nick Line, chief underwriting officer at Markel International, outlines why serving customers, recruiting talent and embracing new technology are front of mind this year.
Six key takeaways from Post's digital, data and technology breakfast briefing
Insurance Post recently gathered together a group of insurance technology experts to discuss the digital and data trends and developments the market can expect to gain traction on in 2023 and beyond. Jonathan Swift recounts some of the most notable…
Aviva reshuffles claims legal panel; Minster Law partners with AA; Flood Re adds a NED
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.