SME
Is technology the solution to underinsurance?
Rebecca Fuller, managing director and global fixed asset advisory services leader at risk advisory firm Kroll, explains why without technology insurers and brokers haven't got a hope in hell of knowing whether a property is underinsured.
Q&A: Stuart Kilpatrick, Burns & Wilcox
Stuart Kilpatrick, managing director of Burns & Wilcox UK, tells Insurance Post about the post-Biba conference pivot the business has undertaken, plans to create a specialist business in the UK, and how it "doesn't matter” where his staff work.
Allianz’s claims fraud savings; WTW’s cyber facility; Biba’s London committee chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Canopius loses arbitration over hair salons’ Covid claims
More than 300 small businesses that had claims declined by Canopius did in fact have cover for Covid-19 closures, a judge has ruled following arbitration.
Google searches show landlord concerns about cover
Data analysis: In the last year, research by Confused.com’s home insurance experts revealed more than 8,000 people in the UK Googled “What does landlord insurance cover?”
Biba’s budget demands; Tokio Marine’s deal with Lavaretus; NFU’s first commercial head
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz’s Bryant on the cost of cutting back on cover
View from the Top: Helen Bryant, managing director for digital and legal protection at Allianz Commercial, outlines the key considerations for SMEs as regards underinsurance and indemnity periods.
Tackling the surge in claims settlement delay complaints
With a significant spike in complaints suggesting the home insurance industry is struggling to keep pace with the number of claims it is receiving, Tom Luckham examines what is behind settlement delays and how providers are managing expectations.
Q&A: Morgan Lyons, Zurich
Months into his new role as Zurich’s head of mid-market, Morgan Lyons sits down with Scott McGee to talk about challenges within the mid-corp market, improving broker service levels, and attracting and retaining talent.
Aviva’s Ridley on closing the cyber protection gap
View from the Top: Stephen Ridley, head of cyber at Aviva, argues that an underinsured market benefits no one.
MGA Review of the Year 2023
With large insurers and mainstream players pulling out of certain lines in 2023, and products reverting to the core areas, MGA chiefs plan to continue to step up and fill that gap in 2024.
Insurers’ Review of the Year 2023
While 2023 will be remembered as a difficult year for insurers due to consolidation, capacity restrictions plus new regulatory rules, providers still have high hopes for 2024.
Claims and Legal Review of the Year 2023
Looking back at 2023, law firms and claims professionals reflect on how double digit inflation hit the sector and look forward to artificial intelligence speeding-up administration in 2024.
Hiscox and Google collaborate; Axis syndicate; Biba’s 2024 conference theme
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
UK motor broker launches; Ardonagh’s management reshuffle; Polaris’s £1.5m investment
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Pool Re’s treaty reinsurance plans present SME cover opportunity
Proposals to make Pool Re a treaty reinsurer could lead to a greater proportion of UK SMEs taking out terrorism cover, senior industry figures have said.9
Big Interview: Nadia Côté and Serge Raffard, Allianz
After being named managing directors of Allianz Commercial and Allianz Personal, respectively, Nadia Côté and Serge Raffard met with Scott McGee to discuss their respective markets, how they have settled in, and where they see their businesses growing in…
Could COP 28 leave insurers with more stranded assets?
As COP 28 kicks off on 30 November, Emma Ann Hughes examines how the race to net zero is creating stranded assets, affecting insureds and insurers.
AssuredPartners’ double swoop; LMA and Liiba’s collab; Pen’s IP proposition
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Armilla to tackle AI screw-ups with warranty product
Insurtech start-up Armilla AI has launched an AI product warranty to give companies protection and peace of mind against the risk of issues with the technology.
Managing underinsurance risks and valuations
Analysis: As inflation continues to be an issue across all lines of insurance, Sam Barrett explores how brokers can use AI to manage underinsurance risk and valuations.
Could AI take the heat out of insurance in a changing climate?
Richard Hartley, CEO and co-founder of insurtech Cytora, discusses why better use of AI in the insurance industry will help it adapt to the challenges brought about by climate change.
What NFTs mean for fine art insurance
Analysis: Edmund Tirbutt examines what the advent of non-fungible tokens means for insurers, and whether the industry is designing an array of cover for this emerging art form.
Diary of an Insurer: CNA Hardy’s Dr Soondus Moorhead
Every week is a unique balancing act for mother-of-two, cat lover, chartered process safety engineer and risk control consultant at CNA Hardy, Dr Soondus Moorhead.