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’Tis the season to receive claims about Christmas parties
Ho ho ho, it’s the season when alcohol flows and employees let their hair down after a busy year. Frances Stebbing explores what cover employers should have in place to ensure that Christmas parties don’t cause financial headaches.
CII asked for answers about finances ahead of AGM
Former Personal Finance Society board member Vanessa Barnes has raised concerns about the Chartered Insurance Institute Group’s 2022 annual report ahead of the professional body's annual general meeting this afternoon.
Big Interview: SRG CEO Warren Downey and deputy CEO Lee Anderson
Specialist Risk Group CEO Warren Downey and deputy CEO Lee Anderson explain how Marsh snapping up JLT created a gap in the market for a "great alternative for great specialists."
Insurers are financially steady but shaky at articulating risks
Analysis of Solvency II reporting of 100 of the largest non-life UK and Ireland insurers showed the financial strength of the market remains strong but providers need to up their game on articulating operational risks.
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.
Four ways insurers can use AI to defeat disruptor rivals
As AI Week draws to a close, Leon Gauhman, co-founder of digital product consultancy Elsewhen, explains how large language models could allow traditional carriers to leapfrog over nimbler insurtech competitors.
How Chat GPT plans to revolutionise general insurance
Insurance Post asked Chat GPT to explain what it will do for the general insurance industry and here is what the generative AI system had to say.
How AI can transform insurance contact centres
Sat Sanghera, CEO of IPI, explains how artificial intelligence technologies have the potential to revolutionise insurance contact centres, and address several challenges simultaneously.
RSA’s Dogu on holding the door open to diversity
View from the top: Yasemin Dogu, chief auditor at RSA, reflects on her career journey, moving to the UK from Turkey, and how it informs her commitment to improving the diverse make up of the industry.
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.
Q&A: Jacqui Kelly, Zurich
Following her permanent appointment as head of sales and distribution at Zurich, which she took on as an interim in July, Jacqui Kelly explains her plans to deepen the insurer's relationships with brokers.
CII’s financial statement prompts questions
A single page summary of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s finances issued alongside the organisation’s AGM agenda has sparked concerns among members.
Carriers chasing profitability rather than growth
Data analysis: In a challenging economic environment, insurance executives have shared they are increasingly spreading their attention across many operational areas to prioritise profitability over growth.
Howden’s climate practice, Ecclesiastical and Iprism partner and WTW’s claims chief
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
BIA 2023: Winners Q&A with Crawford & Co’s Lisa Bartlett
In this Q&A, Insurance Post speaks with Lisa Bartlett, president for UK & Ireland at Crawford and Company, about its triple win earlier this year at the BIAs.
Allianz's Graham Gibson, Aviva, NFU and Zurich among winners at 2023 Claims & Fraud Awards
Allianz chief claims officer Graham Gibson, pictured, won the prestigious Achievement Award at the Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards yesterday evening (5 October) at The Brewery.
Diary of an Insurer: Belfor UK’s Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson, operations director for restoration and reinstatement at Belfor UK, is hiring, reviews a surge and burst pipe event plus aims to shorten the claims process by managing the entire restoration and reinstatement process.
Aon unveils operational risks solution; Admiral launches PI policy; Clear inks another deal
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
How Link’s co-founder was warned being gay would hinder his career
Erik Johnson, active underwriter at MIC Global Syndicate 5183, on the prejudice he faced as a gay man entering the insurance industry and how he ignored warnings pushing for inclusion could hinder his career to co-found Link.
Steps insurers should take to become inclusive innovators
Analysis: Emma Ann Hughes explores what it will take to create an inclusive insurance industry culture that is capable of producing products and services suitable for a wider cross section of society.
Steps industry needs to take to retain Generation Z
Data analysis: Insurers need to ditch the marketing spiel and demonstrate what they are doing about artificial intelligence, climate change, and inclusion, if they want to appeal to Generation Z.
AmTrust International’s Challis on supporting mothers working in insurance
Helen Challis, group head of human resources at AmTrust International, shares the wrench of returning to work after maternity leave and what she is doing to help to make the sector more inclusive.
LMA launches ESG Academy; Brown & Brown's latest deal; MS Amlin appoints CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
CII reveals who scored top marks in insurance exams
Marsh, Axa, Gallagher, Zurich, Allianz, QBE, RSA, NFU Mutual and Hiscox employees were among those who scored the top marks in Chartered Insurance Institute exam and coursework submissions in 2022.