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Insurance Post Power List 2024’s Top 10 Podcast
To find out who made it into the Top 10 of Insurance Post’s Power List for 2024, make sure you listen to the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
RSA’s Sonya Bryson on what ought to be insurers’ North Star
View from the Top: Sonya Bryson, commercial lines managing director for RSA Insurance, discusses how the insurance sector can adapt to today’s challenging economic landscape.
RSA ‘pragmatic’ on product review as NIG acquisition completes
RSA intends to “move at pace” and make strides towards going to market with a single set of products by the end of this year following its acquisition with NIG and FarmWeb, Sonya Bryson has told Insurance Post.
How insurance supports the growth of Glasgow
Analysis: Frances Stebbing investigates how insurance supports the growth of Glasgow and how the city is gaining ground against London for attracting and retaining fresh talent.
RSA still unsure on combined NIG business brand
RSA CEO Ken Norgrove has said the future brand of the combined RSA and NIG business is an open question, in an update to brokers.
Integration and restructuring costs push RSA to 2023 loss
RSA has reported a £19m pre-tax loss for 2023, despite improving on both its 2022 underwriting and investment performance.
Big Interview: Jon Dye, Hiscox
Jon Dye, CEO of Hiscox UK, sits down with Harry Curtis to discuss the business’s growth prospects, its ongoing digital trading efforts and new look C-suite.
RSA appoints trading directors ahead of NIG integration
RSA has appointed Moira Spencer and Deena Hemming as trading directors for the North and South respectively, ahead of the integration of NIG next month.
Roundtable: Scaling up new technology while avoiding the pitfalls
Many commercial insurers and brokers are keen to adopt more automation and AI to drive efficiency and improve customer outcomes. However, the complex and bespoke world of corporate insurance means they face greater challenges than in the personal lines…
Admiral completes RSA home and pet deal
Admiral has announced the successful closure of the acquisition that brings in RSA’s home and pet books in a deal worth an initial £82.5m.
RSA’s UK specialty book expected to surpass £1bn by 2030
RSA’s managing director for UK specialty lines, Steve Watson, expects the size of the business he heads to double by the end of the decade primarily through building out new capabilities.
Direct Line aims to cut costs by £100m following £189m loss
Direct Line CEO Adam Winslow has revealed plans to slash operating costs by £100m by the end of 2025 after the business made a £189.5m loss in 2023.
RSA ‘not finished’ building commercial book
Briefing: Sources have told Insurance Post that RSA is ‘not finished’ with its commercial build, with one claiming the insurer is looking at the potential purchase of Covéa’s commercial lines business.
Big Interview: R;pple Suicide Prevention’s Alice Hendy
Tom Luckham sits down with R;pple Suicide Prevention founder and CEO Alice Hendy MBE to discuss her career so far, mental health in insurance, and of course, West Ham United.
Who’s next on Lloyd’s Big Game hit list after snagging Aviva?
Content Director’s View: With Aviva tipped to return to Lloyd’s in 2024, Jonathan Swift weighs up who else might be trailed, tracked and snared by the market’s CEO John Neal.
RSA to be ‘number one’ in commercial lines by end of 2025
RSA will be the best commercial lines and specialty insurance company by the end of 2025, according to Ken Norgrove, the provider’s CEO.
Winds of change in renewable energy insurance
Post Podcast: How insurers are supporting the switch from fossil fuels, providing cover for older windfarms and helping develop greener forms of energy is the subject of the latest podcast.
Frost to leave RSA amid appointments from NIG
RSA regions managing director Cath Frost is set to leave the business, as new appointments from NIG join the insurer’s new look commercial lines leadership team headed by Sonya Bryson.
How outreach, mentoring and apprenticeships are changing insurance
Post Podcast: Insurance is now having to compete with a whole new breed of companies, including Deliveroo, for fresh talent, according to Grant Clemence, chair of the QBE Foundation.
Insurers liable for loss of credit hire rental income, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that insurers are liable to pay for loss of rental income when credit hire vehicles are taken off the road by traffic accidents.
RSA acquisition of NIG to close at start of May
RSA’s acquisition of Direct Line Group’s brokered commercial lines business is set to be completed on 1 May.