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Steve Treloar to step down as LV CEO
Steve Treloar, chief executive of LV GI and Allianz Personal, is leaving the business at the end of June.
Insurers slammed for ‘abandoning net zero targets’ to back Nordic gas and oil exploration
Greenpeace says insurers are prioritising “dirty profits” over the future of the planet as it names 69 insurers involved with a gas and oil exploration project in Norway.
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode four – Claims Inflation Podcast part one
With one victory each, the third challenge looks to be vital for Teams Aspire and Connect as the claims apprentices seek to impress Kennedys’ very own ‘Alan Sugar’, Claire Mulligan.
Insurance Post Podcast: Raising the bar for cyber cover
Cyber insurers can’t rely on understanding the risks that were faced by businesses in the past to underwrite the right level of cover for the future, according to Aviva’s head of cyber Stephen Ridley.
Swiss Re joins Net-Zero Insurance Alliance exodus
Swiss Re has joined Zurich, Hannover Re and Munich Re in turning its back on the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance.
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.
Is it time to start lobbying the government to help insure SMEs?
News editor's view: Despite business insolvencies increasing year-on-year, SMEs are still not taking out insurance and, when they do, they often remain underinsured. Is it time for the government to step in?
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode 3 - Travel claims: fact or fiction?
Having navigated the Data Escape Room in the last episode, the latest challenge sees the Claims Apprentices take part in an insurance-related gameshow.
Pet insurance fraudster collared by the law
A finance officer at a veterinary practice, who made more than £37,000 in fraudulent pet insurance claims by editing invoices obtained from her employer, has been sentenced.
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.
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode Two – Data Escape Room
Now that the apprentices have been put into two teams, and their names have been decided upon, it is time for the them to tackle their first challenge.
Movers and shakers who made Insurance Post’s Power List revealed
This year’s Insurance Post Power List provides a blueprint of what you need to do to achieve and succeed in today’s world.
Zurich’s broker club; Novidea’s $50m funding; and Gallagher sponsors women’s rugby
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
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.
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode one – Meet the teams
Claims Apprentice is back! After a gruelling interview process, we can now meet the final six candidates, all competing for the prize of becoming the 2023 champion.
How insurers are supporting King Charles’ green agenda
To mark HRH King Charles III's coronation, Fiona Nicolson examines the impact of his Sustainable Markets Initiative Insurance Task Force.
Allianz and Thatcham highlight ‘opportunity’ of EV battery recycling
With no repair nor recycling option available for electric vehicle batteries, Allianz and Thatcham described a “real commercial opportunity” for motor manufacturers to invest in recycling power units.
Insurers argue ‘at the premises’ BI clauses don’t respond to widescale Covid-19 restrictions
Insurers say it is wrong to interpret ‘at the premises’ disease clauses in business interruption policies as being capable of responding to widescale, government ordered closures.
How insurance is making Manchester a northern powerhouse
Analysis: Ahead of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s Annual Conference taking over Manchester Central, Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes explores the challenges and opportunities facing general insurers and intermediaries based in the city.
Could the PRA soon be knocking on personal lines insurers’ doors?
Editor’s View: 2022 was tough for personal lines, but if you are an insurer who had a particularly difficult year, the Prudential Regulatory Authority could soon be knocking on your door.
More exits possible as Hannover Re becomes third member to leave NZIA
After a Moody's report stated two founding members of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance left because of "material antitrust risks", Hannover Re has decided to leave the alliance.