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Ardonagh’s hat trick of purchases; Hiscox and IS2 partner; Howden sponsors the Lions
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva, Crawford, Zurich and Amanda Blanc triumph at 2023 British Insurance Awards
Aviva was among the big winners at the British Insurance Awards 2023, on a night when its group CEO Amanda Blanc took home the Achievement Award.
Novidea plans 'hyper growth' by targeting providers
Mike Scott, sales manager at Novidea, has revealed the broker platform provider is currently in talks with several providers to build systems for schemes, binders and cover holders.
WTW collabs with Clyde and Co; Canopius unveils cyber team; Hiscox appoints CIO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Who wants to be a DLG CEO?
Editor’s View: It is approaching six months since Penny James, Direct Line Group’s CEO “stepped down” from the role, but who could be in line to take over?
Jensten and Hiscox partner; Aston Lark buys HNW book; Axa XL appoints reinsurance CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Bronek Masojada appointed Sirius Point chair
Former Hiscox boss Bronek Masojada has been appointed chair of Sirius Point’s board of directors, effectively immediately.
Simplifai’s AI tool; Howden’s telematics app; A-One joins Brokerbility
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
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.
Could technology cause more to self-insure?
Edmund Tirbutt examines how the centuries-old insurance sector is using technology to shift from handling claims to focus on changing customer behaviour to reduce their risks.
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.
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.
Climate change activists target Biba conference
Protestors gathered outside the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference in Manchester today (11 May), calling for insurers to refuse to back the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
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.
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.
Ardonagh in double swoop; UK General rebrands; SRG launches in Europe
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments, and strategic moves of the week.
How artificial intelligence affects the art insurance industry
With artificial intelligence increasingly being used to verify the authenticity of works of art, Sam Barrett examines what owners and insurers should do when analysis and expert opinion differ on who painted a picture.
FCA reveals hundreds of BI claims still being considered
Three years on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, the industry is still considering whether 341 business interruption insurance claims are valid.
Coalition enters UK excess cyber market; JMG Group acquires New Era; Gallagher Re appoints CEO
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Hiscox’s UK & London Markets’ GWP drops for 2022 but sectors stay profitable
Hiscox’s UK and London Markets businesses both dropped gross written premium in real terms but continued profitability, as the insurer announced the launch of an ESG sub-syndicate.
Hiscox chairman Childs to retire
Hiscox chairman Robert Childs will retire and step down from the insurer’s board later this year, ending a 37-year career at the insurer.
Insurers with unsatisfactory websites named and shamed
Insurance companies with websites that fall short of consumer expectations have been named and shamed.