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Ecclesiastical ‘courting’ MGAs to offer capacity
Dave Carey, managing director of intermediary at Ecclesiastical, has revealed the new lines the insurer intends to enter, and how it will need to provide capacity to MGAs to double gross written premium by 2030.
Spring Statement 2025: What insurers should know
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her 2025 Spring Statement today (26 March) with a mix of spending cuts, investment pledges, and economic forecasts.
Zurich’s Clayton says let tech guide your fraud teams
Zurich’s head of fraud Scott Clayton has urged the industry to keep counter fraud a “people business”, but to allow technology to act as a guide.
ABI Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility’s impact revealed
One year on from the launch of its Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility, the Association of British Insurers has provided an update on its impact.
Instanda teases ‘moonshot’ AI commercial lines product
Tim Hardcastle, CEO and co-founder of Instanda, has revealed plans for a “moonshot” complex commercial lines product later this year.
Zurich detects more than £94m in fraudulent claims
Fraud data from Zurich has revealed that its fraud prevention team uncovered almost £260,000 worth of fraudulent claims every day in 2024.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Zurich’s axes; MGAA’s curry
Penny Black shares the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences, and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Housing shortages force insurers to think creatively
View from the Top: Megan Dunford, head of large and complex property claims at Zurich, discusses the growing challenges in sourcing alternative accommodation for displaced customers amid rising costs and supply shortages.
Diary of an Insurer: Zurich’s Jacqui Kelly
Jacqui Kelly, head of sales and distribution at Zurich, kicks off her working week with a brisk beach walk with her Newfoundland Poodle, explores ways to work with brokers to drive growth and is informed by her children she is too old to be cool.
Zurich’s Bate on insurers accelerating gender parity progress
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Natalie Bate, head of education, charities and social organisations for Zurich Municipal, shares the five steps insurers should take to accelerate action and achieve gender parity in our lifetimes.
Q&A: Caroline Dunn, Zurich
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Caroline Dunn, chief underwriting officer at Zurich explains how important addressing social mobility is to accelerate action on female inclusivity and gender parity in insurance.
Stopping home insurance costs going through the roof
How property risk is changing – and why you should remove moss from your roof – is explained in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
How insurance helped and hindered the care sector
Almost five years on from the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, Scott McGee examines how insurers helped care providers make sense of the barrage of government guidance, why some have pulled back from offering cover, plus what the industry is doing today…
Zurich warns Labour’s £1.6bn pothole pledge won’t make a dent
Zurich Municipal has warned the extra £1.6bn Labour pledged to tackle potholes falls far short of the £15.6bn needed to repair the local road network.
ABI appoints Phoenix’s Briggs as president
Andy Briggs, CEO of Phoenix Group, pictured, has been named as president for the Association of British Insurers for the next two years, replacing Zurich's Tim Bailey.
Zurich UK sees 57% jump in P&C profitability for 2024
Zurich UK has this morning revealed it improved its property and casualty profitability in 2024 by 57% compared to the year before, from just a 4% increase in gross written premiums.
Nichols reflects on Zurich’s personal lines pivot
Zurich’s head of retail David Nichols recalls why Zurich felt the need to exit the brokered personal lines business, how it has fared by focussing on partnerships and HNW, and why no pets are allowed.
How worldwide events transform war and terrorism cover
In the latest Insurance Post Podcast, Thomas Clayton, head of cyber for Zurich UK, CFC’s terrorism and sabotage team leader Harry Salmon, and Hugh Sparks, managing director for onshore energy and mining at Charles Taylor Adjusting, reflect on how the…
Did Markerstudy just set a record for shortest GI CEO stint?
Content Director’s View: Jonathan Swift reflects on the shortest stints in general insurance hot seats this century and mulls whether the CEO of Markerstudy Distribution Ian Donaldson has just beaten the previous record holder, Brendan McCafferty.
Zurich posts 10% pay gap between socio-economic groups
Zurich has today (12 Feb) published its socio-economic pay gap, showing the mean (average) pay gap between employees from profession and lower socio-economic backgrounds at 10.5%.
Digitalise and conquer: Mastering insurance modernisation strategies
In today’s rapidly evolving insurance landscape, digitalisation is no longer optional – it’s imperative. Insurers are grappling with the challenges posed by inflexible legacy systems, heightened customer expectations, and stringent compliance demands.