Reinsurance
Ukraine war risks market set to expand after reinsurance deal
Ukrainian insurers are looking to expand war risks cover for businesses following the announcement of a new €110m (£91m) reinsurance facility last week, put together by Aon and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
MGAs Review of the Year 2025
An MGA chief would like Sir Bob Geldof to teach the industry a thing or two about social responsibility in 2025, and leaders are confident that while the hard market was punishing for a time in 2024, next year the sector is well-positioned to lead…
Insurers Review of the Year 2024
Insurers share their highlights of 2024 and hopes for more economic stability, less regulatory tinkering and fewer storms in 2025.
Broker Review of the Year 2024
Brokers were pleased with M&A activity in 2024 but ticked off by disproportionate regulation, capacity exiting the market and artificial intelligence failing to live up to expectations.
City of London to host summit to champion financial services
The City of London Corporation has today (11 December) announced the inaugural Global Risk Summit in London on 21 May 2025.
Lloyd’s ranks last in fossil fuel policy strength
Lloyd’s of London was the lowest ranked for relative strength of fossil fuel policies out of 30 insurers and reinsurers assessed in Insure Our Future’s latest scorecard.
Q&A: Gary Murphy, Gigasure
Gary Murphy, head of travel at recently launched MGA Gigasure, talks to Insurance Post about the firms’ travel agenda and balancing transparency with policy personalisation
Big Interview: Rob Gibbs and Alex Hardy, SiriusPoint
Rob Gibbs, CEO and Alex Hardy, head of sales and distribution at SiriusPoint International, sit down with Harry Curtis to discuss how the insurer and reinsurer is looking to diversify and forge enduring partnerships with MGAs.
Storm Bert shows insurers must demand building rules change
Editor’s View: If you want to know why people recoil, rather than embrace you, when you say you work in insurance, Emma Ann Hughes recommends you type into Google: ‘What does the insurance industry need to do about the growing number of named storms?’
ABI’s Skeet leaving UK insurance for Bermudan tax
Mervyn Skeet, director of general insurance policy at the Association of British Insurers, is leaving the trade body to become CEO of the Bermuda Corporate Income Tax Agency.
Top 50 Reinsurers of 2024 revealed
Munich Re and Swiss Re remain at the top of Insurance Post’s Top 50 Reinsurers 2024 list, despite Christopher Pennings, financial analyst at AM Best, observing the rankings have been shaken up by a shift in accounting requirements.
Howden buys Storfield; Hiscox’s drone partnership; SiriusPoint's CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
UN forum finds ‘major gap’ in industry underwriting transition plans
The United Nations Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero has identified a “major gap” in the transition plans for insurance underwriting portfolios.
Convex’s Brand urges rivals to stop moaning about brokers’ profits
Paul Brand, CEO of Convex, has told carriers to focus on harnessing technology to drive down their own operational expenses rather than wishing brokers would charge less.
AI insurtechs dominate Q3 funding
Artificial intelligence-centred insurtechs dominated funding in the third quarter of 2024, securing $897.4m (£691.2m) across 29 deals, according to Gallagher Re.
Is carbon insurance the biggest opportunity in decades?
With carbon insurance tipped to become a billion-dollar market by 2030 as demand for risk transfer in the carbon credit supply chain grows, Harry Curtis looks at the risks involved and the first movers in the nascent market.
Big Interview: Paul Brand, Convex
Paul Brand, group CEO of Convex, sits down with Harry Curtis to discuss the insurer and reinsurer’s plans to hit and surpass $5bn GWP, the difficulties of technology adoption, and why he thinks current market conditions are “brittle”.
Big Interview: Georges de Macedo, Covéa
Georges de Macedo, CEO of Covéa Insurance, reveals how he is pushing the UK arm of French mutual insurance giant back to profitability and why the provider won’t work with MGAs again.
Pen’s cyber revamp; Chubb’s construction practice; Unum CEO joins ABI board
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Top 100 UK insurers of 2024 revealed
Aviva has once again topped Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers 2024 list, but this year’s top 10 was shaken up by tough times for motor insurers in 2023 and a shift to more profitable lines among major players in the market.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Axa
Axa grabs the eight spot on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers 2024 list.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Drastic turnaround in profitability
Major players pulling out or significantly scaling back their personal lines propositions, while others saw commercial lines profits soar, has significantly shaken up Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers rankings in 2024, according to Ben Diaz-Clegg,…
Hurricane Milton insured losses to run into the tens of billions
The insurance industry is likely to suffer losses of tens of billions of dollars from damage inflicted by Hurricane Milton last week, according to early estimates.
Ageas’ AI fraud tool; Clear’s Wycombe partnership; Moonrock’s COO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.