Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
What it takes to be a Power List player in 2024
Insurance Post’s Power List reveals today’s leading lights in the industry, the demise of big name digital disruptors plus who has shaken up the market in the last 12 months.
Donna Scully, Carpenters Group
Donna Scully is a joint owner and director at Carpenters Group, plus a skilled Irish dancer – as demonstrated on the stage of the Royal Albert Hall at last year’s British Insurance Awards.
John Neal, Lloyd’s of London
The efforts of Lloyd’s chief executive John Neal to deliver profound change in the City’s insurance market through digitalisation are beginning to pay off with Aviva coming back into the fold in 2024.
Stephen Wallace, McLarens
Steven Wallace is managing director of EMEA for global claims services provider McLarens and is the current president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters.
Ken Norgrove, RSA
If you think you’re busy, then you should read what Ken Norgrove, CEO of RSA UK & International, was up to in 2023.
Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
Since Steve Hardy joined Policy Expert as the organisation’s chairman and CEO at the start of 2022 he has quickly grown the business to have more than 1.5 million UK customers.
Colm Holmes, Allianz UK
Colm Holmes joined Allianz as CEO in December 2021 with a mission: to make the business the number one insurer in the UK.
Adrian Cox, Beazley
Last, but certainly not least, to make it onto this year’s Insurance Post Power List is Adrian Cox, CEO of Beazley.
Aki Hussain, Hiscox
Aki Hussain joined Hiscox in 2016 as chief financial officer for the Hiscox Group, before becoming group CEO in January 2022.
Sam Woods, Prudential Regulation Authority
In the run-up to a general election Sam Woods, chief executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority, has been clear it will be for the government, not regulators, to ensure insurers invest the dividends of forthcoming solvency reforms in the UK.
Cristina Nestares, Admiral
Cristina Nestares, CEO of Admiral UK, ruffled rival’s feathers in 2023 by picking up the pace of innovation at the motor insurance giant and changing tack by snapping up RSA’s direct home and pet business.
Abby Thomas, Financial Ombudsman Service
Abby Thomas, who joined the Financial Ombudsman Service as chief executive and chief ombudsman in October 2022, wants the industry to get better at communicating.
Jason Harris, QBE
Having spent a quarter of a century working in insurance, Jason Harris, who joined QBE as chief executive for international in October 2020, is a familiar face in the sector.
Neil Galjaard, Markel UK
Neil Galjaard leads Markel’s UK retail business across insurance, tax and legal capabilities, working with brokers, accountants and lawyers.
Paul Jewell, Bridgehaven
Paul Jewell launched Bridgehaven in the summer of 2023, touting the business as the UK’s first hybrid fronting insurer.
Sam White, Stella Insurance
Sam White is the founder and CEO of Stella Insurance, a female-centric motor insurance business that’s unapologetically led by and designed for women.
Matt Brewis, FCA
Matt Brewis, the Financial Conduct Authority’s head of insurance, is a man on a mission in 2024, which is why he has climbed to third place on this year’s Insurance Post Power List.
Stephanie Ogden, HDI Global
Pregnancy didn’t pause Stephanie Ogden, managing director of HDI Global SE for UK & Ireland, pushing for profits and inclusivity in 2023, which is why she features even higher up in Insurance Post’s 2024 Power List than she did last year.
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.
Nigel Walsh, Google Cloud
The number of deals insurers have been making with Google Cloud to finally deliver that seamless, personalised insurance experience that customers used to shopping via Amazon and streaming films via Netflix is ramping up.
Neil Gibson, Sedgwick
Neil Gibson leads Sedgwick’s UK executive team as CEO and has overall responsibility for the 2,500 colleagues who work for the claims management company.
Kevin Spencer, Markerstudy
Kevin Spencer, chief executive of Markerstudy Group, has big ambitions and his ability to do massive deals in 2023 sees him leap up 21 places in this year’s Insurance Post Power List.
Movers and shakers who made Insurance Post’s Power List 2024 revealed
This year’s Insurance Post Power List reflects how claims inflation combined with the Consumer Duty caused some providers to shift their focus and disruptors found it is easier to send a rocket into space than enter the UK insurance market.
Q&A: Matt Hicks, Recorder
Matt Hicks, chief commercial officer and co-founder of Recorder, a new London-based insurtech from the creators of Codat, explains how he has built a platform and artificial intelligence co-pilot for brokers.