Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
Painting a picture of the fine art insurance market
Today’s trends in fine art and how this affects the world of insurance are tackled in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
FCA unveils new strategy to ‘support growth’
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a new five-year strategy that the regulator’s chiefs claimed will “deepen trust, rebalance risk, support growth and improve lives”.
Big Interview: Paul Lofkin, Crawford
Paul Lofkin, president of Crawford for UK & Ireland, is going to sort out the nation’s subsidence and promises to “disrupt that market like never before”.
Roles that got a pay rise or cut in insurance revealed
Some insurance employees in 2024 enjoyed a 15% uptick in their salary while others saw their wages fall by nearly 10%, according to Reed’s Salary Guide for 2025.
How the Battle of Hastings could hurt insurers
Editor’s View: Hastings Insurance’s victory over HM Revenue & Customs marks a significant turning point for insurance intermediaries and their ability to recover VAT, according to Emma Ann Hughes.
Hiscox offers update on plan for genAI underwriting
Hiscox and Google Cloud have shared plans to introduce generative artificial underwriting to more lines of business and explained what it took to get it working last year for terrorism cover.
Stella’s White calls for rivals to add domestic abuse cover
Stella Insurance CEO Sam White is in talks with other motor insurance providers to add independent legal advice for women who experienced domestic abuse to their policies.
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.
How cyber insurers are preparing for a Black Swan event
How cyber insurance is evolving because of black swan events is tackled in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Jensten Group launches broker network
Jensten Group has launched a new network headed up by director Jordan Maskell and designed to help brokers grow their businesses.
Labour demands regulators cut red tape
Chancellor Rachel Reeves met with “top regulator bosses” in Downing Street today (17 March) to demand they cut the administrative cost of regulation on business by a quarter.
FCA spots 30 misleading insurance adverts
Just 30 general insurance and protection adverts were amended or pulled in 2024, following intervention from the Financial Conduct Authority.
Ageas CEO reveals plan to become top three personal lines player
Ant Middle, CEO of Ageas UK, has revealed how he intends to turn the provider into a top three personal lines player and shared whether he will buy another rival to achieve that goal.
How AI is reshaping insurance in 2025
Rory Yates, global head of strategy at EIS, Kennedys IQ chief products officer Karim Derrick, Paul O’Brien, chief AI officer of Davies, Charles Clarke, group vice-president of Guidewire Analytics, and Hiscox chief technology officer Ian Wrigglesworth…
Big Interview: Mike Lloyd, Acorn Group
Mike Lloyd, CEO of the Acorn Group, shares how he intends to grow the non-standard motor and home insurer and responds to rumours the business is up for sale.
RSA’s Norgrove reveals ‘acquisition is on the radar’
Ken Norgrove, CEO of RSA UK and Ireland, has shared that while he mainly aims to grow the business in the UK and Ireland organically, he is also always on the hunt for consolidation opportunities.
Ghost brokers ordered to pay back £376,000
A court has granted confiscation orders against two men who were convicted for their roles in a ‘ghost broking’ motor insurance scheme.
Access to affordable insurance cover
Mark Shepherd, head of general insurance for the Association of British Insurers, Ken Norgrove, deputy chair of the ABI and CEO of RSA UK&I, and Laura Evans, chief actuary of Flood Re, explain how insurers are tackling the challenges associated with both…
AI tops global risk index for insurance
The insurance sector is facing a seismic shift, as artificial intelligence emerges as the top-ranked risk for the year ahead, displacing all other major concerns.
CII to overhaul qualifications
The Chartered Insurance Institute intends to ditch three-hour examinations and overhaul all 115 units, plus around 50 qualifications in the next couple of years.
Why we need women’s networks now more than ever
Editor’s View: The insurance industry needs women’s networks now more than ever, Emma Ann Hughes argues, especially given the popularity of the likes of online influencer Andrew Tate and US President Donald Trump.
Acorn’s CEO seeks fresh finance for growth plans
Mike Lloyd, CEO of the Acorn Group, has responded to rumours the non-standard motor and home insurer is up for sale, and confirmed he is seeking finance to grow the business.
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.