Articles by Harry Whitworth
The Pandemic has forged ‘higher levels of trust’ in insurance, but ‘visibility’ is needed around cover
Consumers and businesses have come to appreciate the importance of insurance more as a result of the pandemic, but believe policy language should be simplified.
Richard Taylor named CEO as HDI restructures in UK & Ireland
HDI Global and HDI Global Specialty will be aligned under one leadership structure, with Richard Taylor as UK & Ireland CEO.
Data analysis: FCA & FOI trackers updated - BI complaints drop as insurers settle backlog
Enquiries to the Financial Ombudsman Service related to business interruption products have finally started to drop after a rapid increase in Q1 2021 following the FCA test case.
Lloyd’s stresses humanitarian response to Ukraine crisis as the aviation market faces complexity of the loss without 'precedent'
Chief of markets Patrick Tiernan called for sympathy for Ukraine in a “tragic situation with devastating human consequences” as he admitted aviation losses would take some time to resolve.
Motor premiums still in decline in real terms, says ABI
Motor insurance premiums are still at a seven-year low in real terms, despite optimism from other tracking publications, according to the Association of British Insurers.
QBE appoints RSA's Germain as group chief information officer
David Germain joined QBE’s London office as group chief information office in April.
Canopius CUO Mike Duffy to retire
Mike Duffy, chief underwriting officer for Canopius Group, will retire next year after 16 years of service to the company and 40 years in the sector.
Musk predicts superhuman safety levels in driverless car AI ‘this year’
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has predicted that the manufacturer will achieve autonomous car artificial intelligence ‘far in excess of the safety level of a human’ within the year.
Data Analysis: Business interruption payment tracker - How insurers fared into 2022
Not all insurers are created equal where it comes to keeping on top of the business interruption claims deluge. Post analysis of Financial Conduct Authority data reveals how firms have fared.
Data Analysis: Insurance industry gender pay gap widens
Gender pay disparities in the insurance industry persist, with some progress among brokers Insurance Post's data analysis of gender pay gap figures finds.
Prestige-owned broker Stroll launches with £5m investment
Prestige Insurance Holdings invest a further £2m in new digital broker platform emphasising ‘slick’ user experience.
CII appoints Alan Vallance as CEO
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Alan Vallance as CEO of the professional body.
Allianz Holdings names two NEDs
Teresa Robson-Capps and José Vazquez have been appointed as independent non-executive directors on Allianz Holdings' management board.
Data analysis: Covid workplace exposure claims cause headache for claimants
Despite sustained reports of occupational exposure to Covid-19, negligence claims under employers' liability policies are unlikely to succeed, legal experts contend.
Data analysis: FOS insurance backlog tops 9000 cases
Freedom of information requests by Post and sister title Insurance Age have laid bare the scale of insurance case delays at the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Pool Re appoints Tom Clementi as CEO
Former MS Amlin Underwriting CEO Tom Clementi will join Pool Re as CEO in April.