Articles by Jonathan Swift
Director of content's comment: Time to make a nuisance with a #coldcallcrackdown
Earlier this year I blogged about a call I took from a rogue claims management company purporting to be a major player.
Webinar: Axa, Aviva and RSA to discuss impact of ADAS on insurers
There continues to be much chatter and speculation about the shape of vehicle automation and its impact on the UK motor insurance market.
Robin Reames: An obituary - updated
Robin Reames, the former Swiftcover and Axa claims director, has passed away surrounded by his family at King’s Hospital, London.
Women entrepreneurs: Insurance start-ups
Five female insurance entrepreneurs give Jonathan Swift the lowdown on the start-up sector
Acquisitive Davies eyes I-Cog as it closes in on latest niche deal
Acquisitive claims and loss adjusting group Davies is in advanced negotiations which could see it seal its fifth bolt-on acquisition in 24 months.
Blog: Think like a start-up or face digital insurance failure
Last week, Post gathered more than 150 people together at the Business Design Centre in Islington for the first ever Digital Insurance World.
David Hertzell, Aviva, Allianz, Axa and QBE among 2016 Insurance Fraud Awards winners
David Hertzell was crowned winner of the achievement award at last night’s Insurance Fraud Awards.
Gable CEO Dewsall lambasts "devastating" Solvency II as Brexit blamed for £2.3m loss
The chief executive of Gable Holdings has described the impact of Solvency II as “devastating” and that it had rendered its business model “obsolete”.
Could other start-ups follow the Beyonce name-checking Lemonade in seeking musical inspiration
This week saw the launch of the much trumpeted and anticipated peer-to-peer insurer Lemonade.
Week in Post: CMC impersonators, NED worries, and a Team GB gold medal winner
Sitting in my front room on Saturday morning I took a phone call from a claims management company.
XL Innovate backs peer-to-peer start-up Lemonade with 'significant investment'
XL Innovate has made a "significant investment" in peer- to-peer insurance company Lemonade.
Inspool, Insure Street, Teambrella and Tego Cover among eight UK insurtech start-ups to watch
KPMG published last week its latest Pulse of Fintech report, including the investment figures for the year-to-date in the insurtech space.
Week in Post: Amazon Echo; pills that make you hard; CMC scourge and elderly drivers
This week Post reporter Rosie Quigley and I were given a tour around the Accenture Innovation Lab at Plantation Place in the City.
Gable Insurance's first decade: seven lessons for start-ups
It is now four weeks since Gable announced it was cutting back its underwriting operations in light of compliance issue with Solvency II.
Week in Post: Rio 2016, diving doggies, a racism row and rejoice, the Insurance Act is finally here!
You know you’ve been bitten by the Olympic bug when you find yourself watching the weightlifting at 1:30am in the morning, hours before you have an event and need to be pretty sharp.
Week in Post: Softball, Millennials, results season, beards, Beale and Jason Bourne
This week the Post editorial team, alongside their colleagues from Insurance Age, sales, events and subscriptions took part in the annual Incisive Insurance softball showdown.
Ageas launches app-based millennial insurer Back Me Up with monthly fee
A new app-based insurance start-up aimed at millennials has launched this week targeting the millions of 18 to 34-year-olds who do not currently buy contents, travel or device cover.
Interview: Inga Beale, Lloyd's of London
Lloyd’s of London CEO Inga Beale sits down with Jonathan Swift to talk about Brexit, diversity and the need to modernise the market
Director of Content’s Comment: Are beards a threat to insurtech?
I recently sat down with the ‘poster girl for diversity’ Inga Beale for this month’s cover interview. The Lloyd’s CEO covered a lot of ground, including the topic for which she has become a figurehead, as well as the modernisation of Lloyd’s – two…
Ex-LV MD O'Roarke oversees first exec hire as Horwich Farrelly chair
The specialist insurance law firm Horwich Farrelly has appointed Thomas Reynard as its chief operating officer.
Law Superstore CEO Matthew Briggs hails legal aggregator as transparency game changer
A new aggregator offering legal services - including public injury and road traffic accident options - is poised to launch next week with its boss boasting that Law Superstore could hail a new era of transparency in the sector.
Axa ties up partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba
Axa has signed a deal with Alibaba to jointly explore opportunities to distribute insurance products and services through the Chinese e-commerce giant’s platforms including Ant Financial Services.
Enterprise fallout, fraud cases reopened, blockchain and Ghostbusters - the week in Post
Well the weather might have turned a touch greyer, but the summer holidays are truly here judging by the fact my commute to work is less busy but buying a sandwich in the West End at lunchtime has become a lengthy tourist obstacle course.
Enterprise liquidator tells policyholders to seek new cover due to claims uncertainty
The provisional liquidator of Gibraltar-based Enterprise Insurance Company has warned that it is uncertain the business has enough assets to pay claims.