Articles by Jonathan Swift
Former Sterling MD Blundell steps down as deputy CEO of Covea Insurance
Covéa Insurance has announced that John Blundell, the company’s deputy chief executive, will be leaving the business at the end of May.
MIB recruits former West Midlands police head to liaise with the UK's forces
The Motor Insurers' Bureau has recruited a former West Midlands Police Inspector to liaise with the UK's 45 police forces.
Blog: How well did the industry really handle commercial customers during the winter floods?
With Flood Re finally launching today (4 April) after securing regulatory approval - in blockbuster movie style with moments to spare - attention will once again turn to the commercial policyholders who are, for now, excluded.
South East, Yorkshire and Humber named among Flood Re hotspots
Flood Re expects policyholders in the South East of England, East England, North West England, Yorkshire and Humber, and London to be the biggest beneficiaries of the scheme that went live today (4 April).
Gallagher's international bosses praised in wake of Towergate defections
Arthur J Gallagher has attributed the "underperformance" of its UK arm in 2015 to the departure of its former management team in a proxy statement released this week ahead of its annual general meeting on 17 May.
Flood Re reveals Aviva, Direct Line and Lloyds Bank among launch insurers
Flood Re has revealed that more than half of the UK household insurance market by premium will be offering products backed by the provider when it formally launches next week
FCA to carry out thematic review into thematic reviews - updated
The Financial Conduct Authority has begun a thematic review into its previous thematic reviews at the behest of new CEO Andrew Bailey, Post can reveal.
RAC reveals drop in convicted uninsured drivers, but warns IPT rise might reverse trend
There has been a 9% fall in the total number of convictions for driving without insurance among men holding full driving licences, according to a Freedom of Information request made by the RAC to the DVLA.
The Insurance Marketing and PR Awards shortlist is out today
Today Post can reveal the shortlist for the Insurance Marketing and PR awards.
Jonathan Davey: New tech start-up Hughub has no plans to compete with software houses
A start-up claims to have devised a white label technology platform that allows brokers and other insurance retailers to enable their customers to manage all of their insurance, life and health products in one place, regardless of the insurer.
JLT CEO Dominic Burke and Robert Hiscox back Brexit campaign Vote Leave
JLT group chief executive Dominic Burke (pictured) and Hiscox's former chairman Robert Hiscox have been named among 250 business leaders and entrepreneurs backing the Vote Leave campaign.
From Mister Maker and Keith Chegwin to upsetting Beliebers, how has #insurance embraced Twitter?
With Twitter celebrating its tenth birthday this week @insuranceswifty decided to ask a number of insurance-based social media advocates for their thoughts on the platform.
The Claims Awards 2016 shortlist is out today
The Claims Awards shortlist is out today.
Two 'manageable' issues holding up Flood Re PRA authorisation three weeks from launch, CEO McCafferty admits
Flood Re still has two obstacles to overcome before it is granted authorisation by the Prudential Regulation Authority - despite only being three weeks away from its proposed launch date (4 April).
Post Digital Insurance Collective: Aviva CDO Brem - digital needs its own P&L to make it a board room reality
To succeed in the digital space insurer boards need to have the "guts" to make it a strategic priority, pull capital in from elsewhere to prove it, give it its own profit and loss "teeth" and build a few icons to underline a commitment to the cause.
Post Digital Insurance Collective Blog: Design thinking, feeling uncomfortable and three centuries of caffeine fuelled innovation
Following last week's Digital Insurance Collective meeting, I promised to put together a blog consisting of my top eight take homes from my discussions and observations. So here are my thoughts, please share your own in the comment box below.
Insurers need 'massive mind-shift' to create Amazon one click revolution, claims Aviva’s Brem
Insurers need to focus on the "ultimate tailoring" of their offerings and take the plunge on "appification", if they are going to compete with online giants like Amazon.
Slater & Gordon says UK redundancies likely after 155% profit crash and £448m goodwill write down
Slater & Gordon has said there will “likely” be redundancies and office closures following a review of its UK operations and a goodwill write down of A$876.4m (£448.4m).
Claims Club Awards: Catching up with the rising stars
Post caught up with a quartet of previous winners of the Rising Star at the Claims Awards to see what winning the trophy meant to them, how their careers have progressed since, how they think claims is viewed by the wider insurance fraternity and what…
Blog: Super hero insurance takes on the DC and Marvel Universes
With Marvel's Deadpool currently setting the cinema box office alight, and plenty more comic adaptions on the way starting with Batman versus Superman in March, I thought it might be time for some Friday fun.
Allianz-owned Euler Hermes reports £324m profit in 2015
Allianz trade credit subsidiary Euler Hermes today revealed an operating profit of €417m (£324m) in 2015 on revenue of €2.64bn.
Blog: Does the idea of Google parent Alphabet buying AIG have legs?
Earlier this week Citigroup analyst Todd Bault triggered a number of headlines and healthy amount of debate by suggesting that AIG should be acquired by Google’s parent company Alphabet.
Patrick Snowball: bankers and regulators are ruining the GI market
Many of the UK’s major general insurance companies are suffering because their boards have turned the businesses into pseudo-banks, and manage them accordingly to pacify the authorities.
Your last opportunity to help shape the SME insurance market of the future
SMEs are often described as the life blood of the UK economy.