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British Insurance Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Whatever you are doing, stop! The Supersonic shortlist of the 2025 British Insurance Awards, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on 9 July, is announced today.
McLarens changes top team to ‘maintain’ growth
McLarens has made changes to its senior management team, in a bid to “maintain the momentum” of the loss adjusting firm’s growth across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Rokstone and Allianz make five-year capacity deal
Allianz Commercial has extended its partnership with Rokstone through a five-year capacity arrangement.
Zurich takes stake in Lloyd’s coverholder
Zurich Insurance is set to buy a stake in Icen Risk, a Lloyd’s of London coverholder.
ManyPets expects to post profit after £31.4m loss
ManyPets expects to post a profit for the last few months after making a £31.4m loss in the year to 31 March 2024.
Esure CEO insists takeover talk isn’t distracting
David McMillan, CEO of Esure, has said market speculation about the business being up for sale has not distracted him or the provider’s staff.
Experts find ‘shortcomings’ in Aviva tree removal evidence
A community-backed investigation into Aviva’s plans to fell a 150-year-old oak tree in Wivenhoe, Essex has identified “shortcomings” in the insurer's evidence, with multiple experts recommending underpinning of affected properties as the preferred…
Esure swings back into profit
Esure, which is currently rumoured to be the subject of a bidding war, has today (1 April) reported a profit of £126.8m for the year ending 31 December 2024.
Allianz Trade appoints Matt Williams as UK&I CEO
Allianz Trade has named Matt Williams as its next UK and Ireland CEO, succeeding Sarah Murrow, who is set to leave to head up the insurer’s Americas business in July.
Monzo launches contents insurance product
Monzo Bank has launched its insurance product, Monzo Contents Insurance.
Zego posts two profitable quarters
Zego has achieved two consecutive quarters of profitability after posting a £34.5m loss in 2023, Insurance Post can reveal.
Hear from Thatcham, the FOS, Aviva, DLG and Allianz at Claims Club
The Claims Club 2025 programme kicks off on the morning of the 25 April at Events No6 in London and you can sign-up to attend now.
Lloyd’s convenes conflicts committee to navigate Neal’s exit
Insurance Post understands Lloyd’s has convened a conflicts committee, chaired by Lloyd’s chair Bruce Carnegie-Brown, to manage potential conflicts of interest around Aon-bound CEO John Neal.
Arron Banks running for mayor of the West of England
Insurance veteran Arron Banks is The Reform UK party mayoral candidate for the West of England.
Government urged to do more to boost cyber resilience
The government should be doing more to boost the UK’s cyber resilience, figures at broker Marsh and insurer Zurich said at a recent panel discussion on closing the cyber protection gap.
Professional indemnity insurers unable to price for genAI exposure
While claims seem inevitable, professional indemnity insurers are currently bearing an unpriced exposure to the use of generative artificial intelligence, RSA’s UK head of PI has told Insurance Post.
Access deal; Clearspeed’s work with 1st Central; Lockton’s risk lead
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Treasury brands Civil Liability Act a success
HM Treasury has patted itself on the back for the impact of the Civil Liability Act 2018, claiming policyholders pay lower insurance premiums thanks to the legislation.
RSA transforms claims tech to dominate commercial lines
RSA’s technology-enabled claims service improvement is “central” to its goal of becoming the number one commercial lines insurer in the UK, according to commercial claims director Lee Dainty.
Allianz appoints commercial lines leaders ahead of new MD’s arrival
Allianz’s UK commercial lines arm has made two appointments to its management team ahead of the arrival of new managing director Phuong Ly next month.
21 businesses vie for a place in latest cohort for Lloyd’s Lab
The Lloyd’s Lab held a pitch day for its 14th cohort earlier this week, with 21 businesses vying for a spot in the 10-week accelerator programme.
Aviva aims to double regional PL broker GWP
Jonathan Santer, managing director of broker and affinity at Aviva, has said he wants to double the firm’s regional gross written premium in personal lines over the next 18 months.
RSA axes up to 250 jobs in Peterborough
RSA is in the process of cutting about 250 jobs from its Peterborough office over the next two years.
Ardonagh boosts revenue as it completes more than 60 purchases
Ardonagh Group’s financial results for 2024 showed while total income grew by 24%, most of that was due to the 68 acquisitions the business made throughout the year.