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Why Keeping up with Kardashians is vital for marketing insurance
Analysis: Keeping up with Kardashian-like influencers is what it will take for general insurance providers to attract Gen Z to their products and services, writes Tom Luckham.
Most-read insurance stories in 2023 revealed
Like Cher, Insurance Post is turning back time to remember the industry Consumer Duty’s efforts, business interruption cases continuing to rumble on, developments at Direct Line, RSA’s personal lines exit, plus the other major insurance events of the…
Christmas is a time for insurers to give back
Editor’s View: As insurers on Santa’s nice list get ready to receive loads of presents, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on how the industry has given back to society and supported charities this Christmas.
Allianz sees off university appeal over WW2 bomb damage
The University of Exeter has lost its appeal against Allianz’s application of a war exclusion to damage caused by a Second World War bomb that was detonated in 2021.
Jaguar Land Rover launches embedded product following insurance exodus
Jaguar Land Rover is stepping in to offer customer bespoke embedded insurance for their vehicles, amid the difficulties faced by owners in getting cover.
Claims and Legal Review of the Year 2023
Looking back at 2023, law firms and claims professionals reflect on how double digit inflation hit the sector and look forward to artificial intelligence speeding-up administration in 2024.
Hiscox and Google collaborate; Axis syndicate; Biba’s 2024 conference theme
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
How insurers secure a place on Santa’s nice list
Last Christmas many people submitted a claim so this year, to save you from tears, Insurance Post is sharing the ways providers swoop in to save policyholders from yuletide heartbreak.
Questions remain as more brokers sign leasehold pledge
Seven more broking firms have signed up to the leasehold commission pledge in association with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
UK motor broker launches; Ardonagh’s management reshuffle; Polaris’s £1.5m investment
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
’Tis the season to receive claims about Christmas parties
Ho ho ho, it’s the season when alcohol flows and employees let their hair down after a busy year. Frances Stebbing explores what cover employers should have in place to ensure that Christmas parties don’t cause financial headaches.
Big Interview: Nadia Côté and Serge Raffard, Allianz
After being named managing directors of Allianz Commercial and Allianz Personal, respectively, Nadia Côté and Serge Raffard met with Scott McGee to discuss their respective markets, how they have settled in, and where they see their businesses growing in…
Axa and Synectics partner; Tesco to offer non-standard home; Markerstudy's three NEDs
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
View from the top: Allianz’s Dixon on doing the right thing during difficult times
As COP 28 gets underway in Dubai, Catherine Dixon, chief underwriting officer at Allianz Commercial, reflects on the need for insurers and brokers to take environmental, social and governance seriously.
Allianz makes changes to leasehold products following FCA reforms
Allianz has issued an email to its brokers outlining changes to its multi-occupancy buildings insurance products, which includes capping commission at 30%.
Axa’s bodycams; Pen’s box at Lloyd’s; Utility Warehouse’s CEO steps down
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz suing Revolut for £10.4m over axed travel insurance deal
Allianz is suing Revolut for £10.4m, alleging that the neobank breached its obligations under a deal it struck in 2021 for Allianz to provide travel insurance to Revolut customers.
AssuredPartners’ double swoop; LMA and Liiba’s collab; Pen’s IP proposition
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Five key takeaways from Post's AI roundtable
Insurance Post recently gathered together a group of insurance technology experts to discuss the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and how insurers need to position themselves to respond to the changing business landscape. Frances Stebbing recounts…
ManyPets completes flurry of executive hires as CEO Eleazu departs
ManyPets has a new line-up for its UK executive team, as CEO Oke Eleazu announces he is to leave the business, Insurance Post can reveal.
Ten arrested in commercial fraud crackdown
Ten individuals across the country have been arrested following a two-week police operation to tackle commercial insurance fraud.
Managing underinsurance risks and valuations
Analysis: As inflation continues to be an issue across all lines of insurance, Sam Barrett explores how brokers can use AI to manage underinsurance risk and valuations.
60 Seconds With... Shannon Murphy, Allianz Trade
Shannon Murphy, risk underwriting manager at Allianz Trade, has a licence to enjoy thrills and if he could be a fictional character would opt to be James Bond in a high-speed car chase in an Aston Martin around Rome.
Allianz catches fundamentally dishonest pavement fall fraudster
A recent Allianz personal injury case has revealed a claimant to be fundamentally dishonest, finding that they had misled the insurer regarding their accident.