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Blog: There will be a tsunami of new apprenticeships
Don’t write the apprenticeship levy off just yet, says Matthew Metcalfe, claims manager at Covéa Insurance, explaining why the future’s bright for new apprenticeships.
Week in Post: All hail Captain Side Parting
This year’s Budget was rewarding for many reasons: a freeze on insurance premium tax, an increase in research funding for driverless cars, and a dig at Jeremy Clarkson.
Covéa's Adrian Furness on removing gender barriers
Adrian Furness, claims and operations director at Covéa Insurance, wants his daughter and other women to be able to fulfil their potential, so as an industry leader he's making sure he can feel proud rather than apologetic about the industry’s diversity…
This week in Post: Anti-bullying, Amex and IPOs
As the mother of a nine-year-old son who is growing up in a digital world where his life might be played out on social media I was shocked to learn that Childline held over 12,000 counselling sessions with children who were concerned about an online…
Blog: 12,000 cries for help on bullying, what can insurers do?
Insurers have a role to play against online bullying, explains Alison Colver, national high net worth underwriting manager at Covéa.
Editor's comment: Fashion is fickle
Fidget spinners, dabbing and the bottle flip are just three of the crazes that my son brought home from school during the last academic year. Luckily for me, unlike Pokémon - which has been in our house for three full years now - these were short-lived…
Research: Focus on fraud
What does a Greek merchant in 300BC delivering corn on a cargo ship have in common with nearly one-tenth of today’s UK population? The answer is insurance fraud. Michèle Bacchus takes a closer look.
Blockchain industry pilot gains 23 new entrants
The Blockchain Insurance Initiative, B3i, has gained 23 new companies to participate in the market testing of its Blockchain prototype.
Covéa's Lisa Meigh on why the apprenticeship levy is not just another tax
Many companies have written off the apprenticeship levy that came into force in April as another tax but Lisa Meigh, director of HR and Learning at Covéa Insurance, sees a pot to further future generations of insurance workers.
Top 30 European Insurers 2017 Ranking: A mixed year for insurers
Market conditions for European insurers are extremely challenging, with companies facing a wide range of difficulties. Some have had to restructure their books of business because of poor results in the past, although their ability to turn around…
Penny Black's Social Month: September 2017
Youth camp, yachting champs and getting damp
Analysis: Back to school 2
In the second part of our Back To School Q&A, insurance big names recollect their most hated topics at school and what kind of work experience they did (find out which CEO swept roads as a summer job). They also share their ideas on how to improve the…
Analysis: Back to school
With school resuming this week in most areas, Post has asked insurers about their classroom memories. Many enjoyed maths and some had quite colourful teachers. Find out what sports the C-suite used to play and what role they see for financial education…
Penny Black's Social World - August 2017
Daring to believe, running to achieve and a video to bereave
Analysis: Fighting for cover
Military personnel struggle to find motor and household insurance adapted to their circumstances. Should general insurers leave that market to specialists?
Revealed: 2017 British Insurance Awards winners
RSA scooped a trio of awards last night at the British Insurance Awards, winning in the claims initiative, major loss and young achiever categories.
Wedding insurance: A promising market
The UK wedding market is worth £10bn and growing exponentially, but the wedding insurance market is comparatively less fruitful
2017 Post Claims Awards: Full list of winners
Covea notched up two team wins and NFU Mutual chief claims manager Matthew Scott (above) took home the Achievement Award at the Post Claims Awards last night at the Sheraton Park Lane, London.
Covea sees profits treble following Sterling integration
Covea has seen its pre-tax profits almost treble from £12.9m to £38.4m last year despite “headwinds” from the Ogden rate change.
This Week: Menace, manifestos and managing general agents
There is a menace in my house in the form of water. First it caused problems in my kitchen (as many of you will remember) and now it's found its way out of the bathroom.
Blog: Underwriters need to know their knowns and unknowns
Underwriting behaviours can be embodied by three famous Donalds: Duck, Trump and Rumsfeld, observes Nick Dinsdale, portfolio manager at Covéa, adding that quantifying the known and unknown facts will help make informed decisions.
#BibaFever: B-B-Q: What brokers and insurers want from the next government
Delegates at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference have asked the next government for some stability.