Ecclesiastical
This week in Post: Why insurers should head to a Maths Jam
This week I attended my first Maths Jam, a gathering of self-confessed maths enthusiasts who get together in a pub and share stuff they like.
Blog: How brokers can convince schools to buy cyber coverage
With less than one in three UK schools covered by cyber insurance, Faith Parish, education director at Ecclesiastical, explains how brokers can encourage take-up.
Analysis: Risks, challenges and opportunities of commercial use of listed buildings
Underinsurance casts a long shadow across the world of listed properties, especially when owners are constantly expanding commercial activities. Experts warn that there can be many traps for the unwary or naïve, many of which do not come to light until…
Career Development: Five insurers reveal gender pay gap figures
Five insurers have revealed by how much women are underpaid in their organisations compared to men.
Five insurers reveal by how much industry women are underpaid
Five insurers have revealed by how much women are underpaid in their organisations compared to men.
Brokers unprepared for IDD, research suggests
Two thirds of brokers have little or no knowledge of the Insurance Distribution Directive.
Analysis: Employee benefits: Perking up at work
Insurers are investing in employee benefits as a way to recruit and retain staff - and they go beyond the core elements of pension, life and health cover to sometimes include quirky perks
Penny Black's social world: January 2018
Hot coffee, hampers and a heroine
UI Path roundtable: How automation is changing insurance
The need to speed up laborious processes in order to meet customer demands has never been higher. Post gathered some insurers, brokers and tech specialists to discuss robotic process automation, which is on the verge of transforming the industry.
Penny Black's Social World: December 2017
Astronauts, assault courses and an art bonus
Ecclesiastical urges Chancellor to make charities exempt from IPT
Ecclesiastical has backed the Charity Finance Group by urging the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, to make charities exempt from Insurance Premium Tax ahead of Wednesday’s budget announcement.
Penny Black's Social World - November 2017
Caravans, cycling, coping mechanisms and a colour run
Analysis: Arson: A burning issue
Only a small portion of arson cases are prosecuted, so perhaps it’s time for the insurance industry to take ownership of this issue, as it has with fraud
This Week in Post: Is there a driver on board this truck?
Living in South London, I’m in an on-off relationship with my broadband connection. My unreliable web access is irritating – although it is probably not as bad as in certain rural areas.
Ecclesiastical reports hike in pre-tax profit to £42.2m in H1
Ecclesiastical has reported an increase in pre-tax profit to £42.2m during the first half of this year compared to £15.2m last year.
Ecclesiastical denies finding of church abuse inquiry
Ecclesiastical has hit out against accusations it advised the Church of England to sever ties with abuse victims.
Penny Black's Social World - August 2017
Daring to believe, running to achieve and a video to bereave
Blog: Wearable tech as a way into the young HNW market
Brokers can use wearable technology as a way to enter the high-net-worth and mid-net-worth market, especially its young segment, advises Sarah Willoughby, art and private client development director at Ecclesiastical.
This Week in Post: Extinction and distinction
This week I took my toddler to see the roaring animated T-rex at the Natural History Museum. “Raaa!” she growled, before wimping into her father’s arms, unaware dinosaurs are actually extinct.
Blog: Brokers' bad reputation
So what’s the worst thing you can say to a broker? Accuse them of being commission driven? Question what value they add to customers? Definitely best not to stray into the territory of online comparison sites, says Adrian Saunders, commercial director at…
Ecclesiastical appoints Andrew McIntyre as non-executive director
Ecclesiastical has appointed Andrew McIntyre as a non-executive director to chair the audit committee of Ecclesiastical Insurance Office and Ecclesiastical Insurance Group.