Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical expands reach to modern leisure venues
Ecclesiastical is expanding its leisure product to include modern properties, Insurance Post can reveal.
Ecclesiastical boss aims to double size of business
Richard Coleman, managing director of Ecclesiastical, reveals how he plans to double the size of the insurer’s business in the next few years as part of the provider’s mission to “give more to good causes”.
Complexity and cost of insuring Britain’s historic buildings
Forty years since the English Heritage rebranded to Historic England under Margaret Thatcher’s government, Pam Kokoszka explores the role the insurance industry plays in protecting listed buildings.
Biba updates on manifesto ahead of conference
British Insurance Brokers’ Association chief executive Steve White said the trade body's members “know there's an ESG train coming down the line” and that “everybody will need to get on board at some time”.
Aviva’s Marc Lewis to leave for Ecclesiastical
Aviva's Marc Lewis has been appointed as Ecclesiastical’s UK underwriting director, Insurance Post can reveal.
How insurance is making Manchester a northern powerhouse
Analysis: Ahead of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s Annual Conference taking over Manchester Central, Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes explores the challenges and opportunities facing general insurers and intermediaries based in the city.
Brokers don’t care about insurers’ ESG work, reports suggest
Data analysis: Insurance brokers in the UK can’t name the insurers leading the way with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) work, a survey has shown.
Heatwave sees subsidence insurance payouts surge to £219m
Insurers expect to pay £219m in subsidence claims made in 2022, according to the latest Association of British Insurers data.
Will ditching Solvency II deliver a Brexit dividend or disaster for insurers?
Analysis: Rachel Gordon explores whether ditching Solvency II will free up billions of capital for insurers or ramp up risk and weaken consumer protection.
The insurance challenges facing churches this Christmas
As the cost-of-living crisis causes many to feel the pinch this Christmas churches and places of worship have been undergoing a transformation when it comes to the use of the house of God, one that the specialist insurers in the market have had to…
Roundtable: Digital claims - how can insurers best reap the benefits of digital claims for customers?
Digital claims processing offers significant benefits for both insurers and their customers. Based on this assumption, Post and PayPal held a roundtable to explore how the sector can keep up the momentum, and discuss what might be considered as a best-in…
Malcolm Hyde, Aviva, DACB, HF, NFU Mutual, Sedgwick and Zurich big winners at the Claims and Fraud Awards
Law firm HF took home three awards at the Claims and Fraud Awards last night, at an event that saw former Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters executive director Malcolm Hyde, pictured, pick up the Achievement Award.
Penny Black's Social World: September
Sustainable solutions, tough mudders and bovine blasts
Updated: Data Analysis - Insurer results directory H1 2022
Post tracks insurers' H1 2022 results including gross written premium and combined operating ratio.
Shortlist for 2022 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards revealed
The shortlist is now out for the 2022 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
Ecclesiastical accused of putting its reputation above abuse survivors as mishandling settlement exceeds abuse settlement
Insurer Ecclesiastical is facing criticism that is cares more about its reputation than child sexual abuse survivors after it paid out more for revealing the identity of survivor than it has for the abuse the survivor suffered.
Covid claim against Pound Gates could lead to an increase in broker negligence claims
Claimants will have “a mountain to climb” to get over the hurdles to sue brokers for negligence in Covid cover, however if successful, the claim against Pound Gates could act as encouragement for claimants to pursue claims they wouldn’t have otherwise.
Penny Black's Social World: July 2022
An OBE, charity fundraisers, supporting small businesses and sustainability
Broker Pound Gates faces professional negligence suit from nurseries unable to claim for pandemic closures
Around 70 childcare nurseries that were unable to claim for losses incurred during the pandemic have joined a prospective class action planning to take legal action against their insurance broker.
Ecclesiastical’s Saunders says keep up the momentum on mental wellbeing
With the UK economy potentially entering into recession, and concerns that the cost of living crisis could turn into a mental health crisis, Adrian Saunders, commercial director at Ecclesiastical, urges the market to keep mental wellbeing front of mind.
Real estate providing growth opportunities for regional brokers, finds Ecclesiastical
A revived real estate sector is providing regional brokers with opportunities to grow, research conducted by Ecclesiastical has found.
Capgemini: only 8% of insurers 'Resilience Champions'; Allianz mulls Home & Legacy disposal; CII reports £4.4m deficit; and Questgates buys
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Admiral defeats fundamentally dishonest fraudster; Ardonagh Academy launched; start-up Coral aims to disrupt LEI sector; and Pool Re to cut prices
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva in Zego tie-up; Ecclesiastical Insurance Group renamed Benefact; Mosaic to acquire Sirius Point Lloyd's arm; and Sedgwick buys UKA247
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.