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LV provides helpline access for men in its repair garages
LV has launched an initiative to provide men with a safe space to talk about their problems at the garages within the LV repair network.
Interview - Colm Holmes, Allianz Holdings
Allianz Holdings CEO Colm Holmes caught up with Stephanie Denton after his first 100 days in the role to explain why the next three years will be all about growth for the UK insurer.
2021 insurtech funding breaks record; Aviva in Tractable tie-up; Dive-In Festival theme announced and Lloyd's syndicate offers adjusters green bonus
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
LV, Axa and Keoghs smash fraud ring; Flood Re launches Build Back Better; Howden buys SPF; Go Insur backs start-up Insuristic
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Intelligence: What does the future hold for ESG chief officers?
With the growing importance of environmental, social and governance issues, companies are starting to recruit people to senior executive positions to oversee their strategies. Pamela Kokoszka investigates if the role of chief ESG officer is here to stay,…
ESG Blog: Follow the Green Claims Code
Andrew Waddelove, head of sustainability at LV general insurance, looks at substantiating ESG claims, and considers what the Green Claims Code means for the insurance industry.
ESG Exchange Q&A 2: How are insurers enabling their employees and partners to be green?
As part of our ESG Exchange fortnight, Post spoke to Ageas, Aviva, LV and Zurich to find out how insurers are thinking beyond their own firms and helping their employees, partners and their supply chain to adopt environmental, social and governance…
ESG Exchange: LV to make its supply chain more sustainable with launch of two initiatives
LV has launched two new initiatives, Green Heart Supplier Promise and Green Heart Standard for the Building Contractor Network to ensure that suppliers within the LV general insurance network meet the company’s corporate social responsibility goals and…
Concerns persist around public understanding of self-driving vehicles
With different levels of autonomous technology available, insurers have warned that an Automated Vehicles Act must be clear on what self-driving cars can and cannot do and this must be communicated effectively.
Self-driving vehicle data sharing rules must be right from day one, insurers urge
Insurers have warned that any duty to disclose data in an Automated Vehicles Act must be right from "day one" to avoid lengthy litigation.
British Insurance Awards Countdown: In 2021, which firm became the 15th different name to win General Insurer of the Year?
There are now just 15 days left to get your British Insurance Awards entries in [closing date: 11 March].
Briefing: With the sale of its commercial book to Axa, Ageas has gone full circle to return its old self again
Post content director Jonathan Swift looks at the journey Ageas has been on over the last 13 years and concludes it has done an awful lot - but now looks more like its 2009 incarnation than ever.
Webinar: Ensuring environmental action is more than a catchy title: how can we be sure to avoid greenwashing
In the second of Insurance Post's ESG Exchange webinars on Friday 11 March 10am we'll explore how the insurance sector can avoid greenwashing.
Lower claims impact expected from Malik and Corrie than predecessors
The insurance impact of storms Malik and Corrie is expected to be less severe than recent storms Arwen and Barra.
Direct Line begins green parts trial; Revolut diversifies insurance offering; RSA to recruit more adjusters; and Sabre strikes solus MGA deal
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz hits 100% renewable electricity in UK offices target
Allianz Holdings, which comprises Allianz Commercial and Allianz Personal, has revealed that 100% of the electricity its UK offices use now comes from renewable sources.
EY: investor confidence in UK FS hits new high; James Hallam backs broker start-up; Lloyd's approves insurtech Syndicate and Pen inks £300m QBE deal
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Briefing: 10 insurtech start-ups to watch in 2022
For a seventh year running, Post content director Jonathan Swift scans the insurtech space and identifies a host of up-and-coming businesses potentially worth watching over the next 12 months and beyond.
LV’s Michael Lawrence on the trends and changes in the broker market
Michael Lawrence, distribution and underwriting director for LV Broker, assesses the 2021 developments in the broker market and explains how resilience, versatility and a clear strategy will be as important as ever this year.
Roundtable: Combatting exaggeration and fraud in household claims
Post, in association with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, recently gathered experts together to discuss why consumers might be motivated to commit household fraud and how insurers can address this. By identifying those policyholders attempting to game them at…
Analysis: Rewiring the electric vehicle skills gap
Repairers must patch up their skills to keep pace with growing demand for electric vehicles but bodyshops say labour rates and current take-up levels are holding them back
Digital Bar Quarterly: Are insurtechs really coming to eat insurers’ Christmas lunch – or are the tables turning?
While incumbent insurers have held firm in their dominant markets, Altus Consulting insurance director Mark Andrews wonders what might happen if they start to target product areas that have been dominated by insurtechs in 2022.
Mike Crane replaces Steve Maddock as MIB chairman
The Motor Insurers Bureau has named the managing director of LV Broker and CEO of Legal & General general insurance Mike Crane as its next chairman, succeeding Direct Line Group’s chief operating officer Steve Maddock.
Podcast: What next for the OIC portal?
In the second of a two-part podcast series Insurance Post reflects on the initial Official Injury Claim data covering the period from 31 May to 31 August.