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Pen invests in regional claims hub; Bikmo and Particle partner; Hedron Network appoints CEO from GRP
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurance Taskmaster Episode Six: Winner revealed [2022]
With five tasks now completed and having travelled from 1912 to 2042 insuring everything from the Titanic to driverless flying taxis, the Insurance Taskmaster holds court with his colleagues at Verisk as it is time to announce a winner.
Insurance Taskmaster Episode Five: Insuring driverless flying taxis in Milton Keynes [2042]
Insurance Post has teamed up with Verisk for a new video show, in which we tasked six industry rising stars to solve some historic challenges faced by the market over the past two centuries.
Roundtable: How can data enrich the property claims journey from FNOL to payments?
A recent roundtable sponsored by LexisNexis Risk Solutions saw an expert panel discuss how data enrichment can be used from a post-loss perspective and what this change could mean for the future of property claims. Eleanore Robinson reports.
Insurance Taskmaster Episode Four: Detecting motor fraud in and around Euro 96 [1996]
Insurance Post has teamed up with Verisk for a new video show, in which we tasked six industry rising stars to solve some of the historic challenges faced by the market over the past two centuries.
Insurance Taskmaster Episode Three: Dealing with the aftermath of The Great Storm [1987]
Insurance Post has teamed up with Verisk for a new video show, in which we tasked six industry rising stars to solve some of the biggest historic challenges faced by the market over the past two centuries.
Questgates acquires CP Adjusting; Pen UW rolls out cyber risk management suite; Brokerbility shakes up leadership team
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Roundtable: How can data enrich the motor claims journey from FNOL to payments?
At a recent roundtable held by Insurance Post in association with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, an expert panel discussed how motor insurers could make better use of data to improve the customer journey post-loss, improve efficiency and, ultimately, create…
Insurance Taskmaster Episode One: Insuring The Titanic [1912]
Insurance Post has teamed up with Verisk for a new video show in which we tasked six industry rising stars to solve some of the biggest historic challenges faced by the market over the past two centuries.
Claims Apprentice 2022: Episode two – Claims handling challenge
Now that our final six contestants have been put into teams and decided upon names, it is time for the apprentices to tackle their first task.
Disagreements over runoff cover set to push up PI premiums for property and probate lawyers
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers’ decision to maintain integrated runoff cover as part of its professional indemnity insurance requirements for the firms it regulates will push up premiums, brokers have told Post.
Pen's Tom Downey says MGA sector's secret sauce is its recipe for success
Tom Downey, CEO Pen Underwriting, believes the managing general agents sector is in rude health and discusses what he believes could be its 'secret sauce'.
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.
Homelyfe stops offering home insurance quotes
Freedom Services Group owned insurtech Homelyfe has ceased to offer home insurance quotes.
SRA's changes to solicitors' PI terms and conditions rouse concerns from underwriters
Underwriters of solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance have raised concerns that a clause proposed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority fails to provide clarity on which cyber losses will be covered by policies.
Pen’s Nick Wright on why scale matters to the modern MGA
Media headlines about the managing general agent market have recently taken a welcome turn, from all the talk of capacity crunch and crisis to a message of renewed and rising confidence, observes Nick Wright, chief business development officer at Pen…
MUM the ideal complementary buy, says Pen boss Tom Downey
Pen Underwriting has bought Manchester Underwriting Management for an undisclosed sum adding 50 staff and over £60m of gross written premium to the Gallagher-owned managing general agent.
UK General's Tim Smyth on why ‘know their stuff’ MGAs are thriving
Tim Smyth, CEO of UK General, explains why the next ten years could be a golden decade for the managing general agent sector.
Pen's Nick Wright on the future of sales and marketing
The pandemic has accelerated the move to digital and remote engagement and forced many transactions online. Nick Wright, chief business development officer for Pen Underwriting, asks if insurance will ever return to good old fashioned face-to-face…
Pen recruits Neil Bowdrey as first head of D&O
Pen Underwriting has appointed Neil Bowdrey to the newly created role of head of D&O as it looks to expand its presence in the directors’ and officers' insurance sector, Post can reveal.
Biba Conference Special: Q&A
Ahead of the British Insurance Brokers' Associations first virtual annual conference Post caught up with some movers and shakers to find out what they were hoping for out of this year's event.
Preview: What will 2021 bring?
Post spoke to insurers, brokers and claims professionals to get their predictions for what 2021 will look like.
Review of the Year 2020 – Brokers and MGAs
Post spoke to brokers and MGAs to get their thoughts on the highs and lows of 2020
Fully Comp episode 10: When will we meet again? – the future of insurance networking in 2021 (part one)
Welcome to the latest episode of Fully Comp, Post’s video series tackling some of the biggest issues in insurance. Today we ask the question: When will we meet again?