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Q&A: Adrien Lebègue, Peak3
Adrien Lebègue, CEO of EMEA at Peak3, outlines how his platform works and plans to deepen his penetration of the UK by expanding it to cover commercial lines.
Tributes paid to Jonathan and Judy Bloomer
Tributes have been paid to Hiscox chair and former Prudential CEO Jonathan Bloomer, who was among those killed when a yacht sank in the Mediterranean earlier this week.
Hiscox chair Bloomer confirmed dead in yacht tragedy
Italian authorities have recovered the bodies of Hiscox non-executive chair Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy from the wreck of a sunken yacht off the coast of Sicily.
Direct Line’s ex-CEO James speaks out about facing flack
Direct Line’s former CEO Penny James has challenged the ‘flack’ the press directs at female industry leaders.
Aviva, Crawford, Zurich and Amanda Blanc triumph at 2023 British Insurance Awards
Aviva was among the big winners at the British Insurance Awards 2023, on a night when its group CEO Amanda Blanc took home the Achievement Award.
Energy crisis fails to derail insurers from hitting ESG targets
Data analysis: Insurers and reinsurers are managing to stick to their shorter-term goals of cutting underwriting emissions even during the energy crisis.
Insurers with unsatisfactory websites named and shamed
Insurance companies with websites that fall short of consumer expectations have been named and shamed.
Interview: John O’Roarke and Ronan McCann, HF (formerly Horwich Farrelly)
Having overseen a name change from Horwich Farrelly, CEO Ronan McCann and chairman John O’Roarke explain how the rebranded HF is shaping up for a future of diversification, M&A and staff ownership as it looks to become the Admiral of the legal sector.
MS Amlin AG adds Michael Koller as CRO
MS Amlin AG has appointed Michael Koller as chief risk officer replacing Catherine Farnworth who is leaving after more than eight years with the business.
Hiscox CEO Bronek Masojada to retire as insurer names successor
Hiscox CEO Bronek Masojada, who has been in post for 21 years, intends to retire at the end of the year.
LV tops Aviva, Churchill, Nationwide and Saga to win customer service crown according to ICS
LV has again been ranked the top insurance organisation in the UK by the Institute of Customer Service in its biannual UK Customer Satisfaction Index, although the gap at the top between it and the chasing pack has been reduced.
Sabre chairman Patrick Snowball’s successor named as Andrew Pomfret
Sabre senior independent director Andy Pomfret will take over from the insurer’s chairman Patrick Snowball at the beginning of September.
Aviva names George Culmer as chairman
Aviva has appointed George Culmer as chairman to replace Sir Adrian Montague on 27 May after its annual general meeting.
180 years of Post: War in the 20th century and the impact on the insurance market
Like many industries, the insurance market was considerably affected by both the First and the Second World War. With the Insurance Museum coming soon to the City of London, Post looks at the growing tensions in the insurance market prior to the outbreak…
180 years of Post: War and terrorism
As Post celebrates 180 years, we delve into the magazine’s archives and look at the impact war and terrorism had on the insurance industry in the 19th and 20th centuries
Bought By Many adds Jim Sutcliffe as chair
Exclusive: Bought By Many has appointed former Prudential UK CEO Jim Sutcliffe to chair the company.
Analysis: 19th Century insurance frauds
Scandal, fraud, deception and rabid profiteering have never been far away from the insurance industry. Indeed, it is probably fair to say they have been uneasy bedfellows ever since the modern insurance industry started to lay its foundations in this…
Q&A: Churchill founder and former chairman and CEO Martin Long
To tie in with his deep dive into the birth of the UK direct insurance market, Jonathan Swift caught up with Direct Line co-founder and Churchill founder and former chairman and CEO Martin Long to talk about the birth and growth of both companies, their…
180 Years of Post - The history of direct insurance in the UK: How Direct Line and Churchill took on the establishment and ended up as merger partners
As Post celebrates 180 years, Post content director Jonathan Swift explores the birth of direct insurance in the UK and how two key early movers Direct Line and Churchill went from rivals to merger bedfellows in a deal that literally 'shook up insurance'.
Analysis: We Work and Softbank saga could push insurtechs and insurers to partner up
Amid rumblings in the tech sector and trouble at We Work, which could drive more insurtechs to seek a sale to incumbents, Lemonade has reportedly put its initial public offering on hold.