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The genie in the bottle: improving outcomes in income protection claims
A healthy and active workforce is key to a thriving UK economy, but too many people remain on the sidelines. A recent Insurance Post roundtable explored the challenges and opportunities for income protection insurers in supporting the ‘back to work’…
Top 30 European Insurers of 2024 revealed
The top 30 European non-life insurers achieved another year of solid top line growth in 2023 with the average growth rate of the companies being 9.8%.
‘Persistence’ is key as Applied announces Zurich win
Tom Needs, CEO of Applied Systems Europe, has said persistence was key to winning commercial lines insurer business in the UK.
Travel insurers that satisfy customers revealed
Saga, LV, Tesco Bank, Multitrip.com, and AA have the happiest travel insurance customers, according to the latest Fairer Finance survey.
Court of Appeal upholds key Covid BI judgment
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that hundreds of thousands of businesses with ‘at the premises’ disease cover are entitled to claim for Covid losses, dismissing appeals brought by insurers.
Zurich and Marsh McLennan call for partnership to tackle cyber risk
Zurich and Marsh McLennan are calling for public-private collaboration and recovery mechanisms to be put in place to strengthen society’s cyber resilience.
Zurich creates climate alliance after ditching NZIA
Zurich has created the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance, 17 months after exiting the United Nations Net Zero Insurance Alliance.
RSA’s Norgrove named ABI deputy president
Ken Norgrove, CEO of UK & International at RSA Insurance, is the new deputy president of the Association of British Insurers.
Are insurers racing to be online-only excluding disabled customers?
As the insurance sector increasingly digitises, Damisola Sulaiman examines the barriers disabled customers face in accessing online insurance services, as well as the measures that have been implemented by insurers to address these issues.
Why data-sharing is essential to fighting travel insurance fraud
Following Scott Clayton, head of claims fraud at Zurich, stating the industry needs to share travel insurance data and create a database to crack down on fraud, Tom Luckham examines what it will take to stop travel being an easy target for false claims.
MGA launches with travel insurance for pre-existing conditions
New travel MGA Gigasure plans to develop travel insurance for those with pre-existing medical conditions.
Why are HNW MGAs dropping like flies?
After numerous MGAs operating in the high-net-worth space have either been sold or gone into run-off over the last few years, Scott McGee asks what does it take to survive in this space?
2024 Claims and Fraud Awards shortlist revealed
The shortlist can today be revealed for the 2024 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
Zurich and Aon develop ‘Lego-like’ hydrogen insurance cover
Zurich and Aon took a “Lego-like” approach to developing its clean hydrogen insurance facility due to the challenges of developing blue and green hydrogen projects.
British Insurance Awards 2024 winners revealed
Aviva was among the big winners with four outright prizes at last night’s (3 July) British Insurance Awards, on an evening where former British Insurance Brokers’ Association CEO Steve White was recognised with The Achievement Award.
Climate change activists target British Insurance Awards
Extinction Rebellion targeted the Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2024 tonight (3 July) as part of its latest month of activity.
How insurers can support menopausal colleagues
How insurers can help people going through menopause or perimenopause is the topic of the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Evolving the insurance claims supply chain
The post-Covid world has thrown a wrench into the well-oiled machines of insurance claims. A persistent lack of resources – from car parts to building supplies – is causing delays and frustrations for both insurers and policyholders. In this environment,…
Zurich’s Jones on importance of ethical use of AI
Penny Jones, ethical governance lead for AI and analytics at Zurich, examines striking the right balance between ensuring responsible use of AI and enabling innovation.
Zurich to review family friendly HR policies
Zurich’s human resources and actuarial teams are conducting a review of its family friendly policies and benefits, Insurance Post can reveal.
Four key takeaways from Insurance Post’s AI Summit
Insurance Post organised a conference for senior-level artificial intelligence leaders from the UK’s largest insurance companies to discuss strategies for implementing AI, as well as the challenges and opportunities encountered in their transformation…
Cifas sees false insurance claims increase by a fifth
Opportunistic drivers submitting false ‘no claims’ documents are raising concerns for insurers, with filings to the National Fraud Database increasing in 2023, according to Cifas.
Zurich prioritises internal AI development over partnerships
Zurich is focusing on in-house expertise rather than external partnerships for artificial intelligence development, according to data science lead Jonathan Davies.
What Labour’s Manifesto means for insurers
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer aimed to woo insurers when he outlined his party’s blueprint for government just before lunchtime today (13 June).