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Amanda Blanc, Aviva
When it came to influence and impact in insurance and wider society, nobody came close to Aviva Group chief executive Amanda Blanc in shaking up the industry this year.
Believe in better – will Sky Protect break the smart tech home insurance hoodoo?
Content director’s view: Jonathan Swift muses on whether Sky Protect could disrupt the household insurance Premier League in the same way it did with English football following its investment in the game in 1992.
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode one – Meet the teams
Claims Apprentice is back! After a gruelling interview process, we can now meet the final six candidates, all competing for the prize of becoming the 2023 champion.
Sky UK enters insurance with smart tech home launch
Sky UK has launched itself into UK insurance by announcing the creation of Sky Protect, a home insurance product incorporating smart tech.
Insurers argue ‘at the premises’ BI clauses don’t respond to widescale Covid-19 restrictions
Insurers say it is wrong to interpret ‘at the premises’ disease clauses in business interruption policies as being capable of responding to widescale, government ordered closures.
CBI exodus as insurance firms leave amid allegations
Insurance firms are leaving the Confederation of British Industry at a rate of knots. Post collects the statements of all those leaving the CBI.
More exits possible as Hannover Re becomes third member to leave NZIA
After a Moody's report stated two founding members of the Net Zero Insurance Alliance left because of "material antitrust risks", Hannover Re has decided to leave the alliance.
Managing personal lines customer expectations during the cost-of-living crisis
Izabela Chmielewska presents some key takeaways from a recent on-demand webinar discussing insurance challenges around personal lines in 2023.
Founding NZIA members drop out of the climate initiative
Zurich is the second Net-Zero Insurance Alliance member to quit the initiative, days after Munich Re.
FCA reveals hundreds of BI claims still being considered
Three years on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, the industry is still considering whether 341 business interruption insurance claims are valid.
Insure Our Future sends open letter to 30 fossil fuel insurers
Campaigners from Insure Our Future wrote to chief executives of 30 insurance companies pleading them to “scale up efforts” to avoid an “unmanageable” climate breakdown.
Multiple insurers join neurodiversity campaign
The Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity has launched a campaign to push the way the insurance industry operates to better enable and equip neurodivergent employees.
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.
Breakdown insurers sceptical over £200m investment to fix potholes
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledged a further £200m to help tackle the pothole problem in Wednesday's budget, but breakdown insurers are sceptical over its effectiveness.
Insuring the new working world
Sam Barrett explores how the insurance industry is adapting employers’ liability insurance to reflect the risks associated with new ways of working post-Covid.
Aviva and Axa lead the way in achieving equity for women
Aviva and Axa are leading the way when it comes to creating a more diverse, inclusive and equitable insurance industry for women, according to an analysis of press coverage.
View from the top: Zurich’s Anita Fernqvist on how changing the way insurance buys can be a driver for change
Anita Fernqvist, chief operating officer at Zurich, argues that buying products and services from social enterprises can help the insurance sector achieve its ESG ambitions.
Hazards are still stalking the high seas for marine insurers
Analysis: David Worsfold examines how the Russia and Ukraine war has presented marine insurers with several tricky challenges, including insuring ships in the safe-grain corridor, and keeping abreast of the constantly changing sanctions regimes.
Claims Apprentice Podcast: Claims Inflation – Personal Injury
In this podcast, Team Aspire – from the latest series of Claims Apprentice – looks at the factors behind the rise in personal injury claims costs.
Q&A: Zurich’s Steve Collinson
Steve Collinson, chief human resources officer at Zurich, reveals how roles are evolving, insists more remote working isn't creating a skills gap and explores why it is tricky to recruit data analysts.
Why property insurers are struggling to control claims costs
Analysis: Sam Barrett explores how inflation, increased labour costs plus material shortages are pushing up property insurance claims costs and why working with loss adjusters to remove frictional cost is essential.