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View from the top: How motor insurers are recovering from 'near death experience'
Geoff Carter, chief executive of Sabre Insurance Group, examines how the motor insurance market leapt off a cliff and the ways it is clawing back to profitability.
Interview: James Dalton, MIB
In his first interview since joining the Motor Insurers’ Bureau as chief services officer, and two years after the introduction of the Official Injury Claims portal, James Dalton chats to Pamela Kokoszka about how he is taking on the challenge to remove…
Admiral founder warns clock is ticking on car insurance
Henry Engelhardt, founder and former chief executive of Admiral Group, warns the “clock is ticking on car insurance”.
Where we’re going, we won’t need price comparison websites
Editor’s View: Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes wonders if the latest motor insurance developments could cause price comparison websites to soon be consigned to the history books.
Many Pets exits Swedish market as problems pile up
Many Pets’ partnership with Great Lakes SE in Sweden has ended, and as a result, the provider is withdrawing from the Swedish pet insurance market, Insurance Post can reveal.
Steve Treloar to step down as LV CEO
Steve Treloar, chief executive of LV GI and Allianz Personal, is leaving the business at the end of June.
Admiral enters connected car telematics market
Admiral has teamed up with car manufacturer Ford and telematics provider Redtail Telematics to produce one of the UK’s first connected telematics motor insurance products.
Could technology cause more to self-insure?
Edmund Tirbutt examines how the centuries-old insurance sector is using technology to shift from handling claims to focus on changing customer behaviour to reduce their risks.
Navigating the impact of the 'cost-of-living crisis' on pet insurance: insights and strategies
Insurance Post, in collaboration with CRIF, recently organised a roundtable to discuss the influence of the current cost-of-living crisis on pet insurance sales and renewals. Izabela Chmielewska reports.
Household appliances most likely to damage homes
Data analysis: Government data on domestic appliance accidents shows the devices most likely to result in a home insurance claim.
Insurers continue to grapple with rising costs for vehicle repairs
While property and motor claims’ post-Covid difficulties have begun to ease, the latter in particular are still presenting challenges to insurers, according to Zurich UK chief claims officer James Nicholson.
Future-proofing the home insurance industry
In the latest Insurance Post Podcast, Flood Re reveals it is calculating the cost benefit of steps taken by homeowners to reduce the risk and the duration of their abodes being under water.
Zurich challenges itself to halve HNW quote times
As Zurich looks to invest further in the high net worth space, head of personal lines and specialties Phil Ost wants to challenge his HNW team to respond to brokers’ quotes within 24 hours
Complexity and cost of insuring Britain’s historic buildings
Forty years since the English Heritage rebranded to Historic England under Margaret Thatcher’s government, Pam Kokoszka explores the role the insurance industry plays in protecting listed buildings.
Pet insurance fraudster collared by the law
A finance officer at a veterinary practice, who made more than £37,000 in fraudulent pet insurance claims by editing invoices obtained from her employer, has been sentenced.
Right Royal challenge facing the insurance industry
Editor's View: Emma Ann Hughes would like to go to a British Insurance Brokers' Association conference where all insurers have risen to the challenge of delivering great customer service.
Martin Lewis, money savings expert
During the Covid-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, the power of a tweet from Martin Lewis to his 2.1 million followers has become magnified.
Insurance Post Podcast: Power List Top 10
To find out who made it into the Top 10 of Insurance Post's Power List for 2023, make sure you listen to the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
