Europe
Zurich cuts claims times; Marsh's global cyber practice; Brown & Brown partners with Ageas
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Jonathan Frankham, World Nomads
Jonathan Frankham, General Manager, UK & Europe at World Nomads, reveals how travel insurance has changed post pandemic and whether further evolution is required due to climate change.
Diary of an Insurer: EIS's Ian Betley
Overcoming aches and pains from cricket, Ian Betley, general manager of EMEA and APAC at EIS, heads to Dublin to consider how technology is transforming the industry and prepares for The Boss and The Piano Man.
Q&A: Onno Janssen, CEO, PIB Group Europe
Onno Janssen, CEO of PIB Group Europe, speaks to Scott McGee about PIB's European expansion, and how the the UK and the continent’s regulatory environment differs.
Top 30 European Insurers revealed
Allianz and Axa have held on to the top two spots on Insurance Post's Top 30 European Insurers 2023 list and accounted for slightly under a quarter of total GWP in the dataset, which was produced by AM Best.
How Top 30 European Insurers 2023 was produced
On behalf of Insurance Post, AM Best ranked the 30 largest European insurers, according to non-life gross written premium to illustrate the movements in market position and financial performance between 2022 and the previous year.
Top 30 European Insurers 2023: Claims inflation bites
Europe’s 30 largest non-life insurers have demonstrated solid top-line growth over the past two years, following a drop in 2020.
Enter the European Insurance Technology Awards now
The deadline for The European Insurance Technology Awards is fast approaching.
Chubb survey finds surging demand for embedded insurance
Increasing consumer demand is accelerating the adoption of digital insurance offerings and gaining momentum in Europe, research has found.
HDI in hiring spree; GRP enters pet market; Flood Re appoints chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
UK tourists to be offered extreme heat insurance
After tourists across Europe suffered delayed, diverted or cancelled flights as temperatures hit highs of 47C, US-based insurance start-up Sensible Weather has announced plans to offer UK travellers ‘extreme heat’ insurance.
Trade Voice: Airmic on managing the climate risks of tomorrow
Julia Graham, Airmic CEO, argues the events of last month demonstrate the important of tackling climate risks in both the near and far term.
DWF confirms Inflexion approach to buy
Law firm DWF has confirmed it has been approached to be acquired by Inflexion in a deal worth £342m
Three things you need to know about the PRA’s Solvency plans
Analysis: Emma Ann Hughes unpicks the devilish details in the Prudential Regulation Authority's 182-pages of proposals to throw the European Union's capital requirements for general insurers on the Brexit bonfire.
Ferma calls for governments to help resolve cyber market issues
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations has called on public authorities to aid in resolving thorny issues facing the cyber insurance market.
CMA reverses Copart merger decision after industry support
Having originally raised competition concerns, the Competition and Markets Authority appears to have completed a u-turn on its findings around Copart’s acquisition of Green Parts Specialist Holdings Ltd (formerly Hills Motors).
Qover and Revolut partner; Marsh to aid Ukraine; AIG appoints CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
EU moves forward with AI regulation
The use of artificial intelligence in the EU will now be regulated by the AI Act to ensure that AI developed and used in Europe complies with EU rights.
Luko joins Admiral; Stubben Edge launches capital arm; Aspen appoints reinsurance CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: PIB Group CEO Brendan McManus
After 45 years in insurance – seven of those at the helm of PIB – Brendan McManus has no plans to stop anytime soon.
Jensten and Hiscox partner; Aston Lark buys HNW book; Axa XL appoints reinsurance CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
PIB cools M&A interest in ‘drying-up’ UK
PIB Group CEO Brendan McManus revealed PIB’s focus on foreign acquisitions over the next five years, with opportunities in the UK “drying up”.
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.