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Big Interview: Rob Schimek, Bolttech
Rob Schimek, founder and group CEO of insurtech Bolttech, reveals “the problem” with general insurance and outlines how he intends to solve it by embedding cover into an array of different industries.
Q&A: Gonzalo Geijo, Charles Taylor Insurtech
Gonzalo Geijo, chief commercial officer at Charles Taylor Insurtech, speaks about insurtech market issues and his company's role in addressing those problems.
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.
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.
Why insurers’ COOs and insurtechs need to combine forces
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes says it is time chief operating officers in the insurance industry realise holding the key to floors of servers isn’t going to save them from regulatory action.
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.
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”.
PIB appoints deputy CEO and underwriting and Europe executives
Broker PIB has made a raft of senior appointments, recruiting from Aon and Amwins Global Risks as well as promoting internally, as it prepares to double in size through its next stage of growth.
Top 30 European Insurers 2022 - Catalana Occidente
Catalana Occidente's reported financial performance for the European financial year 2021.
Top 30 European Insurers 2022 - Mutua Madrileña
Mutua Madrileña's reported financial performance for the European financial year 2021.
Top 30 European Insurers 2022 - Mapfre
Mapfre's reported financial performance for the European financial year 2021.
The top 30 European Insurers 2022: A return to growth
Europe’s 30 largest non-life insurers returned to growth in 2021 and – although high inflation, supply chain disruptions and surging energy prices should translate into premium growth – Mathilde Jakobsen of AM Best explains that profitability is expected…
London Ghost broker sentenced; Just Travel buys Alpha Underwriting; Coalition and We Fox raise $650m combined; and WTW acquires Glasgow firm
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Capgemini: only 8% of insurers 'Resilience Champions'; Allianz mulls Home & Legacy disposal; CII reports £4.4m deficit; and Questgates buys
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Charles Taylor buys majority stake in insurtech Fraud Keeper
Charles Taylor has bought a majority stake of automation and artificial intelligence software as a service platform Fraud Keeper, Post can reveal.
UK tops carrier M&A in Europe for first half of 2021
The UK was the leading European country – and second most active worldwide behind the US – for insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2021, according to research by Clyde & Co.
The top 30 European Insurers 2021: A turbulent time
The impact of Covid-19 saw the European non-life insurance market report a decline in gross written premium and profit after tax. Mathilde Jakobsen, director, analytics, Amsterdam, AM Best, analyses the numbers and reports on the movements in the ranking…
Wefox could have raised $1bn say co-founders
Insurtech Wefox could have raised over $1bn (£706m) but chose to close its series C funding round at $650m, its co-founders told Post.
Admiral comparison site business sale to RVU completes
Admiral’s sale of Penguin Portals, which counts aggregator Confused amongst its offering, to RVU has completed after gaining regulatory approval.
Admiral, Aviva and Lloyd’s sign Fintech Pledge; Nextbase Insurance launches with Axa and Ageas; Rightchoice buys Fresh and Zurich in Ping An tie-up
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk
Axa teams up with Microsoft; Ardonagh unveils Beazley capacity deal; Lloyd's to open Manchester hub; LV rolls out ethical standard
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk