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AIG promotes Fitzsimons to CFO and shuffles senior leadership team
AIG has promoted Shane Fitzsimons to group chief financial officer amid senior leadership team changes, effective from 1 January 2022.
COP26 Q&A: Carolyn Rich, Allianz
With the COP26 summit bringing parties together in Glasgow to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Post caught up with Carolyn Rich, head of brand marketing and social…
Lloyd's hit with oil spill and 'climate justice memorial' protests
Climate protests at Lloyd's went ahead on Friday, a day after the corporation confirmed its Net-Zero Insurance Alliance membership.
IPT untouched in Autumn Budget
Insurance premium tax went unmentioned in the Autumn Budget announcement.
Ministers urged to review motor pricing data after pandemic profits
A claimant sector trade body has written to the Business Secretary to request a review of industry pricing data as its research suggests motorists overpaid by £118 for their insurance during the pandemic.
NFP buys KGJ as it continues UK expansion
US headquartered insurance broker NFP has acquired KGJ Insurance Brokers for an undisclosed amount.
Lockdown customer champion: Tim Thornhill, Tysers
Tim Thornhill, Tysers director of entertainment and sports, tells Post about his work to save the 2021 entertainment and sporting calendar amid will-they-won't-they government Covid restrictions and a capacity vacuum.
Europe 'big enough' for us sets out Getsafe boss Wiens
Getsafe intends to keep its sights set firmly on Europe, founder and CEO Christian Wiens told Post as the business bagged its German insurance licence and a $93m capital raise.
Gallagher’s Neil Hodgson on supply chain risks
Neil Hodgson, managing director of risk management at Gallagher, outlines the important role the insurance sector can play in helping businesses manage supply chain risks.
WTW adds Diana Fox Carney to Climate Resilience Hub
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Diana Fox Carney as a strategic adviser in its Climate Resilience Hub.
Pukka targets doubling telematics as GWP hits £20m in first year
Pukka has written over £20m of telematics based gross written premium having gone live with its offering in August 2020, CEO of Freedom Services Group Sam White told Post.
MOJ to 'reflect' on visibility of OIC portal
A Ministry of Justice representative has said it will 'reflect' on communication around the Official Injury Claim portal.
QBE names Chris Wallace as UK insurance business head
Chris Wallace has been appointed executive director of QBE’s UK insurance business taking over from Cécile Fresneau, who was promoted to run the European Operations insurance division earlier this year.
Editor’s comment: Managers need to talk about the menopause
My son recently became a teenager, although he’s had the attitude already for some time, and along with the grey hairs that this brings I was reminded of my own aging when a friend quipped that all I have to look forward to now is the menopause.
Lockdown customer champion: Johnny Timpson
Johnny Timpson tells Post why the pandemic put the importance of the Access to Insurance mission on steroids and the challenges it faced coming to fruition as the Covid crisis hit.
EQT and Vitruvian invest in CFC
The reinvestment in CFC by private equity house Vitruvian Partners and new funds from EQT is not the starting gun for an acquisition spree, according to founder and group CEO David Walsh.
OIC portal data raises 'questions' on exceptional circumstances and access to justice
Official Injury Claim data has raised questions among insurers and claimant representatives, with one expert warning trends "strongly" imply teething problems warnings hold true.
Less than 10% of whiplash portal claimants unrepresented
Ministry of Justice data shows that nine in ten claimants using the Official Injury Claim whiplash portal have done so using a lawyer or other representation.
Blog: The future of pet insurance under the FCA
New Financial Conduct Authority rules for home and motor insurance could signal a change in the pet insurance industry in future, unless the market can act ahead of time, blogs Mark Colonnese, director of Aquarium Software.
Post LIVE Claims: Insurers must fish outside the 'normal insurance pool' for claims talent
Claims handlers need to be able to start applying the language that customers use in their industries, QBE claims technical director Mike East has said.
Insurance firms commit to menopause action
Crawford & Company and Partners& have marked World Menopause Day on 18 October with a new policy and commitment respectively.
Interview: Emma Rawlinson, Atlanta
In her first interview since succeeding Ian Donaldson as Atlanta Group CEO, Emma Rawlinson tells Post about her journey to taking the helm, the importance of digital in maintaining the growth trajectory and the diversity of the business and its leaders.
Analysis: What next for the CII?
Post gauges insurance reaction to the news that CII boss Sian Fisher will be leaving in March, gathering reflections on her achievements and this year’s disputes along with asking what qualities and experience the next leader will need to meet future…
Pen’s Nick Wright on why scale matters to the modern MGA
Media headlines about the managing general agent market have recently taken a welcome turn, from all the talk of capacity crunch and crisis to a message of renewed and rising confidence, observes Nick Wright, chief business development officer at Pen…