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Mitigation for the UK’s worsening mould problem is critical
With mould remaining a major issue in the UK and expected to worsen, Alan Smith, head of mitigation at McLarens, argues it’s critical both policyholders and their insurers understand the causes of the fungi and how to address plus prevent it.
Storm damage behind one in five of Aviva’s home claims
Aviva has revealed that 19% of all UK home claims between 2020 and 2024 were related to storm damage.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Aviva
Aviva Insurance Limited is ranked number 1 and Aviva International Insurance Limited is ranked number 2 on the Top 100 UK Insurers 2024 list.
Hurricane Milton insured losses to run into the tens of billions
The insurance industry is likely to suffer losses of tens of billions of dollars from damage inflicted by Hurricane Milton last week, according to early estimates.
Aviva’s Storah urges ‘belt-and-braces approach’ for climate impacts
View from the Top: Jason Storah, CEO of UK & Ireland general insurance at Aviva, says the UK needs a holistic approach to flood risk management in a changing climate.
Look to the skies to manage climate change risk
By leveraging advanced technologies like satellite data, Forbes McKenzie, founder and CEO of McKenzie Intelligence Services, argues insurers can better predict, manage and mitigate the impact of increasingly common frequency and severe natural disasters.
Is the ombudsman right to target loss adjusters?
Content Director’s View: With property claims on the increase and loss adjusters in the Financial Ombudsman Service’s firing line, Jonathan Swift asks the sector what it is doing to address the flack.
Twenty firms face off for Lloyd’s Lab spots
The Lloyd’s Lab pitch day for its 13th cohort saw 20 firms go head-to-head for one of 10 spots in the market’s 10-week fast track programme for “fresh ideas” to challenge the insurance industry.
Cost of insuring ground floor flats surges by 42%
The cost of insuring ground floor flats increased most significantly of any property type between April and June this year with premiums climbing by 42% from £178 to £252, according to Compare the Market.
Big Interview: Andy Bord, Flood Re
On his last day as Flood Re CEO, Andy Bord catches up with Emma Ann Hughes on how the scheme will end in 2039, his pride around Build Back Better, plus why Labour’s promise to build more homes must be accompanied by a robust planning framework.
How can home insurance avoid a motor-like PR disaster?
As motor premium inflation is steadying, Scott McGee examines whether home insurance premiums will be next to rocket plus identifies ways to avoid the wrath of consumers facing paying more to insure their property.
Insurers urged to encourage adjusters to ‘get the knowledge’ over Build Back Better
Insurers have been urged to get Flood Re to revisit the highest sum that can be claimed with its Build Back Better scheme and better educate their loss adjusters on the scheme.
Lessons to be learned from Build Back Better
Panellists at the British Damage Management Association Conference said lessons must be learned in order to maximise the value of Flood Re’s Build Back Better scheme.
How generative AI is everything, everywhere in insurance all at once
How insurers have been able to swiftly pilot generative artificial intelligence, prove the value of embracing this technology and roll it out across the wider business is examined by Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes.
Brokers looking to non-standard for opportunity
A survey conducted by Prestige Underwriting has found brokers are looking at the non-standard insurance sector for growth opportunities.
NSM buys AllClear owner; Axa’s Uefa partnership; Brown & Brown’s UK retail CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Understanding flood resilience – one garden and brick at a time
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes considers ways the insurance industry can help make the world more resilient to climate change by being more innovative in how it inspires adapting homes and gardens.
Flood Re hopes flood resilience garden will improve awareness
Unveiled at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Flood Resilient Garden aims to demonstrate that homeowners don’t have to compromise on their gardens regarding flood resilience.
Building Back Better at Chelsea Flower Show
Flood Re’s Build Back Better scheme is being used to not only fund internal flood resilience changes but also adaptations to outside space and gardens in the quest to stop and reduce flood waters entering properties, explains Stephen Linklater, claims…
Q&A: Daniel Grimwood-Bird, McKenzie Intelligence Services
Daniel Grimwood-Bird, head of sales and marketing at McKenzie Intelligence Services, shares how the provider of geospatial data and analytics plans to insurance industry plans to make it big in the UK and US.
Ant Middle, Ageas
Ant Middle, CEO of Ageas UK, leaps up 16 places on Insurance Post’s Power List and is likely to climb even higher up the ranking of the industry’s movers and shakers if his parent company continues to court UK targets despite the DLG rebufal.