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Lloyd’s ranks last in fossil fuel policy strength
Lloyd’s of London was the lowest ranked for relative strength of fossil fuel policies out of 30 insurers and reinsurers assessed in Insure Our Future’s latest scorecard.
Ripe buys boat insurer GJW Direct from Munich Re
Ripe has bolstered its share of the marine insurance market by buying GJW Direct from owner Munich Re’s Specialty.
Equipment breakdown cover ‘more of a necessity’ as tech advances
Andy Bazley, underwriting manager at HSB Engineering, has said awareness of equipment breakdown insurance needs to be ramped up as the reliance of technology develops.
Top 30 European Insurers of 2024 revealed
The top 30 European non-life insurers achieved another year of solid top line growth in 2023 with the average growth rate of the companies being 9.8%.
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.
Aviva targeting ultra-HNW growth following acquisitions
After completing the integration of the Azur and Axa XL private clients’ business, Aviva’s managing director for high net worth Ann Owen has said the insurer is looking to grow, but not “at any cost”.
Dive In registration opens
Registration has opened today (15 August) for the 2024 Dive In Festival, which aims to promote diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry.
Why are HNW MGAs dropping like flies?
After numerous MGAs operating in the high-net-worth space have either been sold or gone into run-off over the last few years, Scott McGee asks what does it take to survive in this space?
Munich Re puts HNW MGA into run-off
GrovesJohnWestrup, the high-net-worth arm of Munich Re, has been put into run-off as of Monday (1 July), Insurance Post can reveal.
Insuring property damage caused by cyber attacks
Analysis: As clients in heavy industry and manufacturing look to insurance to cover property damage that occurs due to cyber attacks, Harry Curtis explores the risks that arise at the intersection of cyberspace and the physical world plus what options…
Dive In opens inclusive manager campaign
Dive In, the insurance industry’s diversity, equity and inclusion festival, has invited nominations for managers making “outstanding” inclusion contributions.
Insurtechs outpacing large insurers in using cloud cyber risk data
Big insurers in the cyber insurance space need to emulate insurtechs in adopting technology that can integrate cybersecurity-enhancing data from cloud providers, according to Monica Shokrai, Google Cloud’s head of business risk and insurance.
Top 50 Reinsurers of 2023 revealed
Munich Re remained in first place of Insurance Post’s Top 50 Reinsurers 2023 list, with Swiss Re and Hannover Rück SE joining Munich Re on the podium this year.
Cyber market edges towards systemic risk solutions
Participants in the quickly growing cyber insurance market are pushing for commonly held definitions of catastrophic or systemic events.
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.
Reinsurers’ share of nat cat losses shrinks as profits rise
The proportion of total industry natural catastrophe losses taken by reinsurers has fallen in recent years, with primary insurers retaining more risk.
Best Insurance Employer: HSB
HSB was rated five stars in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list, and is stepping up diversity and inclusion work to climb to the top of future rankings.
Dive In aims to unlock innovation through inclusivity
Insurance Post is media partner for this year’s Dive In Festival, which will take place from 26 to 28 September and launch a mentoring programme.
Blanc wants Aviva to persist as ‘massive voice’ on sustainability
Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc has said she hopes to continue to use the insurer’s voice to push for the “sustainability agenda.”
Insurtech Lukango seeks to shake up UK SME market with Markel tie-up
Startup Lukango is looking to revolutionise the UK microbusiness market by replicating $4bn insurtech Next's stateside success this side of the Atlantic.
Scor leaves NZIA and commits to Norwegian gas and oil exploration
Reinsurer Scor has become the latest founding member to leave the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance, CEO Thierry Leger announced at the company’s annual general meeting.