mental health
Transformative power of sport for those with life-changing injuries
The Paralympics serves as a reminder there is a real person at the end of every claim, with Kate Duffy, partner at Clyde & Co, pointing out insurers have a duty to support initiatives which aid the rehabilitation process.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Axa
Axa grabs the eight spot on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers 2024 list.
Big Interview: Jo Taylor, Endsleigh
Jo Taylor, executive director of Endsleigh, shares plans to consign the student specialist brand to the past, ways to attract fresh meat to the insurance market, plus how the broker is supporting schools and universities facing financial challenges in…
ISC Group names Powell CEO
After six months as interim managing director of ISC Group, Carmen Powell has been made CEO of the organisation dedicated to the development and advancement of women in insurance.
Broker stress reaches five-year high
Broker stress has risen to the highest level since 2019, according to research from Ecclesiastical.
Sompo’s marine proposition; Lockton’s charity walk; Allianz Partner’s travel director
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Dive In Special – Next decade of diversity and inclusion
What is required to make strides forward towards becoming a diverse and inclusive industry is tackled in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
The genie in the bottle: improving outcomes in income protection claims
A healthy and active workforce is key to a thriving UK economy, but too many people remain on the sidelines. A recent Insurance Post roundtable explored the challenges and opportunities for income protection insurers in supporting the ‘back to work’…
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.
Which? demands FCA action over ‘widespread’ claims-handling failures
Consumer champion Which? has launched a new campaign to end “the insurance rip-off” and has called on the Financial Conduct Authority to take tough action against claims handlers who fall short of the regulator’s required standards.
Best Insurance Employers to work for in 2024 revealed
First Central and Konsileo are the greatest large and small to medium-sized insurance employers in the UK respectively to work for, according to Insurance Post’s Best Insurance Employers survey.
Chris Lay, Marsh McLennan
Chris Lay was appointed CEO of Marsh McLennan UK in March 2023 and has served as CEO of Marsh UK since 2018.
ABI unveils financial inclusion strategy
The Association of British Insurers has unveiled a financial inclusion strategy, which commits to addressing “unfavourable” premium finance practices and suggests exploring ways to subsidise motor cover for some drivers.
QBE eyes growth opportunity in ‘underweight’ South East
QBE director of UK regions Andy Fitzgerald has identified the South East as a “massive” growth opportunity for the insurer as it aims to bulk up its UK regions business.
Big Interview: R;pple Suicide Prevention’s Alice Hendy
Tom Luckham sits down with R;pple Suicide Prevention founder and CEO Alice Hendy MBE to discuss her career so far, mental health in insurance, and of course, West Ham United.
Q&A: Colin Fitzgerald, Grid
As Colin Fitzgerald, distribution director of group protection at Legal & General, replaces Howden’s senior risk consultant Paul White as the new chair of Grid, he shares his plans to encourage insurance brokers to see how group protection helps manage…
Mental health of claims handlers “often overlooked” says CII
The Chartered Insurance Institute’s New Generation Programme Claims group has today published a report calling on the industry to heighten understanding of second-hand trauma.
Aviva CEO Blanc awarded Damehood and ex-RSA boss Hester knighted in New Years Honours List
Amanda Blanc, the group chief executive officer of Aviva, has been awarded a Damehood in King Charles the Third’s second New Years Honours List.
AssuredPartners’ double swoop; LMA and Liiba’s collab; Pen’s IP proposition
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Why event cancellation insurance remains relevant
Leigh Ann Rossi, chief operating officer within the sports and entertainment group at NFP, and Marc Blumencranz, managing director of sports and entertainment, explain how climate change, power outages, civil unrest, national mourning and health has kept…
Sedgwick’s Armstrong on bringing your authentic self to work
Suzanne Armstrong, deputy head of key accounts at Sedgwick in the UK, on how a female colleague being denied compassionate leave spurred her on to be her authentic self at work and break down LGBTQ+ barriers.