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21 businesses vie for a place in latest cohort for Lloyd’s Lab
The Lloyd’s Lab held a pitch day for its 14th cohort earlier this week, with 21 businesses vying for a spot in the 10-week accelerator programme.
Spring Statement 2025: What insurers should know
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her 2025 Spring Statement today (26 March) with a mix of spending cuts, investment pledges, and economic forecasts.
Watch Axa, Convex and Verisk discuss data in commercial property
The issue of underinsurance in commercial property insurance has been prevalent for a number of years now, with the spotlight really intensifying during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
British Insurance Technology Awards is open for entries
The prestigious British Insurance Technology Awards are now open for entries.
Miller flags Trump’s impact on parametrics
Alice Glenister, head of parametrics at Miller, has called for the market to develop more data sources outside the US due to President Donald Trump’s cuts to federal scientific research bodies.
Hiscox offers update on plan for genAI underwriting
Hiscox and Google Cloud have shared plans to introduce generative artificial underwriting to more lines of business and explained what it took to get it working last year for terrorism cover.
Lemonade CEO sees AI replacing engineers and actuaries soon
Lemonade CEO Daniel Schrieber has shared that artificial intelligence might be used to replace employees in engineering, actuarial, legal and compliance functions at the insurtech in the next few years.
Instanda teases ‘moonshot’ AI commercial lines product
Tim Hardcastle, CEO and co-founder of Instanda, has revealed plans for a “moonshot” complex commercial lines product later this year.
How insurers are helping businesses grow
As chancellor Rachel Reeves says the UK must go “further and faster” to achieve economic growth, Edmund Tirbutt examines how insurance is providing the safety net required to ensure businesses focus on getting bigger and better in the months and years to…
Confronting the challenges in our EV evolution
Trade Voice: Jonathan Fong, manager of general insurance policy at the Association of British Insurers, sets out the challenges the UK faces around increased adoption of electric vehicles.
60 Seconds With... Hyperexponential’s Jamie Wilson
Jamie Wilson, vice president of growth at Hyperexponential, wishes his younger self mined Bitcoin and once rescued a drowning puppy from the River Thames.
Digitalise and conquer: Mastering insurance modernisation
A recent webinar hosted by Insurance Post in association with Charles Taylor InsureTech brought together industry experts to discuss effective strategies for digital transformation. Here are the key insights.
Diary of an Insurer: Allianz’s Alex Ktenidis
Alex Ktenidis, director of digital trading and ALP at Allianz UK, doesn't need an alarm clock with a five-month-old daughter ready, willing and able to wake him up to refine the provider's digital service and consider ways to embrace generative…
Q&A: Chaz Perera, Roots Automation
Chaz Perera, CEO and co-founder of Roots Automation, tells Insurance Post about the firm’s generative artificial intelligence model specially trained for insurance InsurGPT and the challenges in the industry this technology is primed to solve.
How AI is reshaping insurance in 2025
Rory Yates, global head of strategy at EIS, Kennedys IQ chief products officer Karim Derrick, Paul O’Brien, chief AI officer of Davies, Charles Clarke, group vice-president of Guidewire Analytics, and Hiscox chief technology officer Ian Wrigglesworth…
Cyber insurance ‘may become mandatory’ in the future
Johnty Mongan, head of cyber risk management at Gallagher, has said that it is his belief that cyber insurance may eventually be a mandatory purchase.
Accenture acquires Altus Consulting
US management consultancy firm Accenture has acquired Altus Consulting from digital solutions provider Equisoft, for undisclosed terms.
Why London is the place to be for insurtech’s brightest stars
Trade Voice: Melissa Collett, CEO of Insurtech UK, highlights why London remains the global hub for insurtech innovation and what’s needed to unlock its full potential.
Big Interview: Ursula Gibbs, Compare the Market
To mark International Women’s Day 2025, Insurance Post sits down with Compare the Market’s chief commercial officer, Ursula Gibbs to talk through her career to date, how insurance enticed her away from university, and how curiosity was critical to her…
60 Seconds With... PPL's Andy Woolley
Andy Woolley, chief design officer at PPL, would love to live like James Bond, lip read, and avoid stacking the dishwasher.
How to build an insurer that’s ready for 2030
View from the Top: Carys Lawton-Bryce, chief operations officer at Markel International, explores how insurers can navigate an evolving landscape shaped by shifting market cycles, AI-driven transformation and the growing imperative of resilience.