Technology
Blog: Teething problems with the Official Injury Claim portal
Caroline Johnson, technical claims director at LV General Insurance, highlights 'teething problems' with whiplash reforms.
Intelligence: From the Wild, Wild West to the big five – a potted history of the broker software market
From police raids to junkets to Iceland, across being chased out of broker offices, legal spats, team lifts and more the history of the broking software sector is not short of incidents. Emmanuel Kenning met with a selection of the founders, movers and…
Analysis: Insuring NFTs
Non-fungible tokens have soared in value and popularity but insurance protection for the digital assets remains up in the air.
Bought By Many names Oshlyansky first chief product officer
Bought By Many has appointed Lidia Oshlyansky, who has worked for Spotify and Google, as chief product officer.
LV’s Michael Lawrence on the importance of investing in digital for the future
Michael Lawrence, distribution and underwriting director at LV Broker, looks at the lessons learned during the pandemic as brokers and insurers continued to serve customers and how firms will need to continue to test themselves and adapt in a hybrid…
WTW sells Irish arm to GRP; motor premiums hit five year low; Questgates acquires two firms and LV tops new customer experience report
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Pen's Nick Wright on the future of sales and marketing
The pandemic has accelerated the move to digital and remote engagement and forced many transactions online. Nick Wright, chief business development officer for Pen Underwriting, asks if insurance will ever return to good old fashioned face-to-face…
View from the Top video: Supporting SMEs post Covid-19: the role of insurers and brokers
In this exclusive interview recorded as part of the Insurance Post Live Annual Conference 2021 Neil Galjaard, divisional managing director, Markel talks about the huge negativity around Covid-19 claims in the mainstream press.
IGI sets up European subsidiary; Ardonagh establishes Irish data hub; Howden launches climate risk arm; Swiss Re backs BP EV trial
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: James Gearey, Covéa
After nine months in the role, James Gearey, managing director for personal lines and protection at Covéa, spoke to Post about partnering with Vitality, digital innovation and how technology is changing personal lines offerings.
Staysure acquires Rock, Esure joins forces with Minster Law, and Allianz invests in Heycar
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Parhelion co-CEO Richardson asserts insurers need to move on from a ‘piecemeal’ ESG approach
The co-CEO of the self-proclaimed ‘world’s first sustainable insurer’ has admitted that he regards Parhelion as a “pathfinder” for the industry and hopes others will follow it into fully committing to the environmental, social and governance space…
View from the top video: Opportunities for home claims transformation post-pandemic
In this exclusive interview recorded as part of the Insurance Post Live Annual Conference 2021 Michael Porter from Core Logic talks about new Insurtech trends and lessons learned from the pandemic.
Modernizing data platforms - are insurers ready?
Insurance companies hold large volumes of customer data across the value chain, however the systems that contain it are usually slow and outdated. Which can be a major drawback as time when insurers need to expand their offerings with agile data…
The retail investors that sent an insurtech's stock soaring
The ‘meme stock’ phenomenon that began in January when the share price of American video game retailer Gamestop was sent soaring by non-professional investors corralling on internet forum Reddit has reached the world of insurance.
Google reveals FCA authorisation ad rule to target scammers
Google’s decision to only allow regulated firms to place financial services adverts targeting UK consumers has received a measured response from the Financial Conduct Authority, while a law firm has warned the devil will be in the detail.
Climate Wise outlines priorities; WTW claims Lloyd's digital first with Ki; AIG publishes ESG report; Freedom secures funding
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Gallagher confirms personal data accessed in cyber attack
Gallagher is notifying “potentially affected” individuals and entities after an investigation showed systems affected by last year’s cyber incident held medical information, credit card information and more.
A tale of two countries encountering retirement income needs
In the second Market Insight piece by Insurance Post's sister expert research brand Chartis, its research director, wealth management, Denise Valentine looks at how the UK and US authorities are taking steps to encourage people to plan and invest for…
The death of insurasaurus? Why complacent and out of touch insurers must overhaul their business, and their image, to survive
Like other corporate dinosaurs, many insurers face extinction if they don’t become less reliant on old ways of doing things and robust barriers to entry.
Interview: David Bearman, Aventum
Aventum CEO David Bearman explains the growth of the broking and underwriting firm to Emmanuel Kenning, tracing its route from a start up focused on retail UK SME to a global specialist and niche player that has plans to be a decade defining business.
Sky takes majority Neos stake from Aviva
Exclusive: Sky UK has taken a significant stake in smart home insurtech Neos from Aviva.
Prince of Wales launches sustainable insurance task force; Aviva joins forces with WWF; Ford links up with By Miles; and LV reveals PI panel
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Covéa goes live with Iotatech policy platform
Covéa’s insurance-as-a-service platform developed with Iotatech has gone live marking the insurtech’s first rollout with a major insurer, Post can reveal.