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Q&A: Ben Wooltorton, Cover-More Group
Ben Wooltorton, managing director of Zurich-owned Cover-More Group’s UK business, outlines the impact of the Consumer Duty and explains how he intends to increase the travel and speciality insurance provider’s number of partnerships.
Car and motorcycle complaints hit record levels
Financial Ombudsman Service statistics show a record number of new cases for car and motorcycle insurance at the start of 2024.
Big Interview: Helena Evans, Criterion Adjusters
Helena Evans, managing director of Criterion Adjusters, speaks to Emma Ann Hughes about the sexism she encountered, growth plans for her business and her hope to encourage others to follow her lead and pass their Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters…
Q&A: Chris Rolland, AllClear & InsureandGo
Following the sale of InsurEvo, the parent company of AllClear and InsureandGo, CEO Chris Rolland talks about what that means for the broker moving forward, the travel insurance market following the pandemic, and how he hopes to implement more artificial…
Green shoots, but claims managers predict inflation to continue into 2025
Senior claims managers are seeing property claims inflation ease, but expect it to remain high for the foreseeable future; with suppliers turning their backs on insurance work being cited as a factor.
AllClear to grow international presence following sale
Chris Rolland, group CEO of AllClear and InsureandGo, has revealed the travel broker’s plans to expand the international business following the sale of owner InsurEvo.
How insurers can up their claims game
Insurers love to talk about claims exaggeration, but David Worsfold asks: are they guilty of some exaggeration of their own?
How Labour could reduce the cost of motor insurance
Analysis: Emma Ann Hughes examines efforts by the industry to push down motor insurance premiums and whether politicians could force providers to take more extreme action.
Hannah Gurga, Association of British Insurers
Hannah Gurga, director general of the Association of British Insurers, maintains her 18th position on the Insurance Post’s Power List thanks to her efforts to prove the industry’s worth to whoever will occupy 10 Downing Street later this year.
Sam Woods, Prudential Regulation Authority
In the run-up to a general election Sam Woods, chief executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority, has been clear it will be for the government, not regulators, to ensure insurers invest the dividends of forthcoming solvency reforms in the UK.
How Solvency UK will impact insurers’ credit quality
Data analysis: Post-Brexit Solvency II reforms look unlikely to make UK insurers more appealing to investors, a Fitch Ratings survey has revealed.
Motor insurance ‘as affordable now as it was in 2018’
Sabre CEO Geoff Carter has said that the burden of paying for motor insurance premiums is no worse now than it was in 2018.
Labour promises to rip up red tape for insurers
Tulip Siddiq, shadow economic secretary to HM Treasury, has promised if the Labour party gets into power she will make sure regulation encourages growth and competitiveness in the insurance industry.
AA buys Key Care; RSA launches hub; Gallagher Re’s Melia to retire
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Who is going to snap up insurance brokers in 2024
Age Lindenbergh, leader of the European Alvarez and Marsal’s Transaction Advisory Group, on why consolidation in the UK insurance brokerage market shows no signs of slowing down and where in the world cash is coming from to buy businesses.
Copart CEO hits back at Competitions Authority
Copart’s UK CEO Jane Pocock has hit back at the fines issued to the salvage firm from the Competitions and Market’s Authority.
Claims and Legal Review of the Year 2023
Looking back at 2023, law firms and claims professionals reflect on how double digit inflation hit the sector and look forward to artificial intelligence speeding-up administration in 2024.
KPMG names Huw Evans as head of insurance
KPMG has named former Association of British Insurers director general Huw Evans as its incoming head of insurance.
Big Interview: Nadia Côté and Serge Raffard, Allianz
After being named managing directors of Allianz Commercial and Allianz Personal, respectively, Nadia Côté and Serge Raffard met with Scott McGee to discuss their respective markets, how they have settled in, and where they see their businesses growing in…
Tories announce captive insurance consultation
A consultation on whether to establish a regulatory framework for captive insurance companies will be launched next Spring, according to the Autumn Statement.
Managing underinsurance risks and valuations
Analysis: As inflation continues to be an issue across all lines of insurance, Sam Barrett explores how brokers can use AI to manage underinsurance risk and valuations.