Ecclesiastical
Only one out of four brokers is happy with insurer service
Direct Commercial’s latest broker survey has revealed how only a quarter of brokers are happy with the service they receive from insurers.
Ecclesiastical’s Carter documents rise of leisure business
Laura Carter, customer segment director of Ecclesiastical, has described how the insurer's leisure business has grown to account for 20% of its open market new business in just 18 months.
Optalitix and PWC team up; Ki goes standalone; Davies’s reshuffle
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Ecclesiastical to launch around 12 schemes next year
Chris Withers, schemes and facilities director for Ecclesiastical has predicted the insurer will launch around 12 schemes by the end of 2025.
Ecclesiastical’s latest scheme; Allianz’s Uber launch; Evolution’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aviva’s Rokstone partnership; EXL’s language model; Aon’s broking promotion
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2024: Business lines
A ranking of the top 100 UK Insurers for different general insurance business lines, based on data from AM Best’s Financial Suite.
Why the FCA should slash red tape to save brokers
News Editor’s View: Scott McGee examines the impact of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty, debating whether the regulator's promise to reduce the weight of regulation is too little, too late for small brokers struggling as a result of red…
Allianz’s counter fraud head James Burge departing for Hiscox
James Burge, Allianz UK’s head of counter fraud, is leaving the insurer to take up a global role at Hiscox, Insurance Post can reveal.
Q&A: John Dunn, Brokerbility
After more than 18 months into his role as MD of Brokerbility, John Dunn catches up with Insurance Post to discuss bring clarity to the networks, refreshing tired shcemes, and how he hopes to help partners and members "outperform the market"
Women working in insurance earn 20% less than men
Gender pay disparities in the insurance industry continues to stubbornly persist, with virtually no companies reporting on whether an ethnicity pay gap exists.
Claims service continues to improve
The trend of overall improvement in claims service seen in the UK market continued in the second quarter of 2024.
Brokerbility targets member GWP growth of 20%
Brokerbility MD John Dunn says that while members are on average growing at about 16% per year, he wants growth to hit 20%.
Freedom’s car integration; Tradex joins IFB; DWF’s chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
SRG buys broker; Lockton’s space practice; Markel’s head of casualty
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Diary of an Insurer: Ecclesiastical’s Laura Carter
Fair value assessments, London landmarks, plus a fish and chip supper with the underwriting department feature in the working week of Laura Carter, customer segment director of Ecclesiastical Insurance.
How generative AI is everything, everywhere in insurance all at once
How insurers have been able to swiftly pilot generative artificial intelligence, prove the value of embracing this technology and roll it out across the wider business is examined by Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes.
Ecclesiastical is cautious about generative AI for complex tasks
Ecclesiastical’s generative artificial intelligence technology is not ready to support high value or complex task replacement, according to group technology director Graeme Howard.
Mounting dissatisfaction with home insurance as premiums increase
Data analysis: NFU Mutual, Bank of Scotland, Nationwide, Saga, and Co-operative Insurance have the most satisfied home insurance customers, according to research by Fairer Finance.
Tribunal slams ‘connected’ leasehold insurance arrangement
A tribunal has ruled that leaseholders in a block of flats were overcharged by 145% after it had “not been presented with one item of documentary evidence to suggest that the insurance premiums for the building are competitive”.
Howden’s purchase; Ecclesiastical’s schemes tool; Hiscox’s schemes head
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.