Marine
Aviva’s 200 year old marine offering to re-enter Lloyd’s
Aviva is planning to begin writing marine business in Lloyd’s from the start of next year, the insurer’s head of marine, Howard Potter, has told Insurance Post.
Q&A: Ann Waite, Association of Average Adjusters
Ann Waite, honorary chair of the Association of Average Adjusters, reflects on why marine insurance continues to be dominated by men and why it is good to talk.
Is fraud detection the only funding certainty in insurance?
Content Director’s View: Another year, another raft of insurers highlighting record fraud detections and savings. Jonathan Swift reflects on this and asks whether the industry is close to a tipping point when it comes to continued improvements in…
How is insurance stepping up amid election uncertainty?
With a record number of elections in 2024 set to introduce substantial unpredictability into an already volatile risk environment, Edmund Tirbutt examines how insurance is engendering resilience amidst unrelenting geoeconomic uncertainty.
Big Interview: Cécile Fresneau, QBE
Cécile Fresneau, managing director of the insurance division of QBE’s European Operations, reveals her growth plans, hopes for generative artificial intelligence and her efforts to boost the number of female senior underwriters.
Aon’s carbon offering; Arch’s events cover; WTW’s war facility
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Protesters target Biba conference with street theatre
Greater Manchester Stop EACOP coalition chose to protest at the British Insurance Broker’s Association conference because the insurance industry is the “Achilles’ heel” of the fossil fuel projects it is campaigning against, according to member Martin…
Power List: Ones to watch in insurance in 2024
Here are the ones to watch who narrowly missed out on a place in this year’s Insurance Post Power List, but based on their role, career to date and growing influence look set to feature in future rankings.
Simon Matson, Gallagher
Simon Matson, executive vice president of Gallagher Global Brokerage, is a familiar face in the general insurance industry.
RSA’s UK specialty book expected to surpass £1bn by 2030
RSA’s managing director for UK specialty lines, Steve Watson, expects the size of the business he heads to double by the end of the decade primarily through building out new capabilities.
iCan founder launches broker; Chaucer enters weather market; RSA's property director
Thursday Round-Up: As tomorrow is Good Friday, Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week, a day early.
How maritime insurers are helping shipowners decarbonise
Following the European Union’s Emissions Trading System coming into force for the maritime transport industry on 1 January, Fiona Nicolson explores how shipowners, operators and insurers have come to terms with the implications and effects of the new…
Davies snaps up first law firm since Keoghs
Davies has bought Shoreside Law to add global commercial and maritime litigation services to its legal arm Keoghs.
Beazley CEO hails ‘standout year’ for property underwriting
Beazley CEO Adrian Cox has labelled property risks as one of the insurer’s “biggest long-term opportunities”, saying that underwriting conditions increasingly favour the specialty market.
Aviva and Howden partner; Ecclesiastical’s Cockrem to retire; Eurochange to launch travel insurance
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Impact of war in Ukraine on insurance
Two years on from Russia invading Ukraine, David Worsfold examines the ongoing impact of the war on global insurance markets.
Biba’s budget demands; Tokio Marine’s deal with Lavaretus; NFU’s first commercial head
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Marine insurers won’t pull cover over Red Sea attacks
There is “no reason” for insurers to withdraw cover for Red Sea shipping amid ongoing attacks on vessels in the region, the Lloyd’s Market Association’s marine head has said.
New year, new shape of the City for insurers
As Lloyd’s stays put in Lime Street and Aviva kicks off 2024 in a new City HQ, Emma Ann Hughes examines how insurers are reshaping the square footage they occupy in the Square Mile.
BP Marsh invests in AI Marine; Malago buys Mulberry; Antares appoints CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
MGA Review of the Year 2023
With large insurers and mainstream players pulling out of certain lines in 2023, and products reverting to the core areas, MGA chiefs plan to continue to step up and fill that gap in 2024.
Broker Review of the Year 2023
Brokers reflect on overcoming tough market conditions in 2023 and share their hopes of seeing Justin Bieber at the Biba conference in 2024 “just for the pun of it”.
Insurtech Review of the Year 2023
2023 will be remembered as the year the insurtech funding bubble burst but looking ahead to 2024 players in this part of the market expect providers to realise it is easier to buy systems than build them.
Hiscox and Google collaborate; Axis syndicate; Biba’s 2024 conference theme
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.