Property
Georges De Macedo, Covéa
Georges De Macedo was appointed CEO of Covéa Insurance UK in June 2023 and has been tasked with guiding the business through a strategic turnaround.
State of the nation’s roofs: A top-down perspective
John Kimmance, chief customer officer of Ordnance Survey, reveals the depth of the data his organisation has on the state of the nation’s roofs, including the risk and insurance ramifications of their use, construction material and age.
How an uptick in deliberate fires is testing loss adjusters
Simon Jones, client services director at Woodgate & Clark, examines how the insurance industry is dealing with an uptick in the number of deliberate fires in public buildings.
Big Interview: Drazen Jaksic, Zurich UK
Drazen Jaksic, CEO of Zurich UK, is ambitious and likes a challenge, but he won’t be slashing the price of the provider’s general insurance policies anytime soon to swiftly grow the business.
Q&A: Craig Foster, Ondo Insurtech
Craig Foster, founder and CEO of Ondo Insurtech, the first insurtech to list on the London Stock Exchange, discusses with Insurance Post what makes its flagship claims prevention technology unique, the growth opportunities the technology offers and the…
Ignite CEO Toby MacLachlan departs
Founder and CEO of insurance software provider Ignite Insurance Systems Toby MacLachlan has confirmed he has departed the business following nearly a decade at the helm.
Storm Éowyn losses creep up to £592m
Perils has increased its industry loss estimate for Storm Éowyn to €696m (£592m).
Probitas CEO to retire a year on from Aviva acquisition
Probitas CEO Ash Bathia will retire at the end of July, with Aviva’s global corporate and specialty managing director Matthew Washington set to take the reins at the Lloyd’s insurer.
Axa UK reports £148m turnaround in underwriting fortunes
Axa’s UK general insurance operation returned to an underwriting profit in 2024, as its loss ratio plummeted nearly 16 percentage points.
Commercial insurance rates fall 6% in Q1
UK commercial insurance rates fell 6%, on average, in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Global Insurance Market Index released today (24 April) by Marsh.
Rental cover: who is it good for?
Whether rental protection should be the focus of regulatory scrutiny and if insurers are falling short on compliance is examined by Saxon East.
Insurers question climate protest group claims
Claims made by the Boycott Bloody Insurance group against insurers such as Allianz, Axa, Aviva, Zurich and Intact have been called into question by several of the providers named.
Brokers still looking to non-standard for growth
A broker survey taken by Prestige Underwriting has revealed a strong surge in demand across key non-standard home and motor segments.
Big Interview: Stephanie Ogden, HDI
Stephanie Ogden, CEO of HDI Global for UK and Ireland, outlines how she is raising recognition of the brand, making sure the provider is “punching where it should be”, plus gives a glimpse of the ways she is redefining what leadership looks like in 2025.
Ecclesiastical ‘courting’ MGAs to offer capacity
Dave Carey, managing director of intermediary at Ecclesiastical, has revealed the new lines the insurer intends to enter, and how it will need to provide capacity to MGAs to double gross written premium by 2030.
How Brexit has affected the UK insurance market
Five years on from the UK exiting the European Union, David Worsfold examines if the insurance industry benefitted or received a blow from Brexit.
Aviva detects £127m worth of fraudulent claims in 2024
Aviva reported a 14% increase in the number of claims it declined in 2024 due to fraud, uncovering more than 12,700 fake claims worth a total of £127m.
Aviva and Axa hit back at claims made by Which?
Aviva and Axa have refuted claims by Which? that their “potentially unfair definitions of storms and floods” are being used to reject claims made by customers who have had their property damaged.
Ardonagh Advisory buys firm; NBS x Hiscox; Tokio Marine’s head of compliance
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Trump’s tariffs impact on insurance laid bare
The introduction of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday (9 April) will increase the cost of claims, particularly in motor and home insurance, experts have warned.
Rokstone and Allianz make five-year capacity deal
Allianz Commercial has extended its partnership with Rokstone through a five-year capacity arrangement.