Public sector
EY: investor confidence in UK FS hits new high; James Hallam backs broker start-up; Lloyd's approves insurtech Syndicate and Pen inks £300m QBE deal
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
COP26 Briefing: A tale of two insurance climate reports
Two reports released on COP26's finance day highlight mountains insurers – and others – have yet to climb in the climate challenge.
WTW adds Diana Fox Carney to Climate Resilience Hub
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Diana Fox Carney as a strategic adviser in its Climate Resilience Hub.
Rehab Roundtable: Coping with Long Covid in the workforce
As the government and health practitioners get to grips with the symptoms and effects of Long Covid, insurers have been urged to work with employers to raise awareness of early intervention and services available to claimants.
Q&A: Keoghs' Sarah Swan on how the Covid lockdown threatens an uptick in child abuse claims
Public Sector organisations are bracing themselves for future claims related to alleged failure to protect and failure to remove children from abusive environments during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Keoghs partner Sarah Swan spoke to Post about why abuse…
Interview: Chris Croft, London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association
After a year dominated by the Covid-19 crisis and Brexit, Liiba leader Chris Croft discusses the future of the trade association and London Market with Emmanuel Kenning, his passion for the Americas and how he got into insurance after working on rail…
Fears for future of care home cover as sector sees coronavirus ‘revolution’
Brokers have raised concerns over the future of care home insurance cover as insurers stop quoting new business after care home responsibilities change in light of Covid-19.
Government suspends gender pay gap reporting
The Government Equalities Office and the Equality and Human Rights Commission have suspended the gender pay gap reporting deadlines for 2019/20 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Blog: The new cyber and terror risks looming over schools
The September renewal period for the education sector is fast approaching, providing brokers with an opportunity to explore cover options for new and emerging risks, explains Faith Kitchen, education director for Ecclesiastical.
Risk management: Analysis: Councils: Local challenges
Local government insurance has to deal with emerging risks. How is it adapting as competition increases?
Analysis: 2018: A space policy
The UK is contemplating liability options as it wants to allow satellite launches from its soil.
Blog: Insurers should cover recyclables price volatility
The reluctance of current players in the waste sector to manage recyclables price risk presents opportunities for the insurance sector, explains Surabhin Chackiath, waste and resource management consultant at SLR Consulting.
Blog: How brokers can convince schools to buy cyber coverage
With less than one in three UK schools covered by cyber insurance, Faith Parish, education director at Ecclesiastical, explains how brokers can encourage take-up.
Analysis: Mutual benefits
With four mutuals making the UK top 20 insurers rankings for 2017 and results outperforming the rest of the market, mutuality is a sector to watch, especially as it is easier to innovate without constant shareholder pressure
Analysis: Councils: Local challenges
Local government insurance has to deal with emerging risks. How is it adapting as competition increases?
Legal Column: Grenfell and the burning urgency for better regulations
Fire regulations are coming under scrutiny after the Grenfell disaster, says Vikki Watt, health & safety partner at BTO.
Analysis: The legacy of Grenfell Tower
How the blaze that killed at least 80 people promises to be one of the most complex claims in recent years
Interview: Grenfell Tower insurer reveals UK expansion plans
It is estimated that the Grenfell Tower fire could result in claims of up to £50m. However, the carrier responsible for insuring the building said that its expansion plans for the UK remain undimmed.
Blog: Blaming local authorities for abuse
Abuse claims are prevalent in the media, with allegations of abuse continuing to emerge against football clubs and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse holding its first public hearings, examining the cases of British children sent to…
Video: Hospital hacks
As ransomware attacks are targeting NHS trusts, the cyber exposure of hospitals is coming under scrutiny.
A-Plan branch sees near miss from bus blaze
A London bus burst into flames outside the offices of A-Plan Insurance in Kingston.
Gallagher to provide broking services to the university of Manchester
Arthur J Gallagher has been granted the approval to provide insurance broking services to the University of Manchester on an exclusive basis.
Man injured in park gets compensation claim thrown out
A man who fell from an ornamental bridge in a park has had his compensation claim quashed in what Zurich has described as a “victory for common sense”.
Blog: Compensating child abuse
Part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse will focus on how adequate reparation can be achieved and what role insurers can play.