Sport
Blog: Sports and sponsorships
What do Dele Alli, Ashley Young and the Singapore Swimming Association all have in common?
Premier League injuries cost £134m this season
Premier League football clubs have paid out more than £134.2m in wages to injured players so far this season, according to JLT Specialty.
Analysis: Employee benefits: Perking up at work
Insurers are investing in employee benefits as a way to recruit and retain staff - and they go beyond the core elements of pension, life and health cover to sometimes include quirky perks
Underwriting Service Awards 2017: Winners
The leading lights of underwriting gathered last night at Post’s annual Underwriting Service Awards. The winners are below:
Penny Black's Social World - November 2017
Caravans, cycling, coping mechanisms and a colour run
Blog: The key to successful brand campaigns
David Radford, chief marketing officer at Allianz, shares his advice on how insurers can design successful brand campaigns.
Penny Black's Social Month: September 2017
Youth camp, yachting champs and getting damp
My other life: Andy Baldwin, cyclist
Andy Baldwin, marketing executive at NMU, is training for a 100-mile charity bike ride.
Blog: How brokers can make marginal gains through technology
Brokers can use technology to make marginal gains that will add up in the long term, making their business a success, writes Ed Pugh, sales & marketing director at Red Crake.
Penny Black's Social World - August 2017
Daring to believe, running to achieve and a video to bereave
Blog: Caravanning, a journey to cross-selling lands
Caravanning clients offer brokers many cross-selling opportunities, writes Graeme Hamilton, head of leisure insurance at Jackson Lee Underwriting.
Blog: Wearable tech as a way into the young HNW market
Brokers can use wearable technology as a way to enter the high-net-worth and mid-net-worth market, especially its young segment, advises Sarah Willoughby, art and private client development director at Ecclesiastical.
Chaucer acquires Australian Lloyd's coverholder
Chaucer has acquired Australian underwriter and Lloyd’s coverholder, SLE Worldwide Australia as part of its plan to expand.
My other life: JJ Murray, Davies Group
When not busy as an associate, Murray is a semi-professional rugby player for Canterbury RFC
Covéa's James Reader on insurance's ‘two lengths of the pool’
Spending some time with sport psychologist Simon Hartley reminded James Reader, CEO of Covéa Insurance, it can be all too easy to lose focus on what we’re really here to do
Allianz sponsors Asian Champions League
Global general insurer Allianz has signed a four year sponsorship agreement with the Asian Football Confederation for three major cup competitions.
Football dementia link could open door to claims
Former footballers facing dementia in later life could seek compensation from insurers as a result of evidence linking the disease to heading the ball.
Hyperion enters partnership with Manchester City FC
Hyperion has entered into a partnership with Manchester City FC and New York City FC.
Insurers ‘fully engaged’ in football abuse inquiry
The insurance industry is “fully engaged” in the independent inquiry into football abuse, the Association of British Insurers said.
Gary Lineker among investors in insurtech firm Neos
Football legend Gary Lineker is among the investors contributing to £1m seed funding for smart home insurtech firm Neos.
Former Thistle MD joins JRW Group
Paul Williams is to join the JRW Group as executive chairman, subject to regulatory approval.
Perkins Slade's Richard Doubleday on insuring the future Team GB
As an avid armchair sports fan I spent most August evenings sitting on the edge of said chair cheering Team GB on as they ran, swam, pedalled and penalty shuffled their way to a record 67 medals.
James Hallam creates sport division with three appointments
James Hallam has created a sport division with the appointments of James Martin, Jon Salmon and Anne Barden.
My other life: Steve McPherson, Ignition Connect, football chairman
In his free time, director of non-standard insurance McPherson is a football chairman