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QuestGates buys Brownsword; Woodgate & Clark integration; Vitality’s health CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
What will Neal’s legacy at Lloyd’s be, and who might replace him?
Briefing: Despite successes in other areas, could the fate of Blueprint Two – whether delivered by him, his successor, or not at all – make or break John Neal’s Lloyd’s legacy?
What Labour must do to make social care insurance work
Editor’s View: As the Labour government turns to insurance to solve the UK’s social care funding crisis, Emma Ann Hughes outlines what health secretary Wes Streeting needs to do to convince the sector’s chiefs that creating cover will be good rather than detrimental for the industry’s health.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Lloyd’s Greggs spread and Hiscox motion
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
DLG launches scheme to raise vehicle repair standards
Direct Line Group has launched a Vehicle Damage Assessor accreditation programme, recognised by the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Hiscox CEO Hussain reveals plan to rollout AI underwriting
Aki Hussain, CEO of Hiscox Group, has said to thrive in 2025 insurers should “think the unthinkable” about their business models and revealed his plans to roll-out artificial intelligence augmented underwriting.
Climate activists target Marsh’s Manchester office
Climate protesters entered the lobby of Marsh’s Manchester office on Wednesday (8 January) calling on the firm to reject fossil fuel projects and become “climate heroes”.
Regulator aims to make it easier for insurers to invest
The Prudential Regulation Authority is proposing to make it easier for insurers to invest within their matching adjustment portfolios, according to CEO Sam Woods.
RSA’s Norgrove on what it takes to achieve net zero
View from the Top: Ken Norgrove, UK&I CEO of RSA Insurance, outlines insurers’ role in enabling the low-carbon transition and supporting UK economic growth.
Q&A: Dan Bratshpis, Inshur
Dan Bratships, CEO and co-founder of Inshur discusses the insurtech’s latest funding round, growth plans and the lessons he has learnt while building the company.
Throwback Thursday: Hiring spree & Norwich Union purchases
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to January 1985 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the year was starting with a hiring surge and Norwich Union was buying some prime City real estate.
Motor insurance premiums down 16% year on year
The latest General Insurance Price Index from Pearson Ham Group for Q4 2024 has highlighted a sharp decline in motor insurance premiums, as well as the first reduction in home premiums for a while.
Lloyd’s CEO Neal to step down and join Aon this year
Lloyd’s CEO John Neal will step down this year to join Aon as its global CEO of reinsurance and global chairman of climate solutions.
Direct Line adds to top team after accepting Aviva bid
Direct Line Group has confirmed three appointments to its executive committee, shortly after reaching an agreement for Aviva to buy the business for £3.7bn.
Hiscox lands former Axa COO as group chief operations and technology officer
Hiscox has appointed former Axa UK & Ireland chief operating officer Shali Vasudeva as its group chief operations and technology officer, replacing Stephane Flaquet.
Insurers respond to Labour’s social care plan
Insurers have reacted cautiously to Labour’s health secretary Wes Streeting's recommendation that Dame Louise Casey’s commission into the reform of social care consider using insurance to fund costs.
Extent of hollowing out of travel insurance uncovered
Almost nine out of 10 (88%) of travel insurance products no longer provide cover for scheduled airline failure, data from Defaqto has revealed..
How to make your business sustainable
Simon Burkitt, sustainability lead at Aviva, has outlined steps insurers can take towards achieving net zero status in 2025.
Stark asbestos risk in UK schools brought into focus
Jonathan Edwards, head of insurance and risk at HCR Law, warns insurers and brokers they need to move from passive monitoring to proactive risk mitigation in order to prevent hundreds of thousands of teachers and pupils dying as a result of asbestos present in UK schools.
Will weight loss jabs shrink or expand insurer’s bottom lines?
As well as the ability to shrink waistlines, Emma Ann Hughes unpicks how weight loss jabs have the power to transform the shape of the health and life insurance industry in 2025 and beyond.
Hastings sends customers refund email ‘in error’
Hastings Direct has sent out an email to various customers claiming they are due a refund, but has since admitted it was sent out “in error”.
Iprism secures Zurich capacity for commercial products
Iprism has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Zurich, where the latter will provide property and casualty capacity for the former's property owners and commercial combined products.
Earnix CEO teases acquisitions and public listing
The CEO of software provider Earnix has shared his outlook for its ongoing development, saying he expects to at least double the size of the business through organic growth over the next three years.
60 Seconds With... Fladgate’s Garbhan Shanks
Garbhan Shanks, partner at UK law firm Fladgate, can dive underwater while holding his breath, without the use of any breathing apparatus, for three minutes but it is Firestarter by The Prodigy that gets him up on the dancefloor.