http://www.postonline.co.uk/ Insurance POST en Allianz paid out £20m for damage caused by burst pipes in 345 claims between the start of 2023 and September 2025. https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959639/burst-pipes-cost-allianz-ps20m-across-two-years https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959639/burst-pipes-cost-allianz-ps20m-across-two-years Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Lewis Guignard, director of data science solution at Guidewire, has predicted insurers will have applications of quantum computing in production within three to five years. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959529/insurers-could-deploy-quantum-computing-within-five-years https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959529/insurers-could-deploy-quantum-computing-within-five-years Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:32:36 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman The International Underwriting Association has heard concern from members around the emerging skills gap in insurance as the workforce approaches retirement. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/7959523/iua-members-fret-over-emerging-skills-gap https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/7959523/iua-members-fret-over-emerging-skills-gap Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Insurtech UK hosted it annual end-of-year pitching session on Tuesday (9 December), where seven startups showcased their businesses for an audience of peers, potential partners and investors. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959533/seven-insurtechs-vie-for-investors-at-insurtech-uk-event https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959533/seven-insurtechs-vie-for-investors-at-insurtech-uk-event Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:30:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Dan Sandler, founder of Veridox, explains the insurtech’s unconventional, community-focused approach to developing the AI-powered forensic document and image manipulation analysis platform. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959426/qa-dan-sandler-veridox https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959426/qa-dan-sandler-veridox Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Insurance Post can reveal Dan McNally has been appointed senior vice president and CEO of Tide’s global insurance business. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/7959528/tide-names-insurance-business-ceo https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/7959528/tide-names-insurance-business-ceo Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Aviva’s London headquarters has been targeted by a protest from residents of Wivenhoe, Essex today (9 December) campaigning for the insurer to release evidence on its decision to fell two local trees, including a 150-year-old oak. https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959525/aviva-office-targeted-by-stop-the-chop-protesters https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959525/aviva-office-targeted-by-stop-the-chop-protesters Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:41:15 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Ripe chief underwriting officer Sean Carney has revealed the digital MGA’s plans to launch up to four new products in 2026. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959493/ripe-plans-to-launch-up-to-four-new-products-in-2026 https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959493/ripe-plans-to-launch-up-to-four-new-products-in-2026 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:35:33 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Lloyd’s is believed to have widened a fresh investigation into top-level behaviour, just as a report emerged that October’s review of the London Market’s former CEO John Neal’s relationship with his former head of corporate affairs Rebekah Clement ruled it wasn’t inappropriate. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959517/lloyds-probe-deepens-after-clement-promotion-cleared https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959517/lloyds-probe-deepens-after-clement-promotion-cleared Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:46:34 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Two climate protesters have had all charges against them dismissed by the Crown Prosecution Service for lack of evidence after they climbed a 10-metre column at the Royal Exchange. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959513/charges-dropped-over-climate-protesters-royal-exchange-stunt https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959513/charges-dropped-over-climate-protesters-royal-exchange-stunt Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:11:51 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman The Financial Conduct Authority has introduced the requirement for firms to report complaints involving customers in vulnerable circumstances. https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/7959489/fca-mandates-vulnerable-customer-complaint-reporting https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/7959489/fca-mandates-vulnerable-customer-complaint-reporting Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:33:22 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman The number of providers offering family-friendly policies at the end of 2024 rose significantly compared with 2023, while board-level representation of ethnic minority groups has fallen, according to new data from the Association of British Insurers. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/7959477/insurers-boost-family-policies-as-board-ethnic-diversity-slips https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/7959477/insurers-boost-family-policies-as-board-ethnic-diversity-slips Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Donna Scully, director and co-owner of Carpenters Group, discusses with Insurance Post the challenges of her upbringing and its positive impact in ensuring both her business and personal causes are approached with kindness. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959367/big-interview-donna-scully-carpenters-group https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959367/big-interview-donna-scully-carpenters-group Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:23:01 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman The Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation for environmental, social and governance ratings, which is estimated to deliver £500m in net benefits over the next decade. https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/7959471/fca-proposes-esg-ratings-overhaul-worth-ps500m https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/7959471/fca-proposes-esg-ratings-overhaul-worth-ps500m Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Carpenters Group is open to private equity investment after over 30 years of bootstrapping, according to director and owner Donna Scully. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959382/carpenters-group-open-to-private-equity-investment https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959382/carpenters-group-open-to-private-equity-investment Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Donna Scully, director and owner of Carpenters Group, has called for the government to avoid “gaslighting” the industry in its whiplash review consultation. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959370/carpenters-scully-urges-no-government-gaslighting-in-whiplash-review https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959370/carpenters-scully-urges-no-government-gaslighting-in-whiplash-review Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman A report has suggested Allianz Partners is looking to get rid of call centre staff, while Post understands Markerstudy is also considering its call centre personnel numbers over the next few years. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959463/insurers-target-call-centre-job-cuts-as-tech-adoption-advances https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959463/insurers-target-call-centre-job-cuts-as-tech-adoption-advances Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:22:09 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Independent vets claim they were blindsided after Allianz and several pet insurers failed to communicate non-Allianz brands will be removed from digital pet claims platform VetEnvoy, now known as Petios. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959435/pet-insurers-under-fire-for-blindsiding-vets-with-vetenvoy-halt https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959435/pet-insurers-under-fire-for-blindsiding-vets-with-vetenvoy-halt Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman The Chartered Insurance Institute has unveiled new guidance to help firms better support vulnerable customers, and warned a rush to adopt AI tools risks compounding harm for those most in need. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959442/cii-and-fca-warn-ai-could-put-vulnerable-customers-at-risk https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959442/cii-and-fca-warn-ai-could-put-vulnerable-customers-at-risk Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:37:59 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Insurance Post can exclusively reveal half of Davies’ group executive committee now have their renumeration linked to the firm’s responsible business goals. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959432/davies-ties-half-of-leadership-pay-to-sustainability-goals https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959432/davies-ties-half-of-leadership-pay-to-sustainability-goals Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman The joint administrators for Premier Insurance Company Limited plan to end policies on 1 December 2025, according to an update from the Financial Conduct Authority issued today (20 November). https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959417/premier-insurance-policies-to-end-in-december https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959417/premier-insurance-policies-to-end-in-december Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:42:09 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Jake Wells, co-founder and chief operating officer of Meshed, discusses the insurtech’s vision of providing high quality service to small-to-medium businesses through the artificial intelligence-native broking platform. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7958982/qa-jake-wells-meshed https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7958982/qa-jake-wells-meshed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Ripe has acquired holiday homes insurance specialist Schofields Limited, marking its entry into the holiday homes space, subject to regulatory approval. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959411/ripe-enters-holiday-homes-market-with-schofields-acquisition https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959411/ripe-enters-holiday-homes-market-with-schofields-acquisition Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:00:01 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Davies group CEO Dan Saulter has argued investment in agentic artificial intelligence is an “imperative” and not an “option”. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959401/davies-ceo-warns-agentic-ai-investment-imperative-for-survival https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959401/davies-ceo-warns-agentic-ai-investment-imperative-for-survival Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:03:01 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman AIG has announced John Neal will no longer be joining the insurer as president next month due to personal circumstances. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/7959395/aig-cancels-john-neals-president-appointment https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/7959395/aig-cancels-john-neals-president-appointment Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:22:18 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Laka has raised £14.1m in its series B funding round, following the green mobility insurer securing a £6.5m venture debt facility from HSBC Innovation Banking. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959376/laka-raises-ps141m-in-series-b-round https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959376/laka-raises-ps141m-in-series-b-round Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman As governments and activists call for faster climate action, Damisola Sulaiman digs deep into how the insurance industry is quietly enabling the net zero transition by unlocking investment, managing emerging risks, and helping high-emission sectors go green. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959164/how-insurance-fuels-the-global-shift-to-cleaner-energy https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959164/how-insurance-fuels-the-global-shift-to-cleaner-energy Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Aon is targeting a 10 to 20% improvement in its claims resolution time in the first year of deployment of its new artificial intelligence claims tool. https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/7959361/aon-expects-new-ai-tool-to-cut-claims-resolution-time-by-up-to-20 https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/7959361/aon-expects-new-ai-tool-to-cut-claims-resolution-time-by-up-to-20 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:50:07 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman The regulatory timeframe is the “biggest challenge” for insurance startups, according to PwC partner and InsurStart chairperson Hannah Vaughan. https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/7959343/regulatory-timeframe-biggest-challenge-for-insurance-startups https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/7959343/regulatory-timeframe-biggest-challenge-for-insurance-startups Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:32:18 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Insurtech funding has showing signs of “maturing and becoming more selective” according to Gallagher Re’s Global InsurTech Report for the third quarter of 2025. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959337/insurtech-funding-stabilising-following-volatility https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959337/insurtech-funding-stabilising-following-volatility Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Etienne Legangneux, CEO of Vet-AI, discusses the opportunities for the firm’s AI triage tools to assist insurers in reducing claims and retaining customers in an increasingly price competitive market. https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7958925/qa-etienne-legangneux-vet-ai https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7958925/qa-etienne-legangneux-vet-ai Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Lloyd’s of London is continuing to grow its fossil fuel business, according to analysis from non-governmental research and campaigning organisation Reclaim Finance. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959325/lloyds-grows-fossil-fuel-premiums https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959325/lloyds-grows-fossil-fuel-premiums Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:19:01 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Pritpal Powar, pet director at Admiral, has shared the insurer is “very close” to its goal of becoming a top five pet provider in the UK. https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959315/admiral-reveals-progress-on-pet-insurance-ambitions https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959315/admiral-reveals-progress-on-pet-insurance-ambitions Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:53:57 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Flood Re CEO Perry Thomas has said the organisation is “failing” in preparing customers for the resilience needed for the transition to fully risk-reflective pricing for flood insurance in 2039. https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959323/flood-re-ceo-confesses-scheme-failing-customers-on-resilience https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959323/flood-re-ceo-confesses-scheme-failing-customers-on-resilience Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:27:14 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Compare the Market CEO Mark Bailie has argued the question of Chat GPT taking over from price comparison websites is “fundamentally flawed”. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959321/compare-the-market-ceo-dismisses-chatgpt-taking-over-pcws https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959321/compare-the-market-ceo-dismisses-chatgpt-taking-over-pcws Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:08:36 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman A pan-European managing general agents federation has launched today (4 November). https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959316/pan-european-mga-federation-launches-with-mgaa-backing https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959316/pan-european-mga-federation-launches-with-mgaa-backing Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman An insurance claims inspector has been fined for sending an inappropriate sexual message to a former claimant on WhatsApp. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959310/claims-inspector-fined-for-sexual-message-to-former-claimant https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959310/claims-inspector-fined-for-sexual-message-to-former-claimant Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:39:48 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Allianz UK has signed a five-year partnership agreement with connected motor insurance managing general agent Ticker. https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959302/allianz-signs-five-year-deal-with-ticker https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959302/allianz-signs-five-year-deal-with-ticker Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:30:56 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Swiss Re group CEO Andreas Berger has called for an industry-wide shift in the approach to climate risk. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959300/swiss-re-ceo-urges-prevention-over-cure-for-climate-risk https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959300/swiss-re-ceo-urges-prevention-over-cure-for-climate-risk Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:48:15 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Cybercriminals are scanning the online devices of British businesses over 4,000 times a day, according to data from BT. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959296/uk-businesses-scanned-4000-times-a-day-by-hackers https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959296/uk-businesses-scanned-4000-times-a-day-by-hackers Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:01:47 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Admiral pet director Pritpal Powar has argued the Competition and Market Authority’s investigation into the veterinary services market could help insurers tap into the uninsured pet owner market. https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959292/admiral-argues-cma-vet-probe-could-unlock-uninsured-pet-market https://www.postonline.co.uk/personal/7959292/admiral-argues-cma-vet-probe-could-unlock-uninsured-pet-market Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Mark Miller, founder and CEO of Insurevision, discusses with Insurance Post how the firm’s artificial intelligence computer vision technology has the capacity to begin telematics 2.0 and fulfil the untapped potential of the original technology. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7958896/qa-mark-miller-insurevision https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7958896/qa-mark-miller-insurevision Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Managing director of Belfor UK Hein Hemke has argued insurers must communicate the purpose of added data collection as they make the claims process more data-driven. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959280/belfor-calls-for-clarity-in-claims-data-collection https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959280/belfor-calls-for-clarity-in-claims-data-collection Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Mea CEO Martin Henley has argued agentic artificial intelligence success could be measured against its impact on an organisation’s combined ratio. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959284/mea-ceo-argues-ai-can-now-impact-combined-ratio https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959284/mea-ceo-argues-ai-can-now-impact-combined-ratio Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:06:32 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman Head of sustainability at Allianz Trade Piril Kadibesegil Yasar has argued employee buy-in has been key to the firm’s progress towards its Net-Zero goals. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959245/employee-engagement-drives-allianz-trade%E2%80%99s-net-zero-progress https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959245/employee-engagement-drives-allianz-trade%E2%80%99s-net-zero-progress Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Damisola Sulaiman The impact of artificial intelligence on the insurance workforce will be similar to the effect of outsourcing, according to MS Amlin chief people officer Gemma Lines. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959262/ms-amlin-predicts-ai-will-replicate-outsourcing-consequences https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959262/ms-amlin-predicts-ai-will-replicate-outsourcing-consequences Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:48:51 +0100 Damisola Sulaiman Duncan Hamilton, subsidence lead at McLarens, has argued “a broader look” at subsidence solutions is needed, considering factors such as sustainability and resilience. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959239/mclarens-urges-%E2%80%98broader-look%E2%80%99-at-subsidence-solution-sustainability https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959239/mclarens-urges-%E2%80%98broader-look%E2%80%99-at-subsidence-solution-sustainability Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:55:11 +0100 Damisola Sulaiman Haris Khan, CEO and co-founder of Novee discusses how the firm will execute its mission to solve efficiency and data visibility challenges for underwriting technology. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7958878/qa-haris-khan-novee https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7958878/qa-haris-khan-novee Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:58:59 +0100 Damisola Sulaiman Insurers providing risk assessments for carbon projects before they start could end the “vicious cycle” of financing delays, according to Artio chief operating officer and co-founder Ibrahim Sarwar. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959225/early-insurance-involvement-breaks-%E2%80%98vicious%E2%80%99-carbon-finance-cycle https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959225/early-insurance-involvement-breaks-%E2%80%98vicious%E2%80%99-carbon-finance-cycle Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:46:14 +0100 Damisola Sulaiman Marshmallow has appointed Samuel Butler CEO of its car insurance brokerage subsidiary Marshmallow Financial Services Limited. https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/7959234/marshmallow-names-motor-brokerage-ceo https://www.postonline.co.uk/people/7959234/marshmallow-names-motor-brokerage-ceo Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:24:01 +0100 Damisola Sulaiman