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Allianz CEO Bäte calls for tenfold increase in net-zero investments to avert climate apocalypse
Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte has said that the amount of assets institutional investors commit to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions has to increase tenfold before 2050 in order to avert a climate apocalypse.
The history of direct insurance in the UK: How Direct Line and Churchill took on the establishment and ended up as merger partners
As Post celebrates 180 years, Post content director Jonathan Swift explores the birth of direct insurance in the UK and how two key early movers Direct Line and Churchill went from rivals to merger bedfellows in a deal that literally 'shook up insurance'.
Q&A: Churchill founder and former chairman and CEO Martin Long
To tie in with his deep dive into the birth of the UK direct insurance market, Jonathan Swift caught up with Direct Line co-founder and Churchill founder and former chairman and CEO Martin Long to talk about the birth and growth of both companies, their brands and customer service ethos at a time when the latter was - in his eyes - ‘an anathema’ to the incumbents.
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The history of direct insurance in the UK: How Direct Line and Churchill took on the establishment and ended up as merger partners
As Post celebrates 180 years, Post content director Jonathan Swift explores the birth of direct insurance in the UK and how two key early movers Direct Line and Churchill went from rivals to merger bedfellows in a deal that literally 'shook up insurance'.
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Well done to the team at BLM who took part in a charity bike ride
Well done to everyone who took part in our cycle-a-thon this week. Collectively the team cycled 799.39km, which would have taken them all the way to Chateauroux, France! Thank you to everyone for your sponsorship & donations, so far we have raised over £1,600 for @Tog4ShortLives pic.twitter.com/eMoMv1nJfM
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The top 100 UK insurers have been on top of their game this year. Find out who ranks highest in the Top 100 UK insurers in Post’s 2019 countdown, produced in association with AM Best.
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