May 81 minThe Importance of BrandBen Bolton, Managing Director for Gracechurch recently joined Peter Mansfield from RPC on the Insurance Covered podcast: the podcast that...
Apr 263 minHow should insurance brands act in desperate times?In an uncertain world, Insurer brands need to act with authentic purpose. Geopolitical upheaval creates enormous challenges for global...
Apr 181 minBurgess & Bolton: Insuring trains, planes and automobiles… + P&O!Covered in this episode: Lloyd's financial results, The P&O Ferries scandal, Reputation, Lloyd's Market scandal, e-Trading
Apr 112 minOverall ranking shows generally low opinion of insurersInsurindex has released its latest index: the leading London Market Underwriting Employer Brands. Attracting and retaining talent has...
Apr 53 minInsurindex: “Underwriter opinion of London insurers as employers is extremely low”Ben Bolton from Insurindex reflects on a new employment survey which reveals the obstacles facing insurers as employers and how they can...
Mar 301 minZurich drops "Z" from social media branding to support UkraineGlobal insurance giant Zurich has removed the letter ‘Z’ from its social media presence after the letter became adopted by some as a...
Mar 303 minAre you an Adidas, Nike – or perhaps a Prada trainer (sneaker!)?A first-hand interpretation of brand positioning by Julian Steedman, MD, Brandex & Insurindex. Nike and Adidas have been competing to...
Mar 172 minPowered by Gracechurch: InsurindexInsurindex is a joint venture between Gracechurch, the commercial insurance market customer reputation and research specialist, and brand...
Mar 141 minSoft underwriting skills are a strong predictor of profitabilityArgenta Private Capital Management’s recent independent analysis of Gracechurch’s Leading Underwriter dataset highlights a positive...
Feb 173 minThe evolution of the insurance tech ecosystemWill Insurtech partnerships polish or tarnish your brand? Ben Bolton, managing director of Gracechurch Consulting, took part in a...
Dec 17, 20211 minBurgess & Bolton: Brand and CommunicationsSeason 5 Episode 11. Ben Bolton and Jeremy Burgess discuss the hot topics in the news including: Gallagher completes acquisition of...
Nov 29, 20213 minAddressing the talent challenge in the insurance industryAttracting and retaining the right talent is one of the top challenges for insurers right now, with a shrinking and non-diverse pool to...
May 6, 20211 minBurgess & Bolton: Branding, reputation and changeSeason 4 Episode 3. We talked to John Muir about his experience of change and transformation in the London market, what needs to be done...
Apr 24, 20202 minAfter the storm: 6 things that will l matter most for the London Market post-pandemicExperts say that life after major crises tends not to change as much as we imagine. So, with this in mind, what changes might we expect...
Apr 2, 20192 minA twist of lime: highlights from the IICF Leadership, Innovation and Diversity conferenceLast month I attended the Leadership, Innovation and Diversity Conference, an Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) event aimed...