As the insurance market in Europe continues to expand and consolidate, it's becoming increasingly clear that a deep understanding of local markets and trusted local leadership isn’t just a nice to have – it’s essential, says PIB Europe’s CEO Onno Janssen.

Howden's Alex Newport has topped this year's overall ranking of leading brokers in the London market, in a nominations-based survey conducted by insurance research consultancy Gracechurch.

Crawford & Company is targeting loss adjusting personnel with a very specific skillset as the role has experienced a “rapid evolution”, the firm’s CEO for international operations has told The Insurer TV.

More than one-quarter of recent university graduates in Singapore do not see insurance as an attractive career option, with top factors including limited career growth opportunities and lack of information about the industry, new research by Canopius has found.

Charles Taylor has continued its expansion in the Asia Pacific region with a 20 percent increase in its workforce in Malaysia over the past year, strengthening its offering in property, liability, construction and engineering, and motor.

The London market has long been a jewel in the crown of the capital’s thriving financial sector, but despite the industry’s best efforts, not everyone sees it as a viable career path, writes Wiser Academy managing director and CEO Crescens George.

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) and the International Underwriting Association (IUA) have launched two online job simulations to improve the visibility of career opportunities in the insurance sector.

Insurers have been warned the current talent dynamic is not sustainable in the long-term, with half of the London market workforce now aged 40 or over.

Howden Re’s deputy CEO for international Sebastian Cook has reiterated the broker’s commitment to recruiting top-tier talent as it seeks continued growth in the highly competitive reinsurance broking space.

With this year’s Dive In Festival attracting participants across a record 48 countries over more than 130 sessions, the three-day event has continuously highlighted that inclusion is a business imperative which requires focus and commitment all year round.

To meet customers’ evolving needs: think beyond the sale. Attracting and retaining talent is key to successful outcomes, say Aon’s Lambros Lambrou, head of human capital, and Joe Peiser, head of commercial risk.

To prepare for emerging macro risks, the London market must address strategic questions around talent, according to Rupert Moore, UK CEO of Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, and Louisa Blain, Aon’s head of insurance for Human Capital.

Kroll has sued former digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) executives Jim Leonard, Devon Ackerman, Ben Demonte, and Grant Duncan, accusing the quartet of diverting business from the firm in the run-up to their resignations and “orchestrating a mass exodus”.

The commonly held perception of insurance as being quite dull couldn’t be more wrong, according to MS Amlin’s Efi Rizou.

Young Meteors speaks to four London Market Group Futures Academy alumni as they prepare to begin full-time roles in the London market.