High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

Starting off the week, deputy news editor James Cowen reported on the news that Aviva chief executive Amanda Blanc had been awarded a Damehood.

Aviva chief executive Blanc awarded Damehood

Then, junior reporter Chantal Kapani sat down with Catherine Carey, head of marketing at Consumer Intelligence, who said it was ”essential that, when incorporating AI, the industry does the right thing by thinking about AI from the consumer perspective”.

Is the industry doing the ‘right thing’ when it comes to AI?

Following this, technology editor Clare Ruel discussed how personalised cover can be key for UK travel insurance customers.

Personalised cover key for UK travel insurance customers – Cover Genius

And after this, contributor Jon Guy sat down with Colm Holmes to discuss Allianz’s plans for 2024.

Colm Holmes: Brokers will see ‘fruits of our new strategy’

Rounding off the week, Kapani spoke to Ajay Mistry, cofounder of the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network (Ican), who warned that “there is still significant work to be done” on DEI in the coming year.

‘More work to be done’ to address looming DEI challenges for 2024 – Ican