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Is Admiral back on the acquisition trail?
After completing the £80m acquisition of Flock earlier in the year, Scott McGee ponders what could come next for the Welsh insurer.
Nine in 10 insurers lose business to operational delays
Roughly nine out of 10 London Market insurance professionals have warned their organisation has lost business to competitors because of operational speed in the past 12 months.
Bishop Street reveals ambition to ‘grow aggressively’ after restructure
Bishop Street Underwriters is looking to “grow aggressively” after it established a new UK group structure bringing together its portfolio of UK specialty insurance businesses under a single management framework.
Zurich’s Nichols encourages skills-based volunteering days
Insurance professionals should use their wide-ranging skills within targeted volunteering as individuals are encouraged to share their positive experiences to inspire others, said Zurich UK’s head of retail David Nichols.
Goods in transit: from crowbar to computer
As cargo theft evolves from physical raids to digitally enabled fraud, David Worsfold examines how insurers face a rapidly changing risk landscape shaped by technology, climate change, geopolitics and mounting pressure on rates.
Are modern methods of construction changing insurance?
How modern methods of construction are challenging insurers is explored in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
FCA’s cyber warning is the end of quote and hope
Frontier artificial intelligence is forcing insurers to rethink cyber risk as a continuous process of monitoring, prevention and resilience, rather than an annual exercise, according to Claud Bilbao, vice-president of underwriting and distribution at Cowbell Cyber Insurance.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance to acquire outstanding stake in Canopius
Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 60% stake in Canopius, alongside funds managed by global investment firm KKR, and Korea Investment Corporation.
How AI is testing insurance cover and claims handling
Trade Voice: Chris Jones, chief executive of the International Underwriting Association, examines how artificial intelligence is exposing gaps in existing policies, reshaping claims handling and challenging insurers to rethink risk management and coverage.
What does Martin have to do at PIB?
Deputy Editor’s View: As Aviva’s Dave Martin is named PIB Group CEO, Scott McGee looks at what the Bristolian will be tasked with when he takes the reins in the new year.
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How can AI fast track insurance claims?
How artificial intelligence is reshaping claims experiences is examined in the latest Insurance Post Podcast, sponsored by RDT.
What next for Aviva and insurance’s greatest Dame?
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes considers the remarkable turnaround of Aviva under Dame Amanda Blanc and asks what comes next for the insurer and its formidable group CEO.
How AI is redefining the art and science of underwriting
As artificial intelligence adoption expands across underwriting, Marcel Le Gouais examines how a more complete picture is emerging of where automation ends and human judgement remains.
Top 100 UK insurers of 2026 revealed
Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers list has experienced a significant shake-up due to meaningful declines in revenues at Direct Line and Intact in 2025.
Insurance matrix
Risk managers adapt insurance strategies as pressures mount
Insurance managers are changing how they buy and manage cover as challenging market conditions combine with an increasingly complex and fast-moving risk landscape, according to the latest Federation of European Risk Management Associations' research.
Lloyd’s best-performing syndicates revealed
Renaissance Re-managed Syndicate 1458 has taken the top spot in Insurance DataLab’s 2026 Lloyd’s Underwriting Ratings, edging Aegis-managed Syndicate 1225 by less than 0.1 percentage points.
Insurance Post’s Top MGAs of 2026 revealed
Policy Expert is the nation’s biggest MGA after achieving record-breaking revenue of more than £200m for UK-based non-life risks in 2025.
UK claims service hits new record high
Six out of eight general insurance business lines showed improvement when it comes to claims service in the second quarter, with only energy and marine declining, the latest data from Gracechurch revealed.
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