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Direct Line’s offering; Marsh’s aviation head; Irwell’s London office
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aon warns AI failures could expose insurers to systemic losses
Growing reliance on artificial intelligence could expose insurers to a new generation of systemic risks, with failures at major technology providers potentially affecting multiple businesses and insurance products, Aon warned.
Aviva’s commercial book continues to shrink
Despite overall UK and Ireland premiums increasing 28% in the first nine months of 2026, Aviva’s commercial gross written premium book is 5% down compared with a year ago.
Consilium’s Godlieb says cyber with AI is a ‘double-edged sword’
Insurers should prepare for more cyber security attacks as AI makes overlooked coding flaws easier to find and lowers the barrier for writing malware, said Consilium’s head of cyber Ethan Godlieb.
Avengers Assemble: Is AI killing off the fraud database?
Editor’s View: As artificial intelligence gives major insurers a new superpower – the ability to spot rogue claimants across their own books – Emma Ann Hughes asks whether that could leave smaller providers more vulnerable to fraud.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Flood Re’s bedtime stories
Penny Black has been out and about again, notebook in one hand and canapé in the other, keeping tabs on the insurance industry’s more whimsical goings-on.
Rrelentless aiming to treble business next year
Rrelentless CEO Gary Gallen has revealed his plans to treble the size of the MGA business next year, by pursuing acquisitions and expanding into further specialist insurance markets.
Ombudsman backs consumers in over half of home insurance claims
Home insurers are facing fresh scrutiny after Which? research found the Financial Ombudsman Service ruled in favour of consumers over home insurers in more than half of complaints.
LNRS’ Vesanto warns insurers of ‘exposed’ flood defences
Properties which previously would have been protected by flood defences will likely require additional upgrades due to the acceleration of climate change, said LexisNexis Risk Solutions manager of geographic information systems Heikki Vesanto.
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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