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FCA guidance warns about ‘overreliance’ on AI providers
The Financial Conduct Authority has shared examples of good and poor practice with artificial intelligence as it says there is a risk of “overreliance” on individual AI providers.
Zurich’s Ransome says government must improve its apprenticeships
The government must “stop moving goalposts” with its apprenticeship and technical education system as well as promote inclusive work experience said Zurich UK’s Michelle Ransome, talent acquisition manager.
Big Interview: Simon Hunt, HDI
Simon Hunt, CEO of HDI UK and Ireland, reveals how he is looking to grow the corporate and specialty lines insurer by launching a new Lloyd’s syndicate and expanding in areas including energy, cyber and healthcare.
Ghost broking is evolving and so is the IFB's response
Trade Voice: As ghost brokers scale increasingly sophisticated scams, Ursula Jallow, director of the Insurance Fraud Bureau, reveals how the insurance industry is aiming to stay ahead of the threat.
Slowing premium reduction could signal home insurance U-turn
Competitive home insurance premiums have fallen by 0.4% in September 2026, while they sit 4.4% lower than a year prior, marking the second consecutive period of yearly decline, according to Defaqto.
One in four insurers are scaling AI to reinvent their business
Insurers are seeing tangible revenue gains from artificial intelligence, but a major gap remains between experimentation and enterprise-wide adoption, according to Accenture research.
Q&A: Kumar Utpal, Decerto
Kumar Utpal, head of business development at Decerto explans how insurers can use AI to beat the fraudsters at their own game, meet Consumer Duty requirements and make more consistent claims decisions.
Diary of an Insurer: Zurich Engineering’s Naomi Godwin
Mother of two children and Labradors Naomi Godwin, engineering relationship executive at Zurich Engineering, has a six-hour round trip to Maidstone to visit a panel broker, checks surveyor capacity and considers the operational impact for clients.
Howden's pet launch; Brown and Brown's grad programme; Flood Re's chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Headcount cuts cost insurance its human headspace
Editor’s View: After years of warning about a war for talent, Emma Ann Hughes reckons insurance bosses should think carefully before winning the cost war by replacing some of the people it spent so long trying to attract with artificial intelligence.
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Lithium-ion batteries: the emerging risk insurers can’t ignore
How the growing use of lithium-ion batteries is increasing the potential for significant fires and complex losses is the focus of the latest Insurance Post podcast.
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.
Headcount cuts cost insurance its human headspace
Editor’s View: After years of warning about a war for talent, Emma Ann Hughes reckons insurance bosses should think carefully before winning the cost war by replacing some of the people it spent so long trying to attract with artificial intelligence.
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.
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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.
Middle East disruption drives uptick in travel insurance complaints
A 30% year-on-year rise in travel insurance complaints has been partly linked to disruption from the Middle East conflict. However, Millie Ridley, senior researcher at Fairer Finance, reveals customer satisfaction in the product continues to improve.
Energy leaders say insurance is ‘essential’ to their business
Energy business leaders view insurance as essential to their business and reckon insurers’ importance will grow, according to new data gathered by Reuters Insights and Axa XL.
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