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CII has successive female presidents for first time in history
The Chartered Insurance Institute has elected Debbie Mitchell as its next president, with Mandy Hunt following on afterwards.
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.
Flood Re chair urges shift from flood risk to resilience
Flood Re’s new chair Simon Green has called for a shift from flood recovery towards resilience and preparedness, as the reinsurance scheme steps up efforts to help households better prepare for flooding.
Which? names and shames motor insurers over high APRs
Which? has named and shamed motor insurers charging more than 30% APR on policies paid for monthly, and is calling on the government to ban providers from charging a ‘poverty premium’.
Why Which? is now calling for a ban on premium finance
Rocio Concha, director of policy and advocacy at Which?, argues the conclusion of the regulator’s premium finance market study caused some providers to feel they could carry on with unfair pricing practices.
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.
Answer to the London Market brain-drain lies in embedded AI
As veteran talent exits the London Market and junior staff numbers surge, Jamie McDonnell, London market director at Guidewire, says insurers must use embedded AI to speed up training and bridge the experience gap.
Flood Re prepares for 2039 exit with resilience platform
Flood Re has unveiled plans to develop BeFloodReady into a national flood resilience platform, stepping up efforts to improve property-level resilience ahead of the reinsurance scheme’s planned closure in 2039.
Big Interview: Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
Steve Hardy, CEO of Policy Expert, explains why the nation’s biggest MGA is prioritising resilience over rapid growth, whether M&A is on the cards and shares his views on the likes of ChatGPT selling insurance.
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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Is a gen AI-enabled fraud tsunami heading for multiple business lines?
Amid an escalation of artificial intelligence-enabled fraudulent claims in the home and motor lines, Marcel Le Gouais explores how insurers are ramping up detection measures and collaborating with police to aid fraudster convictions.
Has broker Bennetts set a record with seven owners since 2000?
Content Director’s View: Private equity, consolidators, insurers seeking diversification ... these have all contributed to a boom in M&A and investment in the UK insurance sector since 2000. Jonathan Swift looks at which businesses have – as a result – changed hands the most since the turn of the century.
How insurers are navigating a stormy yacht market
From superyachts to mid-tier pleasure craft, Tom Luckham explores what's driving the yacht insurance market, and whether better tech, data and underwriting is keeping pace with risk.
Protecting panting pets from overheating in heatwaves
As the UK swelters through heatwaves, Scott McGee discovers insurers are seeing signs that soaring temperatures are changing the nature of pet claims and prompting renewed focus on prevention.
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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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