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Ageas pauses pet insurance quotes as it continues cautious entry
Ageas has paused the sales of any new pet insurance product it currently offers, but is still allowing existing customers to renew.
Pet insurance prices fall 14% as competition intensifies
Competition among pet insurers is driving down premiums, with prices falling by 14% year-on-year, according to Defaqto.
Zurich UK uncovers £109m in fraudulent claims
Zurich UK has uncovered £109.3m in fraudulent insurance claims over the past 12 months, with an average of a fraudulent claim discovered every two hours.
Allianz Commercial launches underwriting syndicate at Lloyd’s
Allianz Commercial has today (5 November) announced plans to establish a new direct underwriting syndicate at Lloyd’s.
JLR’s Bartlett-Shaw on driverless cars and Chinese manufacturers
Collaboration will be essential to create “seamless” customer experience needed for driverless cars and competition form Chinese manufacturers said Jaguar Land Rover’s insurance product manager Samantha Bartlett-Shaw.
SSP acquires IS2 to expand into production distribution
SSP UK & Ireland has acquired the commercial lines insurtech IS2 to extend into product distribution as its “first major acquisition” since becoming a separate business entity.
Q&A: Katie Murrell, Miller
Katie Murrell, director of sport, entertainment, corporate, accident and health at Miller, outlines her plans to grow the specialist broker’s business and help event organisers navigate rising cyber, cancellation and climate-related risks.
From green screens to AI: 30 years of change in claims
View from the Top: James Nicholson, chief claims officer of Zurich UK, examines how technology has transformed claims into a strategic, data-driven and customer-focused profession.
Throwback Thursday: Cue’s future threatened
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to November 1996 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Cue was under threat.
Should doomsayers be heeded over insurance’s brain drain?
Content Director’s View: Jonathan Swift explores if insurance's demographic timebomb could be potentially defused, whether the problems is being blown out of proportion, or if it set to create a massive hole in the sector’s future well-being.
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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.
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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.
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.
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