Commercial
Axa UK reports £148m turnaround in underwriting fortunes
Axa’s UK general insurance operation returned to an underwriting profit in 2024, as its loss ratio plummeted nearly 16 percentage points.
Commercial insurance rates fall 6% in Q1
UK commercial insurance rates fell 6%, on average, in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Global Insurance Market Index released today (24 April) by Marsh.
More Cowbell coming to UK insurance market
Managing general agent Cowbell has made its first move beyond the standalone cyber insurance market in the UK with the launch of a hybrid professional indemnity and cyber solution for technology firms.
Managing PI exposures amid Labour’s building push
When it comes to the government’s target to build 1.5 million homes over the next five years, Tinu Ayoola, senior professional indemnity underwriter at Collegiate Management Services, reckons more haste less speed is required to ensure adequate cover is…
Throwback Thursday: Strikes impact Post
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to April 1980 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when our publication was lighter than usual on news due to the printing industry going on strike.
Gibson and Johnson to exit Allianz following claims shake-up
Allianz’s commercial and personal lines claims heads are to leave the business Insurance Post can reveal.
Rental cover: who is it good for?
Whether rental protection should be the focus of regulatory scrutiny and if insurers are falling short on compliance is examined by Saxon East.
Big Interview: Stephanie Ogden, HDI
Stephanie Ogden, CEO of HDI Global for UK and Ireland, outlines how she is raising recognition of the brand, making sure the provider is “punching where it should be”, plus gives a glimpse of the ways she is redefining what leadership looks like in 2025.
Arch GWP falls due to Gap pause and softening rates
Arch’s UK insurance company saw gross written premiums tumble by more than 10% last year as a result of the Financial Conduct Authority’s pause on Gap insurance sales and softening London market rates.
Ecclesiastical ‘courting’ MGAs to offer capacity
Dave Carey, managing director of intermediary at Ecclesiastical, has revealed the new lines the insurer intends to enter, and how it will need to provide capacity to MGAs to double gross written premium by 2030.
Allianz’s Hobbs’ call to action on lithium ion batteries
View from the Top: Nick Hobbs, chief distribution officer at Allianz UK, explores the insurance profession’s role in tackling lithium-ion battery risks and supporting safer innovation through broker collaboration.
What insurers should know about today’s cyber threats
Mark Kirby, director of Intersys, examines how the current cyber threat landscape is evolving and how insurers need to change their approaches to respond to the threat.
Diary of an Insurer: Rokstone’s Jimmy Heaton
Jimmy Heaton, head of international directors and officers and financial institutions at MGA Rokstone, highlights the importance of sustainable underwriting, professional development, and maintaining a constant dialogue with partners, while pursuing his…
Insurers struggle to fill IT and data job vacancies laid bare
Roles that are critical to core insurance operations are still heavily concentrated in London, plus providers are struggling to fill their IT and data roles, data analysis produced by Michael Stefan, partner at executive recruitment firm Hanover, has…
Insurers hold their breath ahead of talc group action
A nascent UK group action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson linking talcum powder with cancer is being closely watched by insurers.
Insurers cover APR cuts by increasing instalment costs
Consumer Intelligence has uncovered evidence that insurers are reducing their advertised annual percentage rate for premium finance without reducing the actual cost of paying for home and motor insurance in instalments.
Aviva’s Washington on what’s next for commercial lines
View from the Top: Matt Washington, managing director of global corporate and specialty at Aviva, says the sector must modernise, innovate and maintain discipline to stay on top of an ever-changing risk landscape.
Throwback Thursday: Das’s birthday; Prudential’s motor push
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to April 1980 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Das celebrated its 5th birthday and the Man from Pru was pushing motor insurance.
Covéa finally swings back to profit
Covéa Insurance has swung from an £87.3m loss in 2023 to posting a £32.9m profit for 2024.
Wave of cyber resilience legislation a boon to insurers
Forthcoming and recent legislation prescribing minimum cyber security standards for certain businesses and organisations will be welcomed by cyber insurers, experts have said.
Careless to target influencers with cyber product
Newly launched lifestyle insurance brand Careless plans to create an individual cyber insurance product targeted at influencers.
How Brexit has affected the UK insurance market
Five years on from the UK exiting the European Union, David Worsfold examines if the insurance industry benefitted or received a blow from Brexit.
Insurers eye increase in terrorism cover sales
Insurers are tentatively anticipating an uptick in the number of businesses buying terrorism cover, following changes to the Pool Re reinsurance scheme last week.
Closing Europe’s natural catastrophe protection gap
Trade Voice: Typhaine Beaupérin, CEO of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations, appraises recent proposals for a continent-wide scheme to boost the provision of natural catastrophe cover.