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AIG buys Salford City FC; Prestige x Urban Jungle; Biba’s deputy chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Markerstudy’s feast; ISC’s balloons
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Five insurance M&A storylines to follow in 2026
As we bid farewell to 2025, Post content director Jonathan Swift highlights the M&A storylines that might make the transition from rumour to reality next year and beyond.
Blog: What you told me you want from risk management
Risk management needs to scale, hit harder and modernise fast. Johnny Thomson, head of strategic planning at RiskSTOP Group, reveals the industry’s top demands – and how data and AI are already reshaping what insurers, brokers and clients expect.
Spotlight: Pet insurance – time to face changing times?
An expanding market – along with a CMA review – should mean a fairer deal for pet owners. But providers must also be ready to meet challenges head-on, such as a lack of consumer understanding and a likely rise in fraud. Rachel Gordon reports.
Insurance Post’s star-studded Christmas Special for 2025
The award-winning Insurance Post Podcast has signed off the year with a Christmas Special featuring industry heavyweights, newsroom favourites and even a CBeebies-style bedtime story.
MGAs Review of the Year 2025
2025 was a landmark year for MGAs, marked by record growth, major partnerships, technological innovation and expanding global reach, even as soft market conditions and pricing pressures tested resilience across the sector.
Regulator urged to act to avert Covid BI lawsuit wave
Law firm Stewarts has written to the Financial Conduct Authority to ask it to issue urgent ‘stop the clock’ guidance on Covid business interruption claims, in order to avoid a wave of lawsuits in the new year.
FCA partly rebuffs Which? but widens insurance crackdown
The Financial Conduct Authority has pushed back against parts of Which?’s super complaint about home and travel insurance, but accepted there are clear weaknesses in the market that require further regulatory action.
Clear Group’s Howard Lickens to retire
Howard Lickens, founder of insurance broker Clear Group, is set to retire at the end of this year, the business has announced.
Throwback Thursday: ‘Goldfinger’ of Lloyd’s attempts comeback
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to December 1985 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when ‘Goldfinger’ of Lloyd’s, Ian Posgate, was trying to return to the market.
Insurers Review of the Year 2025
Insurers managed to post profits amid a softening market in 2025, invested in technology and pushed to reaffirm the industry’s vital role in protecting society with the Labour government and regulators.
NFU Mutual chief urges action on rising rural road fatalities
Nick Turner, chief executive of NFU Mutual, warns that rural roads remain disproportionately deadly and calls on the government to ensure the new national road safety strategy tackles the persistent loss of life.
Q&A: Nikki Lidster, Zurich
Zurich UK’s head of SME Nikki Lidster talks to Insurance Post about the firm’s growth in 2025, its plans for 2026, and how it revamped its products this year.
False Lego claim dismantled brick-by-brick
A man has been jailed for 28 months following an investigation by the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department into several fraudulent insurance claims, including false reports of stolen Lego sets.
Esure CEO already heading for the exit
Peter Martin-Simon, who took on the role as CEO at Esure in October, will leave his top job at the insurer in April.
Motor Insurance Taskforce report proves providers call the shots
Deputy Editor’s View: Scott McGee observes the Labour government’s motor insurance taskforce report felt more like a victory for industry lobbying than for politicians or drivers.
Potholes put councils on legal front line over road repairs
As pothole-related injury and damage claims increase, Georgia Milton, paralegal at DWF, warns councils and insurers must navigate complex legal duties, evidential hurdles and financial risks in proving when liability begins.
Insurance perils of driving home for Christmas
As motorists get ready to celebrate Christmas, Emma Ann Hughes examines the road risks of the festive period, explores accident-prevention strategies, and checks whether insurers’ claims teams are as prepared for seasonal challenges as Santa’s elves are to deliver presents.
Broker Review of the Year 2025
A softening market put downward pressure on brokers revenue in 2025 but businesses that embraced digital breakthroughs and delivered exceptional service have succeeded in holding on to their clients in a competitive market.
AIG appoints Everest’s Clifford as international commercial CEO
AIG has appointed Adam Clifford as CEO for international commercial insurance, effective 5 January, in its latest move to rejig its general insurance leadership team.
IUA members fret over emerging skills gap
The International Underwriting Association has heard concern from members around the emerging skills gap in insurance as the workforce approaches retirement.
LA wildfires push global nat cat losses past $100bn again
Insured natural catastrophe losses exceeded $100bn (£74.5bn) in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year, driven largely by record wildfire losses in the US and persistent severe convective storms, according to Swiss Re Institute.
Ageas and Saga launch first product under partnership
Ageas UK and Saga have today (16 December) announced the launch of the first product under their 20-year affinity partnership.
MOJ review must confront delays in the OIC Portal
The Ministry of Justice’s post-implementation review must confront data gaps, delays and fairness issues in the low-value motor claims process, writes Sue Brown, chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society.
Big Interview: Rhys Thomas, Thomas Carroll Group
Rhys Thomas, CEO of Thomas Carroll Group, speaks to Insurance Post about life as an employee-owned trust, and why he’s focusing on people growth instead of M&A.