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Insurers respond after criticism surrounding ties to fossil fuel and military firms
After a report from Boycott Bloody Insurance has criticised providers based on their financial ties to fossil fuel and weapons companies, Axa has responded.
Cytora launches agentic AI product to manage mundane workloads
Cytora has launched an agentic artificial intelligence product targeting the mundane tasks underwriters and claims handlers have to carry out.
Alps’ landlord support; Pen’s PI expansion; QBE’s partner
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz catches record number of fraud cases in 2025
Allianz UK identified a record 34,200 fraud cases last year, saving nearly £174m.
Building homes back better after floods
With the Environment Agency warning one in four homes is now at risk of flooding, the latest Insurance Post Podcast explores what the insurance industry is doing to make properties more resilient from storms.
Big Interview: Matt Williams, Allianz Trade
Matt Williams, UK and Ireland CEO at Allianz Trade, sits down with Harry Curtis to discuss how the insurer is putting its data to work, what’s driving demand for trade credit policies, and his thoughts on Trump’s tariffs and the UK economy.
Trade credit insurance proves vital amid tariff aftershocks
Allianz Trade UK and Ireland CEO Matt Williams has said that the insurers’ products are being used as a “sales development tool” in the wake of the sweeping tariffs introduced by President Trump’s US administration last year.
UK claims service hits record high as effort drives NPS
UK claims service reached a record high at the end of 2025, the latest data from Gracechurch reveals, with improving consistency and visible insurer effort emerging as the strongest drivers of broker satisfaction.
Consilium’s launch; Coversure’s office; QBE's hire
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
What Zurich buying Beazley means for the market
Editor’s View: Zurich’s £8.2bn swoop for Beazley is a decisive bet on specialty insurance, which Emma Ann Hughes observes widens the gap between the industry’s supermarket giants and the squeezed middle.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Allianz’s tennis star; ABI’s questions
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.
Allianz’s Rayner on why social mobility matters
View from the top: Alison Rayner, chief compliance officer at Allianz UK, outlines how industry can support the professional progression of people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
Allianz’s Moon on transforming insurance’s path to equality
Patricia Moon, CEO of Allianz Partners UK and Ireland, explains how flexibility, role models and unlocking talent can accelerate real workplace parity.
Crypto adds a dangerous new twist to insurance fraud
Crypto’s speed and anonymity are making it easier for criminals to disguise fraudulent insurance activity. Fiona Nicolson examines what insurers are doing to rethink detection and governance.
Holmes ‘not surprised’ at increased pet insurance competition
Allianz UK CEO Colm Holmes has said that while he is “not even remotely surprised” at the number of new entrants into the pet insurance market, he is not worried about competition.
Sign up to attend the Underwriting Club property meeting
Property underwriting is facing sustained pressure as loss volatility, claims inflation and emerging risks collide with a softening market and increased competition.
Allianz UK to launch at least two new aggregator brands in 2026
Allianz UK is planning to launch at least two new brands on price comparison sites in 2026, Insurance Post can reveal.
Allianz CEO outlines strategy to manage expenses
Despite volumes remaining fairly stable in 2025, Allianz UK CEO Colm Holmes has outlined how the insurer managed to increase profitability by 30%, including the 650 redundancies it made last year.
Allianz UK CEO anticipates ‘difficult trading year’ ahead
Despite almost a 30% increase in operating profits, Allianz UK CEO Colm Holmes believes 2026 is going to be a “difficult trading year”.
What do insurers need before the UK goes driverless?
With the UK government moving full steam ahead with autonomous vehicle testing, Scott McGee asks how close we are to a driverless world, and what do insurance providers need before that becomes a reality.
Allianz’s unemployment insurance; Acrisure's MGA network; Lucida's CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.