Analysis/Commercial
No own goals: insuring the biggest World Cup yet
As the 2026 Fifa World Cup prepares to kick off across the US, Canada and Mexico, Tom Luckham explores how insurers are underwriting one of the world’s most valuable sporting events.
Simon McGinn, Dual UK
Simon McGinn joined Dual UK as CEO in early 2024 with a clear mandate: to accelerate the MGA’s growth while reinforcing the provider’s regional presence and strengthening its service proposition.
Paul Brand, Convex
AIG’s $2.1bn (£1.5bn) acquisition of a 35% minority stake in Convex marks a defining moment both for the specialty insurer and for Paul Brand, the CEO who has been tasked with steering its growth since 2022.
Adrian Cox, Beazley
Since becoming Beazley Group CEO in 2021, Adrian Cox has overseen a continued evolution of the specialist insurer, which is soon set to become part of Zurich Insurance.
Lee Mooney, Markel
While he is a fresh face on the Insurance Post Power List 2026, Lee Mooney was already a familiar one to the market’s movers and shakers long before he took over from Neil Galjaard as UK managing director at Markel in 2025.
Louise O’Shea, CFC
From cyber threats to carbon markets, Louise O’Shea, group CEO of CFC, has positioned the provider at the forefront of innovation.
Chris Rash, AIG
Chris Rash has had to navigate a turbulent start to his tenure as CEO of AIG UK, with the hiring of John Neal as the insurer’s president called off and speculation mounting about a potential takeover.
Mark Roberts, Chubb
Few insurance executives have in recent times found themselves at the intersection of consolidation, technology and underwriting discipline quite as visibly as Mark Roberts, division president for UK, Ireland and South Africa at Chubb.
Nick Turner, NFU Mutual
NFU Mutual Group CEO Nick Turner earns his place on this year’s Power List thanks to the real difference he makes to rural communities.
Jason Harris, QBE
Jason Harris’s leadership of QBE International has been defined by impact, innovation, inclusivity and recently an armful of trophies at Insurance Post’s British Insurance Awards.
Aki Hussain, Hiscox
Since taking the helm of Hiscox as group CEO in 2022, Aki Hussain has been making waves in general insurance when it comes to innovation, growth and culture-building.
Drazen Jaksic, Zurich
Drazen Jaksic climbs higher on this year’s Insurance Post Power List as the takeover of Beazley sees his influence expanding further into the London market.
Ken Norgrove, Intact
Ken Norgrove, CEO of Intact UK and Ireland, is a man with a plan to ensure the provider formerly known as RSA almost doubles its UK business to £5bn by 2030.
Tara Foley, Axa
Tara Foley’s leadership of Axa UK & Ireland is defined by a commitment to showing how general insurance can protect all sectors of society.
Colm Holmes, Allianz
In the Marvel universe, the Hulk’s power is his strength and ability to shift things. In UK insurance, Colm Holmes plays a similar role to many people's favourite Avenger.
Jason Storah, Aviva
Jason Storah has been busy steering Aviva’s UK & Ireland General Insurance business through a period of significant change.
Shoib Khan, Prudential Regulation Authority
Shoib Khan, director of insurance supervision for the Prudential Regulation Authority, appears on Insurance Post’s Power List for the first time at a moment when his influence over the sector is particularly acute, as he leads a major stress test of the…
What it takes to be a Power List player in 2026
This year’s Insurance Post Power List ranking of the general insurance industry’s movers and shakers weights four core factors.
Managing blackout exposure in the freight sector
As power cuts become more frequent, Fiona Nicolson examines the significant operational, safety and liability risks this poses across the global freight and logistics sector.
Can nuclear-fuelled ships help Britannia rule the waves again?
With a new UK consortium betting nuclear-powered merchant ships can decarbonise global shipping and revive Britain’s maritime edge, Tim Evershed investigates how major hurdles around cost, regulation, safety and insurability remain.
Recalls surge to record highs amid reform drive
European product recall activity has increased for the seventh year in a row, with 15,608 events recorded by Sedgwick across the UK and European Union in 2025.