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Aviva’s Cunningham tackles translating fraud for boards
Kat Cunningham, head of underwriting counter fraud at Aviva, said insurers need to change how they discuss insurance fraud with their boards, shifting the focus from operational performance to its wider business impact.
Davies cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 36%
Davies Group has decreased its total greenhouse gas emissions by 36% in the last year, Insurance Post can exclusively reveal.
Can insurers square AI data centres with ESG targets?
Séamus O’Hanlon explores how insurers are reconciling providing cover for the building of artificial intelligence data centres with their own ESG targets.
Designing the insurance policy of the future
As AI reshapes commercial insurance, industry experts discuss the role of human judgement, technology and governance in enabling effective underwriting, product development and decision-making.
Has the traditional non-exec director in insurance had its day?
As insurance businesses face faster-moving commercial and technological pressures, Paul Mills, co-founder of Findafractional, argues boards need to complement independent oversight with senior leaders who can roll up their sleeves and deliver change.
Is heritage building insurance ready for the future?
As climate risks increase, severe weather events become more frequent and restoration techniques and building materials become increasingly specialised, insurers face growing challenges in protecting the UK’s heritage properties.
Axa’s Walker outlines growth models for next decade
Axa Insurance UK's CEO Jon Walker has urged insurers to engage in dialogue with the government and regulators to ensure “predictable and proportionate” regulation, plus identify at-risk SMEs to ensure growth.
Close Brothers to ‘double down’ on commercial insurance
Close Brothers Premium Finance plans to “double down” on commercial insurance as part of its strategy to 2030, following its decision to withdraw from high-volume, aggregator-led personal lines business.
Ageas’ Middle on using AI to make insurance accessible
The challenge and “exciting” opportunity for personal lines insurance will be using artificial intelligence to make coverage more accessible, said Ageas UK’s CEO Ant Middle.
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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