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Open GI x Covéa; Aviva’s cyber cover; PIB’s CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Has the Adam Winslow hire fired the starting gun for CFC IPO?
Content Director’s View: As former Aviva and Direct Line Group CEO Adam Winslow resurfaced this week after a year-long insurance company exile at CFC, Jonathan Swift unpicks the factors that likely attracted him to the specialist insurer plus the expectations of his new private equity paymasters EQT and Vitruvian Partners.
Brettell reshapes Zurich Municipal for evolving risks
Four years on from taking charge of Zurich Municipal, Amy Brettell has revealed how the specialist insurer has undergone a fundamental transformation to help it best serve public sector and voluntary organisations facing increasingly complex risks.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: British Insurance Awards special
Penny Black danced until dawn to Ella Eyre at the British Insurance Awards on Wednesday (8 July) and rubbed shoulders with comedian host Alan Carr to bring you some of the highlights from the industry's biggest party of the year.
Post’s Sulaiman wins WTW media interview award
Former Insurance Post senior reporter Damisola Sulaiman has been named Risk Profile Interviewer of the Year at the 2026 WTW Media Awards, recognising work she produced while at the title.
Marco Distefano departs Axa UK
Marco Distefano, managing director of retail home and motor at Axa UK, has departed the business, Insurance Post can reveal.
British Insurance Awards 2026 winners revealed
Triple winner QBE was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Dame Sue Langley, the Lady Mayor of the City of London, picked up the Achievement Award at the 2026 British Insurance Awards last night (8 July).
Defra sets out vet reforms to ‘radically modernise the industry’
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has today (9 July) set out what it calls “the most significant overhaul of veterinary regulation in six decades”.
Copart promotes UK CEO Pocock to president
Copart has promoted UK CEO Jane Pocock to president, effective as of 1 August.
Insurance’s AI buffet is over so now comes portion control
Editor’s View: As insurer’s chief technology officers start to see their artificial intelligence bills skyrocket due to growing usage of the technology by staff, Emma Ann Hughes asks is rationing nigh?
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Why promoters need to consider event cancellation insurance
With Latitude, Camp Bestival plus the Reading and Leeds Festival all on the horizon, the latest Insurance Post Podcast explores the growing risks organisers need to consider this summer and why event cancellation insurance is becoming increasingly essential.
Shifting insurance claims from payout to prevention
As claims costs hit record highs, Fiona Nicolson examines how insurers are increasingly using data, technology and customer engagement to prevent losses before they occur.
Roles that got a pay increase or cut in insurance revealed
Salary changes were uneven across the insurance industry in 2025, with some roles seeing significant increases while others experienced dips, while data highlights big differences between regions.
Alternative accommodation enters the Consumer Duty era
AirBnBs, hotels, care homes and holidays are among the tailored accomodation options being offered to customers whose homes have been damaged. Marcel Le Gouais explores a shift in claims that puts people before process.
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Parametric benefits gain traction in travel insurance
A growing number of providers are introducing automatic flight and baggage delay payments as demand for faster claims solutions increases, according to Anna-Marie Duthie, insight consultant for general insurance at Defaqto.
Home insurers with the most satisfied customers revealed
Customer trust and satisfaction in home insurance is improving, but Fairer Finance’s latest consumer survey shows claims handling remains weak and vulnerable customers continue to face the poorest outcomes.
Insurance industry’s most powerful leaders revealed
Insurance Post’s Power List cuts through the noise to reveal who really moved markets, shifted outcomes and shaped the UK general insurance sector over the last 12 months.
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.
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