Commercial
Aviva names GCS MD and CEO for Syndicates
Aviva has appointed Johan Slabbert as managing director of its Global Corporate & Specialty business, as well as CEO of its Syndicates business.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Hiscox and Howden's hole in one
Penny Black has been out and about again, notebook in one hand and canapé in the other, keeping a keen eye on the insurance industry’s more whimsical moments.
Q&A: Jeremy Trott, Ecclesiastical
Jeremy Trott shares his plan as church operations director and what he’ll bring to the new role from his six years’ experience as claims director.
How cyber breaches quickly become D&O claims
View from the Top: Laura Parris, executive director at Gallagher, explains how a cyber breach can quickly escalate into a directors and officers liability crisis, and why aligning cyber and D&O cover is critical.
Throwback Thursday: Satellite insurance attempts take-off
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to October 1991 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when our award-winning publication's editor Alyson Rudd examined space insurance.
Beazley confirms redundancies
Unrelated to the Zurich acquisition, Beazley has made a small number of redundancies, Insurance Post can reveal.
Markel UK targeting SMEs with cyber offering
Markel UK has launched a standalone cyber product, specifically aimed at UK SMEs.
Aviation liability gap emerges over precautionary grounding losses
Aviation insurers may face an often-overlooked coverage gap when precautionary groundings cause financial losses without physical damage or injury, according to Melanie Daglish, director of aviation at ITIC.
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.
ABI alliance targets G20 presidency focus on protection gaps
The Association of British Insurers has joined forces with its Australian, Canadian and New Zealand counterparts in a new alliance that aims to tackle protection gaps and help shape the UK’s G20 presidency.
Cowbell launches AI agent to help SMEs tackle cyber risk
Cowbell has launched an artificial intelligence-powered risk adviser designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises identify and address their cyber risks.
Conflict-driven construction costs widen underinsurance gap
The latest BCIS data highlights how cost volatility can affect reinstatement differently from new build, leaving static sums insured increasingly vulnerable to underinsurance.
Beazley’s Cox exits as Zurich completes £8bn takeover
Adrian Cox is leaving Beazley as Zurich completes its £8bn acquisition of the specialty insurer.
Biba flood scheme pays £9m in claims over first decade
A specialist commercial flood insurance scheme from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and Mi Specialty has paid more than £9m in claims to businesses over its first decade, with the scheme now covering £600m of assets.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: QBE’s pasty & FT’s pastries
Penny Black has been out and about again, notebook in one hand and canapé in the other, keeping a keen eye on the insurance industry’s more whimsical moments.
Ogden calls for different responses to predictable shocks
Stephanie Ogden, CEO of Munich Re Global Specialty, has said the insurance industry must respond differently to predictable shocks as it becomes accustomed to black swan events.
Crabb leaves Covéa among raft of schemes exits
Nicki Crabb is leaving Covéa as head of etrade and schemes trading, adding to a list of at least five who have left the insurer’s schemes business over the past few months.
Is aviation insurance entering a new era of risk?
How aviation insurers are navigating a rapidly changing risk landscape, from increasingly complex aircraft technology and composite materials to geopolitical conflict and cyber threats, is explored in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Court ruling puts focus on D&O risks of board secrecy
The Supreme Court’s Saxon Woods ruling highlights how covert boardroom dissent can translate into personal directors and officers (D&O) insurance exposure, according to Sam Cornelius, lead management liability underwriter at Rrelentless.
Brokers overwhelmingly favour MGAs with in-house claims teams
Research commissioned by Direct Commercial has found that brokers overwhelmingly favour MGAs with in-house claims teams.
Cyber insurance growth challenged as rates fall and AI evolves
Cyber demand is likely to keep growing as digital dependency increases, but Swiss Re has warned sustainable expansion requires clearer understanding of artificial intelligence-related exposures and pricing and limits that reflect the risk being assumed.