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Decant adds embedded cover amid whisky scam surge
Following its partnership with Embri, Decant’s CEO has told Insurance Post that embedded insurance will help reassure investors amid a surge in whisky investment scams.
The insurance stories set to dominate the headlines in the second half of 2025
Content director’s view: Things might have gone quiet of late, but Jonathan Swift expects the lull to offer only a short respite before the deal-doers and headline-makers are back in force fueling the market conversation. And here are some predictions as…
Court orders repayment of commission-inflated premiums
The landlord of London’s Trocadero Centre has been told it must repay hundreds of thousands of pounds charged to a cinema in insurance rent.
Is Axiom Ince the start of a new era of SFO investigations?
The Serious Fraud Office’s crackdown in the Axiom fraud case is a key example of the agency’s statement of intent and raises the bar on insurers to self-police corporate fraud, according to Elliott Kenton, partner in the regulatory team at Weightmans and…
Acrisure UK planning further expansion amid IPO hopes
After rebranding Sutton Winson to Acrisure UK Broking, Acrisure UK CEO Mark McIlquham is planning further regional expansion and acquisitions in service of eventually floating publicly.
RSA ‘needs acquisitions’ to realise growth ambitions
RSA UK and International CEO Ken Norgrove has said the insurer needs to make acquisitions if it is going to reach its ambition of doubling the business by 2030.
Galjaard cautious of history repeating itself with returning competition
While he hopes the market has matured in the last few years, Markel’s managing director for the UK, Neil Galjaard, is hoping brokers “have long memories” of providers that exited markets when things got tough.
Q&A: Julian Tomlinson, Alps
Julian Tomlinson, chair and founder of Alps, talks to Insurance Post about the firm’s M&A appetite, delivering value in legal expenses coverage, and why artificial intelligence is like Tinder for claims.
Insurers must stay ‘live’ to broker tech capability
Natalie Ferrigan, head of distribution at QBE, has told Insurance Post that firms must keep tabs on where their partners are in the tech development journey.
Shortlists revealed for Best Insurance Employer categories for 2025 BIAs
Today we can reveal the shortlists for the Best Insurance Employer categories, ahead of the winners being announced at the Royal Albert Hall on the 9th July.
Acrisure valued at $32bn following Bain Capital-led funding round
US-based Insurtech Acrisure has secured $2.1bn in fundraising from a Bain Capital-led funding round, according to its founder and CEO Greg Williams.
Aviva targets midmarket with updated multinational proposition
Aviva has expanded its multinational capability, widening its appetite to businesses with a turnover of up to £250m, Insurance Post can reveal.
Zurich targeting 30% SME growth in 2025
Nikki Lidster, head of SME and trading at Zurich UK, has revealed the insurer is targeting 30% GWP growth in its SME business in 2025.
Markel’s Galjaard outlines plan to double the UK business
Markel’s UK managing director Neil Galjaard shared the business has just signed off a growth strategy that aims to double the size of the business by 2030.
Sedgwick’s Blunt says lack of future insurance CEOs is ‘our fault’
Sedgwick’s managing director for its Talent Solutions unit, Carolyn Blunt, has said it is the industry’s fault that we are seeing a lack of future CEOs coming through.
Claims service improves but regional delivery varies
The general insurance market overall is continuing its improvement in claims service at the start of 2025 but there is massive variation between the best and worst performing providers plus significant variations depending on where brokers are located in…
Diary of an Insurer: Gallagher’s Ayshea King
Ayshea King, energy claims handler of Gallagher, plays netball with Lloyd’s, studies for Chartered Insurance Institute examinations and explains how she switched from being a midwife to supporting clients in the renewables industry.
AI will have a greater role to play in claims despite initial hesitancy
While the insurance sector has reservations about artificial intelligence being used to decline claims and determine liability, the technology is going to have a greater role to play in claims, including larger ones.
Yutree MD optimistic for the future of independent brokers
Laura Hancock, managing director of Yutree Insurance, claimed brokers can have the “best of both worlds” – being financially successful and independent – as she urged independent brokers to not give up.
‘Don’t preach to us’, pleads Pen CEO
The key to a productive capacity partnership is allowing the MGA the freedom to act independently, delegates at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s conference heard.
DLG deal ‘on course’ and not a distraction for Aviva
Despite the Competitions and Markets Authority opening up a probe into the acquisition, Aviva’s Owen Morris remains confident the deal will still be done in mid-2025.
Throwback Thursday: CII card woes; Hiscox grows
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to May 1990 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history: the Chartered Insurance Institute was suffering card woes, Hiscox was growing and Sun Alliance increased its stake in…
AI and MGAs have role to play in new era for insurance broking
Artificial intelligence will not replace advisors but will add to decision-making, while managing general agents will continue to become more and more relevant to brokers, delegates at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s conference heard today.
Biba names Caroline Barr as first female chair
In his opening address, British Insurance Brokers’ Association CEO Graeme Trudgill set out plans to keep the pedal pressed to the floor, as he also announced Caroline Barr as the incoming chair.