Motor
Co-op Insurance managing director Offord exits
Seven years on from being made managing director of Co-op Insurance and tasked with raising the provider from the ashes, Insurance Post can reveal Charles Offord is exiting the business.
Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham, Marshmallow
Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham’s journey from running a start-up on free wi-fi in a Virgin Active gym to leading one of Europe’s largest fintechs has become one of the most compelling success stories in UK insurance.
Donna Scully, Carpenters
Irish-born and proudly from Dublin, Donna Scully is joint owner and director of Carpenters Group, a provider of outsourced insurance and legal solutions.
Stuart McMurdo, Accredited
Stuart McMurdo has firmly established Accredited UK & Europe as a specialty MGA, driving sustained growth and strategic expansion across the region.
Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
Steve Hardy has form when it comes to building challenger brands that punch above their weight.
Kevin Spencer, Markerstudy
Kevin Spencer has built Markerstudy into a UK insurance powerhouse with millions of policyholders, but is now working under a Financial Conduct Authority-imposed cap on customer numbers while concerns raised by the regulator are addressed.
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.
Ant Middle, Ageas
Ant Middle, CEO of Ageas UK, has been busy snapping up rivals to grow the personal lines provider significantly in 2025.
Alistair Hargreaves, Admiral
Since taking the helm of Admiral’s UK insurance business in late 2024, Alistair Hargreaves has made a mark overseeing strong growth across motor and completing the More Than acquisition.
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.
Fraudster jailed after cycle claim hits the brakes
A man has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment after he exaggerated his injuries following a road traffic accident.
Insurer action on loyalty penalty gets public recognition
A growing number of consumers now believe insurers have responded effectively to their concerns about the loyalty penalty, according to data published by the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Markerstudy targets £200m GWP as it relaunches ‘simplified’ commercial business
Markerstudy Business, the commercial insurance division of Markerstudy Group, is now fully “open for business,” and is targeting £200m in gross written premium.
FCA launches claims management market review
The Financial Conduct Authority is set to review the claims management market, following concerns that some CMCs and law firms are failing consumers.
ERS warns motor pricing discipline must return
Declan O’Mahony, head of claims at ERS, warns motor claims inflation is back driven by energy costs, supply chain disruption and repair pressures, so insurers must restore pricing discipline now to avoid sustained underwriting losses.
Allianz’s Wyard on motor insurance shifting from drivers to tech risk
Alexandra Wyard, director of technical underwriting at Allianz UK, says autonomous vehicles will reshape liability, data and product design rather than make motor insurers obsolete.
Motor insurance premiums remain stable in Q1
Motor insurance premiums remained stable in the first three months of 2026, but the cost of repairs climbed, according to the Association of British Insurers’ latest tracker.
Insurance consumers leaning towards humans over AI
Customers prefer dealing with a human when buying cover and feel that human interaction is essential when it comes to claims, according to data from KPMG.
HDI’s Reynolds on fleet risk of safer vehicles but costlier claims
Michael Reynolds, director of motor for HDI Global, UK and Ireland, on how his focus is moving from preventing accidents to managing increasingly complex and expensive repairs.
Admiral insists collaboration key to future-proofing motor repairs
Scott McCammon, Admiral’s head of motor repair, outlines how collaboration across insurers, garages, manufacturers and suppliers is essential to streamline repairs, reduce claims costs, and prepare the UK motor industry for the shift to electric vehicles.