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Top 100 UK Insurers 2025: Aviva
Aviva Insurance Limited is ranked number 1 and Aviva International Insurance Limited is ranked number 2 once again on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers list.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2025 revealed
Strong motor results, Aviva’s takeover of Direct Line, and ongoing property challenges shape this year’s Insurance Post Top 100 UK Insurers ranking.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2025: Axa
Axa slips one place to ninth position on this year’s Top 100 UK Insurers list, but the provider plans to grow by being a market mover, not follower, through harnessing data and technology.
The future of hybrid fronting carriers in the UK
As hybrid fronting carriers move from US roots to growing influence in the UK and Europe, Tom McFarland, director of product management and head of analysis at Novidea, explores how capital, compliance, and modern infrastructure are reshaping the future…
How has Trump’s approach impacted Net Zero plans?
Insurance Post is inviting ESG and sustainability leads at insurance companies to take part in a short survey examining how US President Donald Trump’s approach to climate and energy policy has influenced Net Zero strategies over the last year.
Zurich looks to leverage capabilities of engineering arm
Zurich Engineering is increasingly working with the insurer’s other business units to cross-sell services, its head of inspection services Adrian Reeve has told Post.
Axa Commercial CUO David Ovenden to retire
Axa Commercial chief underwriting officer David Ovenden is set to retire and leave the insurer in the new year, Post can reveal.
Ferma appoints Nihoul as CEO
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations has appointed Laurent Nihoul as its next CEO, effective 1 December.
Ransomware costs soar as cyber claims decline
The financial fallout of ransomware is mounting, even as the number of cyber insurance claims received declines, data from Resilience has revealed.
Insurtechs shaping the future of autonomous vehicle insurance
With several developments in the autonomous vehicle space in recent months, Damisola Sulaiman analyses how insurtechs seem to be the first movers on this inevitable shift in the mobility landscape.
Motor market softening puts spotlight on service
Allianz is putting greater emphasis on service and claims delivery in commercial motor amid market softening, Mike Thomas, broker distribution director has told Insurance Post.
Throwback Thursday: Food safety; Swiss Re’s promise
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to October 1990 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when hopes were high the Food Safety Act 1990 would reduce contamination claims.
Commercial motor pricing stabilised but capacity constraints remain
Price increases in the UK commercial motor market have subsided over the course of 2025, but capacity constraints remain in pockets, according to several brokers and providers that spoke to Post.
Big Interview: Kelly Ogley, Howden
Kelly Ogley, CEO of Howden consumer and local commercial (C&LC), talks with Scott McGee about the increasing severity of change within the motor industry, A-Plan’s transition to Howden, and after 39 years in industry, looking at leaving a legacy to be…
Inside the shrinking market for HGV insurance
In the wake of exits from the market in recent years, Harry Curtis looks at why insurers are cautious about insuring heavy goods vehicles and how those that do manage it.
Axa urges brokers to demonstrate value on commercial EV cover
The shift toward EVs in commercial motor fleets is changing the knowledge base required of brokers, according to Axa Commercial’s regional director for the south Louis Rudd.
RSA ends and Intact era begins with specialty lines plan
RSA will today (6 October) become Intact Insurance, with the insurer giving a taste of how it plans to double its UK and Ireland business to £5bn by 2030.
Airmic CEO Julia Graham to step down next year
Julia Graham is set to step down from her role as CEO of Airmic next year and will be succeeded by Diane Maxwell.
Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack shows need for state action
Editor’s View: Jaguar Land Rover’s £50m-a-week cyber losses show why Labour must work with insurers now to build national resilience, according to Emma Ann Hughes.
Long-term participants have an edge in ‘challenging’ PI market
Underwriting adaptability and prudence are all important in the face of a professional indemnity insurance market swimming in capacity and a turbulent geopolitical environment, Markel senior underwriter Joanne Healy has told Post.
WTW and Swiss Re launch cover for red weather warnings
WTW and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have worked together to design a parametric insurance product that pays out automatically when either the UK Met Office or Irish Met Éireann issues a red weather warning.
Dual launches commercial combined to anchor regions challenge
Dual has launched a commercial combined proposition with capacity led by Zurich that it hopes will establish it as a “challenger market” for brokers in the UK regions, Post can reveal.
Aviva champions UK’s embrace of captives
View from the Top: Belinda Steedman, director of multinational at Aviva, says that the forthcoming captives regime gives the UK an opportunity to lead the next chapter in global risk management.
Are we ready for cyber catastrophes?
The latest episode of the Insurance Post Podcast explores whether the insurance market, businesses and governments are truly prepared for cyber catastrophes.