Commercial
Three Lions on a shirt and insurance kept Jules Rimet gleaming
Editor’s View: England may have fallen short of the World Cup final, but Emma Ann Hughes observes the tournament has once again demonstrated the vital role insurance plays in protecting football’s biggest spectacle.
Marsh UK warns firms against ‘normalisation of risk’
The Marsh Trade Credit Report 2026 has stated businesses are increasingly confident regarding growth, but has warned that financial risks are still on the rise.
Q&A: Steven Darrah, Really Honest
Steven Darrah, founder and CEO of Really Honest, a commercial insurance broker which offers an industry-first no claims bonus on business insurance, speaks to Insurance Post about the thought process behind the firm’s unusual modus operandi.
Best Insurance Employers to work for in 2026 revealed
QBE and Equipsme are the UK’s best large and small to medium-sized insurance respectively to work for respectively, according to Insurance Post’s Best Insurance Employers survey.
Time:To – Markel’s Mooney on staying ahead of the competition
Lee Mooney, managing director of Markel UK, recommends investing seriously in talent to stay ahead of rivals in the latest Insurance Post Time:To video.
Flock unveils AI assistant for UK fleet insurance clients
Flock has launched an artificial intelligence-powered fleet management assistant that analyses driving, claims and telematics data to help customers identify risks and prevent accidents.
Protecting heritage in a warming world
Jo Whyman, director of risk management at Ecclesiastical, explains how climate change is creating a new challenge for the owners, trustees and charities who steward our historic buildings.
Big Interview: Amy Brettell, Zurich Municipal
Amy Brettell, managing director of Zurich Municipal, gives a sneak peak of the reality of leadership, outlines how provider has transformed in recent years and identifies growth opportunities.
Job losses likely as Allianz Commercial restructures management layers
Allianz Commercial is overhauling its UK underwriting model by product line, and merging branch and regional management roles, leading to job losses, Insurance Post can reveal.
Zurich Municipal gears up for local council overhaul
Zurich Municipal has launched a new insurance product aimed at protecting the shadow authorities being established to oversee England's largest programme of local government reorganisation in more than 50 years.
Energy leaders say insurance is ‘essential’ to their business
Energy business leaders view insurance as essential to their business and reckon insurers’ importance will grow, according to new data gathered by Reuters Insights and Axa XL.
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.
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…
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.
Q&A: Rich Tomlinson, Thatcham Research
Rich Tomlinson, insurance sector director at Thatcham Research, talks to Insurance Post about his first month in the role and the ongoing technological changes which are shaping the motor insurance industry.
Throwback Thursday: Manchester bomb blast
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to July 1996 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when insurers were counting the cost of the Manchester bomb blast.
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).
Hyperexponential to launch agentic AI underwriting tool
Hyperexponential is launching an artificial intelligence-powered underwriting tool that advances submissions from email to a fully priced risk.
QBE’s Wallace on IUAD’s lasting legacy in dementia fight
Insurance United Against Dementia has evolved from a fledgling fundraising campaign into the insurance industry’s recognised source of support for the neurocognitive disorder, according to founding board member Chris Wallace.
Time:To – Axa’s Briggs on product innovation priorities
In the latest Insurance Post Time:To video, Matt Briggs, UK technical director for commercial property underwriting at Axa UK, sets out three priorities for insurers when it comes to product innovation.
How do you solve a problem like SME under-insurance?
From property and business interruption to cyber and terrorism risks, David Worsfold explores how insurers and brokers are battling to close a widening protection gap among Britain’s small businesses.
Winslow named CFC CEO as O’Shea steps down
CFC has hired former Direct Line Group chief executive Adam Winslow as group CEO, succeeding Louise O’Shea who is stepping down.
Big Interview: Tom Clementi, Pool Re
Tom Clementi, CEO of Pool Re, speaks to Insurance Post regarding his efforts to modernise the government-backed reinsurer, how terror risk has evolved, and where the firm sits on cyber.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Donna Klopp’s triumph ; Aviva’s Madness
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.