Commercial
Handling film production claims caused by climate change
Extreme weather is forcing film and television productions, insurers and loss adjusters to rethink cover limits for climate-related disruptions, according to Marion Jones, director of Spotlite Claims.
Bspoke independence ‘set in stone’ after acquisition
NFP has committed to allowing Bspoke to run “completely independently”, having brought a long search for an MGA acquisition target to an end with the deal struck last week.
Aviva’s Storah flags quick wins with Direct Line
Jason Storah, Aviva’s UK and Ireland general insurance CEO, has outlined early operational wins from the Direct Line takeover, and shared his growth plan for personal, commercial and specialty lines for the latter half of 2025.
Aviva’s Direct Line deal triggers £500 staff gift
Aviva has posted an operating profit of £1.07bn for the first half of 2025, up 22% on the start of 2024, and to “celebrate and recognise the acquisition” of Direct Line is giving £500-worth of free shares to staff in September.
Beazley share price falls 12% after revised growth forecast
Beazley saw its share price fall by 12% today (13 August) after publishing half-year results that showed lower profits and included revised premium growth guidance.
RSA-to-Intact rebrand to kickstart with e-trade products
RSA is set to mark its imminent rebrand to Intact by rolling out five new e-trade products designed to bring together the best of the existing RSA and NIG product sets, according to commercial lines managing director Tovah Grosscurth.
Wedding venue’s Covid fight with RSA drags on
A Devon wedding venue’s dispute with its insurer RSA is still rumbling on more than five years after the first government Covid restrictions were put in place, and more than eight months after the complaint it lodged with the Financial Ombudsman Service…
Big Interview: Peter Beaumont, CEO of Cornish Mutual
Peter Beaumont, CEO of Cornish Mutual, shares why he swapped the Tolworth Tower for Truro to modernise the mutual and how the business is helping farmers stay resilient amid economic, political and climate pressures.
Hiscox introduces sexual misconduct cover
Hiscox has launched sexual molestation liability cover and hired Beazley’s Harriet Turner to lead the new offering.
Allianz close to partnering with two more household names
Allianz is closing in on partnerships with two major UK household names as it targets growth, following a half-year in which its top-line performance remained broadly flat year-on-year.
NFP snaps up MGA Bspoke
NFP, an Aon company, has bought MGA Bspoke Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum.
Subsidence is surging yet policyholders remain unaware
Following the warmest and driest spring in more than half a century, Ashley Stevens, senior associate director at building and construction consultancy Brawdia, warns that the insurance industry must shift from a reactive to a preventative mindset on…
Hiscox achieves 6% UK growth and eyes double digits by 2028
Hiscox UK is on track to hit its 6% growth target for 2025 at the halfway mark, with group chief underwriting officer Joanne Musselle revealing plans for double-digit retail growth by 2028.
RSA researching commercial flood resilience
RSA Insurance, soon to be Intact, has launched an 18-month research project into commercial flood resilience with the University of Hull.
Pool Re pushes ahead with discount scheme for SME terrorism cover
Pool Re is seeking regulatory and government approval for a scheme to offer significantly discounted reinsurance rates for SME terrorism cover by April 2026, Post can reveal.
How confidence can give insurers an edge in broker service
View from the Top: Tovah Grosscurth, managing director of commercial lines at RSA, says brokers need partners who can offer a point of view, not wait for consensus.
Tomorrow’s World: Operational Innovation
How insurers can learn from past digital transformation programmes and boost productivity is the topic of Insurance Post’s latest episode of Tomorrow’s World, about operational innovation.
Styling shifts transform hairdresser insurance
Fiona Nicolson takes a closer look at why the increase in the number of independent and freelance hairdressers in the UK, as well as so-called co-working salon spaces post pandemic, has pushed up the price of hairdressers’ insurance.
The challenge of insuring asylum seeker accommodation
Oli Williamson, co-founder and chief underwriter at Aspect, explores how civil unrest and political tensions are complicating insurance for asylum seeker accommodation and highlights the vital role insurers, developers, and communities must play in…
MGA platform Launch closes in on UK debut
Managing general agent platform Launch Underwriters is closing in on getting its first UK MGA off the ground, Post can reveal.
Bridgehaven makes acquisition to unlock EU MGA market
Bridgehaven has acquired Dublin-based insurer SureStone Insurance DAC, which will serve as its launchpad into the European managing general agent market.
Diary of an Insurer: Ecclesiastical’s Simon McGill
Simon McGill, schemes development manager of Ecclesiastical, has the pleasure of an early GWR train into London for broker and MGA meetings, takes his terriers Ziggy and Alfie for a walk, and briefs the market on the provider’s expanding schemes…
Allianz recruits from RSA for MGA-facing role
Allianz Commercial has recruited Daniel Head from RSA as head of delegated authority and portfolio solutions for UK global and international markets.
Chubb accused of coal underwriting u-turn
Chubb has reportedly reversed its coal underwriting policy by becoming the lead reinsurer for a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam.