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Acrisure’s UK rebrands; Clear Group’s purchase; LMA’s new board members
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Nat cat insured losses hit $127bn despite 10-year economic loss low
Global insured losses from natural disasters totalled $127bn (£94.4bn) in 2025, according to data from the Aon Climate and Catastrophe insight report
Allianz backs Wrisk in strategic investment
Allianz Holdings plc has invested in motor embedded insurtech Wrisk as part of its £12m series B funding round.
Lack of tech standards stifles premium finance competition
A “lack of standards” in technology has prevented the UK premium finance market from developing as quickly as others across the world, according to Steve Wallis, European representative for Red Planet Software.
Insurance Museum kicks off £3m fundraising for EC3
The Insurance Museum has launched a major fundraising campaign to realise its ambitions to open a museum in London’s EC3 postcode dedicated to the industry in three years’ time.
Beazley’s share price surges following Zurich bids
Following Zurich’s improved proposal to acquire Beazley for 1280p per share, the cyber insurer’s share price has jumped up by around 44%.
Defaqto buys Pearson Ham’s pricing business for £11m
Defaqto has acquired Pearson Ham Group’s market pricing business for £11m in a bid to become the “single source of truth” for retail financial services.
Ki offers tech stack to brokers
Ki is open to making its technology stack available to brokers developing their digital capabilities.
Allianz x Anthropic; Lockton’s data service; CFC's CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
First Central moves a step closer to IPO
First Central has confirmed it is moving a step closer to an Initial Public Offering as it is looking to hire corporate advisers.
Agentic AI vision fails to match reality for two-thirds of insurance firms
Two-thirds (65%) of insurance companies admit there is a gap between their agentic artificial intelligence vision and the current reality, according to research by automation platform Camunda.
CII uproots HQ once again
The Chartered Insurance Institute is moving its headquarters and London base for the third time in less than a decade.
How Belfast’s insurance sector is overcoming Brexit blues
As Belfast enters a new year of investment, consolidation and post-Brexit adjustment, Tom Luckham examines how its insurance sector is proving resilient, fast-growing and increasingly strategic for both UK and Irish markets.
EE introduces unlimited gadget insurance policy
EE has launched a gadget insurance policy covering multiple devices in partnership with Chubb.
Storm Goretti sees Crawford’s claims levels triple
Crawford and Company has reported a tripling of its claims frequency in the aftermath of Storm Goretti, which hit the UK last week.
Inflexion acquires Ascend in regional broking push
Private equity firm Inflexion has bought Essex-based broker Ascend, with the two announcing the launch of a new broking platform focussed on the regional broking market.
Why Hadron CEO Johnson won’t repeat previous fronter playbooks
Colin Johnson, CEO of Hadron International, has explained why the playbook he is using at his new fronting insurer is not simply a repeat of those used by rivals.
Admiral CFO to retire
Admiral’s CFO Geraint Jones is set to retire and be replaced with UK insurance CFO Rachel Lewis.
And-E claims expansion prompts Newcastle hiring spree
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Europe plans to increase its UK claims headcount by 30% by the end of 2026, as part of the expansion of its Newcastle-based Claims Centre of Excellence.
KGM x Zurich; CFC’s cyber cover; LMA’s underwriting director
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Crawford & Co to sell legal services arm to law firm
Loss adjusting and claims management firm Crawford & Company has entered into a ‘process’ with specialist insurance law firm HF, which will see the latter buy a major part of the assets of subsidiary Crawford Legal Services, Insurance Post has learned.