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Claims and Legal Forecast of 2026
The claims and legal sectors stand on the cusp of transformation as we hurtle towards 2026, facing policy reform, accelerating innovation and rising customer expectations in the year ahead.
Axa Partners hit with FCA limitations
Following the Which? super complaint, the Financial Conduct Authority has told Axa Partners UK it cannot grow its current customer base without written permission from the regulator.
Insurers could deploy quantum computing within five years
Lewis Guignard, director of data science solution at Guidewire, has predicted insurers will have applications of quantum computing in production within three to five years.
AIG buys Salford City FC; Prestige x Urban Jungle; Biba’s deputy chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
MGAs Review of the Year 2025
2025 was a landmark year for MGAs, marked by record growth, major partnerships, technological innovation and expanding global reach, even as soft market conditions and pricing pressures tested resilience across the sector.
Regulator urged to act to avert Covid BI lawsuit wave
Law firm Stewarts has written to the Financial Conduct Authority to ask it to issue urgent ‘stop the clock’ guidance on Covid business interruption claims, in order to avoid a wave of lawsuits in the new year.
FCA partly rebuffs Which? but widens insurance crackdown
The Financial Conduct Authority has pushed back against parts of Which?’s super complaint about home and travel insurance, but accepted there are clear weaknesses in the market that require further regulatory action.
Clear Group’s Howard Lickens to retire
Howard Lickens, founder of insurance broker Clear Group, is set to retire at the end of this year, the business has announced.
Insurers Review of the Year 2025
Insurers managed to post profits amid a softening market in 2025, invested in technology and pushed to reaffirm the industry’s vital role in protecting society with the Labour government and regulators.
False Lego claim dismantled brick-by-brick
A man has been jailed for 28 months following an investigation by the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department into several fraudulent insurance claims, including false reports of stolen Lego sets.
Esure CEO already heading for the exit
Peter Martin-Simon, who took on the role as CEO at Esure in October, will leave his top job at the insurer in April.
Broker Review of the Year 2025
A softening market put downward pressure on brokers revenue in 2025 but businesses that embraced digital breakthroughs and delivered exceptional service have succeeded in holding on to their clients in a competitive market.
AIG appoints Everest’s Clifford as international commercial CEO
AIG has appointed Adam Clifford as CEO for international commercial insurance, effective 5 January, in its latest move to rejig its general insurance leadership team.
IUA members fret over emerging skills gap
The International Underwriting Association has heard concern from members around the emerging skills gap in insurance as the workforce approaches retirement.
LA wildfires push global nat cat losses past $100bn again
Insured natural catastrophe losses exceeded $100bn (£74.5bn) in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year, driven largely by record wildfire losses in the US and persistent severe convective storms, according to Swiss Re Institute.
Ageas and Saga launch first product under partnership
Ageas UK and Saga have today (16 December) announced the launch of the first product under their 20-year affinity partnership.
Claims & Legal Review of the Year 2025
From artificial intelligence-driven efficiencies and people-focused service to global expansion, 2025 saw claims and legal sector leaders raise their game when it comes to settling claims.
Former RSA Ireland CEO disqualified for 13 years
The Central Bank of Ireland has reprimanded and disqualified former RSA Ireland CEO Philip Smith for his admitted participation in a breach of financial services law by the firm.
EY predicts ‘sizeable losses’ for motor insurers in 2026
Claims inflation and premium inflation will have a negative effect on the bottom lines of UK insurance companies next year and beyond, according to EY.
Hastings Direct wins £82K after exposing credit hire fraud
Hastings Direct, supported by legal advisers HF, has secured an £82,000 judgment after spotting what a judge described as a “unsophisticated but sustained” credit hire fraud.
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