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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.
Q&A: Tom Hughes, IUA
Tom Hughes, appointed director of underwriting at the International Underwriting Association last year, outlines the company market body’s priorities from an underwriting perspective for 2026.
Watch Admiral and Convex discuss how to maximise AI implementation in insurance
AI is now embedded across insurance technology teams, from development and testing through to security and compliance.
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
Is Beazley set to reject Zurich in hopes of a better offer?
Analysts have suggested that while Zurich’s public proposal to acquire Beazley for around £7.7bn is attractive, shareholders may feel they can hold out for a higher offer.
Intact launches regional broking proposition
Intact Insurance has launched 'Intact Trading', a regional broking proposition aimed at increasing the visibility of its underwriters.
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%.
Zurich submits proposal to acquire Beazley
Zurich has submitted a proposal to acquire Beazley outright for a price of 1280p per share, which values the specialty insurer at approximately £7.7bn.
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.
PWC’s Bichard replaces Cliff as Lloyd’s CFO
Lloyd’s chief financial officer Alexandra Cliff is set to leave her position and be replaced by Jim Bichard, who is currently head of PWC’s global insurance practice.
PRA cuts frequency of meetings with insurers
The Prudential Regulation Authority has said it will cut the frequency of regular supervisory meetings with insurers in a Dear CEO letter published on Thursday.
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.
Biba’s manifesto requests new Financial Services Bill in 2026
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association launched its manifesto for 2026 today (14 January), titled ‘Economic resilience’. Tom Luckham breaks down the main points, including a focus on cyber and a legislative wish list.
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.
Serial fraudster jailed for exaggerated bag claim
A man has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud by false representation and breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order.
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.