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Five cyber claims trends to watch in 2026
Brokers and lawyers have highlighted several key trends to watch out for in relation to cyber claims, speaking at an event held by law firm Stewarts last week.
04 Feb 2026   |  News
News
Zurich agrees £8bn deal to buy Beazley
Zurich Insurance Group has moved a step closer to buying Beazley after the two companies confirmed agreement in principle on the key financial terms of a deal.
04 Feb 2026   |  News
Commercial
Insurers remain reticent to pay at-the-premises Covid BI claims
Policyholders whose cover for Covid-related business interruption in 2020 was contingent on there being a case of the disease at the insured premises are still fighting for payouts, attendees at an industry event heard last week.
03 Feb 2026   |  News
Commercial
Britain’s future subsidence hotspots revealed
British Geological Survey and Ordnance Survey data analysis, produced exclusively for Insurance Post, shows where climate change is set to intensify subsidence hazard exposure and pose growing challenges for property insurers over the coming decades.
02 Feb 2026   |  Analysis
Lloyd’s/London
Why facilities are here to stay in the London market
View from the Top: Jon Cope, managing director of specialty lines at Intact Insurance, predicts broker facilities will continue to drive the market in 2026.
29 Jan 2026   |  Opinion
Lloyd’s/London
Throwback Thursday: War opens Lloyd’s; Royal spending
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to January 1991 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the Gulf War saw Lloyd’s remain open at the weekend and Royal, now known as Intact, wanted to raise brand awareness.
29 Jan 2026   |  Column
Regulation
FCA rejects calls for further Covid BI interventions
The Financial Conduct Authority has rejected calls for further interventions on Covid business interruption claims, sayings its current position “continues to be appropriate”.
27 Jan 2026   |  News
Claims
Hidden pipework increasing scale of escape of water losses
Concealed pipework and long-term maintenance gaps are allowing minor escape of water issues to escalate, fresh claims data from McLarens has shown.
26 Jan 2026   |  Analysis
Broker
Why insurers and brokers must reinvent themselves for the green transition
View from the Top: Ian Picton, head of energy transition at Gallagher, says when it comes to the green transition, forward-thinking insurers remain scarce.
22 Jan 2026   |  Opinion
News
Beazley rejects Zurich’s latest offer
Beazley's board and shareholders have confirmed it has rejected Zurich’s latest offer to buy it outright for around £7.67bn.
22 Jan 2026   |  News

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