Admiral has joined more than 20 financial services firms committing to invest in workforce skills, develop talent pipelines and tackle sector-wide skills gaps through a new government-backed agreement.
Allianz Commercial is overhauling its UK underwriting model by product line, and merging branch and regional management roles, leading to job losses, Insurance Post can reveal.
Triple winner QBE was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Dame Sue Langley, the Lady Mayor of the City of London, picked up the Achievement Award at the 2026 British Insurance Awards last night (8 July).
While the delegated authority sector remains in “rude health”, Managing General Agents’ Association conference speakers yesterday (7 July) warned insurers’ technology investments could threaten MGAs’ competitive edge.
Trade Voice: John Bissell, executive director for the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, breaks down where claims professionals should be focussing their attention amid the rise of artificial intelligence.
Gen Z graduates are ‘bright’ and the industry needs to position itself as an attractive place to start a career for them, according to Bernadette Hackett, head of customer and distribution UK at Zurich.
Trade Voice: Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, argues treating insurance like any other commoditised purchase could push customers into fraud, wittingly or not.
Having emerged from the back office to become an exco priority, claims functions should not revert to being less people-facing because of the rise in AI.
With the rail industry undergoing nationalisation, Intact is looking to be part of the conversation and do more to drive safety and skills for the sector.
14 Jul 2026
