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.
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.
Lloyd’s chief of market performance Rachel Turk has highlighted areas in which she thinks the market can continue to grow in a pricing environment that she characterised as “softening” but not yet “soft”.
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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.
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 a broker went bust and Lloyd’s was less buoyant than it is now.
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.
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.
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.
Trade Voice: Fiona Temple, people, culture and academy director at the Lloyd’s Market Association, explains why the organisation is sounding the alarm about slowing career progression among female underwriters, and what can be done to reverse the trend.
29 Jan 2026
