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Admiral hits record £521m profit and boosts staff awards
Admiral’s profits have continued to soar, with pre-tax profits for its UK insurance business up 61% to £584m compared to midway point of last year.
Defaqto reveals top car, home, travel and pet insurers
Aviva, Halifax, Coverwise and Sainsbury’s Bank have been named by Defaqto as the top providers for 2025 to 2026 across the four major personal lines of insurance.
Insurance Post journalists win Headlinemoney Awards
Insurance Post’s news editor Scott McGee and senior reporter Damisola Sulaiman walked away with two of the top Headlinemoney Awards trophies.
Staysure doubling down on aggregator growth
Staysure’s chief growth officer, Simon McCulloch, has described how the travel insurance provider is investing heavily in price comparison sites, as well as relaunching its own.
British Insurance Technology Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2025 British Insurance Technology Awards.
Motor insurers face break-even year before losses in 2026
Analysis from EY has found that motor insurers will re-enter loss-making territory in 2026, after breaking even in 2025.
How court’s credit hire ruling will impact insurers
Graeme Mulvoy, partner at law firm HF, has revealed the short-term and likely ongoing impact for the insurance industry of last week’s Court of Appeal decision that credit hire organisations are responsible for the costs of unsuccessful litigation.
Insurers exposed for pricing bias over payment preference
Some insurers and brokers on price comparison websites are inflating motor premiums based solely on whether a customer indicates a preference for paying monthly instead of annually, an investigation by Insurance Post has revealed.
Spotlight: AI drive revs up the motor race
In the fiercely contested world of motor insurance, timely and intelligent use of data is helping firms maintain a competitive edge. Laura Miller reports.
Rising water excess fuels distrust in home insurers
Peter Roper, head of research at Fairer Finance, argues home insurers need to do more to help customers understand the cover they are purchasing to increase satisfaction in the sector's products and services.
Court deems credit hire companies liable for costs
In what has been labelled a “landmark victory for insurers,” the Court of Appeal has given definitive guidance that credit hire organisations are responsible for the costs of unsuccessful litigation.
Big Interview: Mark Eastham, Avantia
Mark Eastham, CEO of Home Protect and Avantia Group, reveals how he will turn the business into the first insurer to have an artificial intelligence-driven operating model, plus whether an acquisition of the non-standard home insurer could be on the…
Ex-Admiral UK CEO Nestares resurfaces at Aviva
Former Admiral UK insurance CEO Cristina Nestares has joined Aviva as non-executive director, Post can reveal.
Admiral provides genAI training to 8500 people
Admiral has trained 8500 employees on the use of generative artificial intelligence.
Insurance figures richer than The King revealed
Admiral’s founder Henry Engelhardt is now the richest man in insurance, according to this year’s The Sunday Times Rich List.
Insurance industry’s most powerful players revealed
Making multi-billion-pound takeover bids for rivals and challenging political posturing is what it took to secure the top spots on Insurance Post’s 2025 Power List.
Alistair Hargreaves, Admiral
Alistair Hargreaves replaces Cristina Nestares on Insurance Post’s Power List after succeeding her as UK insurance CEO at Admiral Group in 2024.
Most complained about general insurers revealed
Admiral, Aviva, Direct Line, Axa and RSA were the most complained about general insurers in the latter half of 2024.
FCA’s premium finance conundrum: act or step back?
Editor’s View: With falling premiums, a stalled government motor insurance taskforce, and jittery markets, Emma Ann Hughes wonders if no action is now the most likely outcome of the Financial Conduct Authority’s premium finance market review.
Big Interview: Alistair Hargreaves, Admiral
Alistair Hargreaves, UK insurance CEO at Admiral, speaks to Tom Luckham about the provider’s results, the integration of RSA’s home and pet books, and why the insurer is ignoring market noise to focus on its own game.
Is Esure enough for Ageas?
News Editor’s View: After securing two acquisitions, Scott McGee asks if Ageas will look to acquire more rivals in the future to ensure it is a top three personal lines provider or whether it will focus more on organic growth.
Admiral CEO outlines plan to become top five pet player
Admiral UK insurance CEO Alistair Hargreaves has revealed how the business will become a top five pet provider by the end of the year.
Admiral Group to sell another US entity
Admiral Group has agreed to sell its US motor insurance business to JC Flowers & Co for an undisclosed cash consideration.
Policy Expert bosses outline plan to double GWP
Policy Expert CEO Steve Hardy has laid down a target to double the size of the business within five years and become a top five provider of pet insurance in the UK.