Association of British Insurers (ABI)
ABI alliance targets G20 presidency focus on protection gaps
The Association of British Insurers has joined forces with its Australian, Canadian and New Zealand counterparts in a new alliance that aims to tackle protection gaps and help shape the UK’s G20 presidency.
Thinking differently about insurance’s neurodiverse talent
Emma Ann Hughes reveals how insurers are discovering that neurodiverse talent is not simply something to support, but a source of innovation, better judgement and stronger customer outcomes.
Policy Expert’s Hardy on pricing home insurance for new risk reality
As extreme weather, rising repair costs and geopolitical instability reshape the risk landscape, Steve Hardy, CEO of Policy Expert, argues the home insurance market must price for long-term resilience rather than chase short-term affordability.
Why insurers belong in the room before infrastructure is built
Trade Voice: Agata Gorecka, general insurance policy adviser at the Association of British Insurers, argues insurers should be brought into national infrastructure planning from the outset.
City minister urges insurers to tackle economic abuse
City minister Lucy Rigby has called on insurers to step up efforts to identify and tackle economic abuse, urging firms to embed safeguards into product design and customer services.
ABI urges insurers to strengthen support for abuse victims
The Association of British Insurers has produced two guides to help customers and colleagues experiencing economic abuse, setting out steps to support those affected.
Big Interview: Matt Brewis, KPMG
In his first interview since leaving the Financial Conduct Authority, Matt Brewis reflects on his time at the regulator, his new role at KPMG, and discusses the major sticking points between regulation and industry.
ABI fire safety facility tops £19.6bn in year two
The Association of British Insurers has capped off a second year for its Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility, announcing a total sum insured of £19.6bn for the 12 months to the start of April.
FOS believes it is still 'too soon' to judge Consumer Duty impact
It is too early to determine whether the Consumer Duty has reduced complaints about home and travel insurance, the Financial Ombudsman Service has told peers.
Why Britain’s e-scooter limbo is costing lives and money
Trade Voice: Sue Brown, chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, argues that six years of regulatory dithering over e-scooters has left injured people paying the price, and that further delay is becoming untenable.
ABI sets out steps to strengthen UK cyber resilience
The Association of British Insurers is calling for clearer cyber insurance policies, stronger distribution and greater data sharing as part of a series of recommendations aimed at strengthening the UK’s resilience to cyber risk.
Endless heatwaves are becoming insurance’s hot potato
Editor’s View: A summer of heatwaves, wildfires and increasing subsidence claims is another warning that insurance cannot rely on yesterday’s climate to price tomorrow’s risks, according to Emma Ann Hughes.
Average subsidence claim hits record levels
Data from the Association of British Insurers show home insurers paid out £72m for domestic subsidence claims during the second quarter of 2026.
How do you solve a problem like SME under-insurance?
From property and business interruption to cyber and terrorism risks, David Worsfold explores how insurers and brokers are battling to close a widening protection gap among Britain’s small businesses.
Post’s Luckham scores hat trick at Biba Media Awards
Tom Luckham, senior reporter of Insurance Post, picked up three trophies including Journalist of the Year at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association's Journalist & Media Awards.
Shifting insurance claims from payout to prevention
As claims costs hit record highs, Fiona Nicolson examines how insurers are increasingly using data, technology and customer engagement to prevent losses before they occur.
Poverty premium adds £224 to motor insurance costs
The “tax on being poor” identified by the Financial Conduct Authority’s former head of insurance Matt Brewis remains firmly in place, according to new research from Fair By Design and the University of Bristol’s Personal Finance Research Centre.
Guy Carpenter’s restructure; Addept’s capacity; Santam’s claims chief
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Cowbell targets UK cyber dominance
Simon Hughes, chief commercial officer of cyber insurance firm Cowbell, has told Insurance Post that underinsured SMEs are a huge growth opportunity for the business and the sector.
CII creates insurer board as qualification changes lag
The Chartered Insurance Institute has created a new advisory board of insurance professionals as it seeks to strengthen practitioner input following executive turnover and a delayed overhaul of its qualifications framework.
Travel insurers chart a course through Hormuz disruption
As the US and Israel's war with Iran plus the closure of the Strait of Hormuz enters its fourth month, Scott McGee looks at what impact it has had, if any, on the UK travel insurance market to-date.