Association of British Insurers (ABI)
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.
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.
Former ABI director general Sir Mark Boleat elected Senator
Former director general of the Association of British Insurers, Sir Mark Boleat, has been elected a Senator in Jersey following the island’s recent election.
Climate change puts brokers centre stage
With floods, heatwaves and subsidence rewriting the rules of risk, Caroline Elliott-Grey, senior product manager for UK and Ireland at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, argues brokers who harness property-level insights can build trust, protect clients and…
Inside FCA’s AI test: Avantia reveals regulator’s view
Mark Eastham, CEO of Avantia, the sole insurer participant in the Financial Conduct Authority’s Artificial Intelligence Live Testing initiative, has shared what the MGA has gained from direct engagement with the regulator.
FCA’s Reynolds outlines insurance priorities
Graeme Reynolds, director of competition and interim director of insurance at the Financial Conduct Authority, takes centre stage in the latest Insurance Post Podcast, setting out the regulator’s key priorities for the market.
Zurich promises to protect employee rights in AI age
Zurich UK has signed a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence charter to protect employee rights while using the technology responsibly.
Industry welcomes fresh Financial Services Bill
The insurance industry has reacted following the introduction of the Enhancing Financial Services Bill introduced in the King’s Speech yesterday (13 May.)
Q&A: Mark Rose and Luke Anyon, Tracker
Mark Rose, managing director, and Luke Anyon, sales director of Tracker, explain how their multi-layered technology and close collaboration with insurers and police are helping recover stolen vehicles at scale – and why wider adoption could significantly…
FCA outlines how insurers must up their claims game
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned insurers they must improve claims handling standards and consumer understanding of cover following concerns raised in the Which? super-complaint into home and travel insurance.
Insurance industry’s most powerful leaders revealed
Insurance Post’s Power List cuts through the noise to reveal who really moved markets, shifted outcomes and shaped the UK general insurance sector over the last 12 months.
Hannah Gurga, ABI and Graeme Trudgill, Biba
As leaders of two of the sector’s most influential trade bodies, Hannah Gurga and Graeme Trudgill have become a formidable dual force shaping how insurance engages with government, regulators and the public.
Drazen Jaksic, Zurich
Drazen Jaksic climbs higher on this year’s Insurance Post Power List as the takeover of Beazley sees his influence expanding further into the London market.
Jason Storah, Aviva
Jason Storah has been busy steering Aviva’s UK & Ireland General Insurance business through a period of significant change.
Average home insurance payout in Q1 ‘highest on record’
The latest data from the Association of British Insurers shows home insurers paid out £846m in property claims across the first quarter of 2026.