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Subsidence claims hit £153m in H1 2025
Subsidence-related insurance claims totalled £153m in the first half of 2025, according to data from the Association of British Insurers.
Uber and Freeway unveil UK driver insurance platform
Freeway Insurance and Uber have signed a five-year partnership, launching a digital insurance platform through the Uber Driver app, Insurance Post can reveal.
Axa acquires Prima
Axa has acquired 51% of Italian insurtech Prima, including its UK business, for €500m (£433.4m).
UK only soft spot in Axa’s personal lines pricing growth
Axa Group released its first half of 2024 results this morning (1 August), revealing the UK as the only European personal lines market to report a pricing decline.
Tomorrow’s World: Operational Innovation
How insurers can learn from past digital transformation programmes and boost productivity is the topic of Insurance Post’s latest episode of Tomorrow’s World, about operational innovation.
How P&C carriers are outpacing life insurers on AI adoption
Property and casualty carriers are outpacing life insurance peers with artificial intelligence adoption, thanks to structural advantages that enable faster and more agile use of the technology.
Tomorrow’s World: Claims handling
How technology is reshaping claims handling and whether humans will always be part of the process is explored in the latest episode of Insurance Post’s Tomorrow’s World series.
Best Insurance Employers to work for in 2025 revealed
Zego and Konsileo are the UK’s best large and small to medium-sized insurance respectively to work for, according to Insurance Post’s Best Insurance Employers survey.
British Insurance Awards 2025 winners revealed
Aviva was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Airmic CEO Julia Graham, pictured, took home the Achievement Award at the 2025 British Insurance Awards last night (9 July).
Insure Our Survival scopes arms insurers following Palestine Action ban
Insure Our Survival, a breakaway campaign that originated from Extinction Rebellion, is set to target insurance companies it alleges are underwriting arms linked to human rights abuses and genocide.
Dashcam footage exposes fake injury claim against Axa
A £74,000 personal injury and vehicle damage claim against Axa has been rejected after dashcam footage showed the claimant wasn’t even in the vehicle at the time of the collision.
ABI Fire Safety Facility cover limit raised to £75m
The Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility has been expanded, allowing participating insurers to now cover losses of up to £75m.
Insurers upping their female football game
To ensure the Lionesses are in peak form to win the Euros 2025, Damisola Sulaiman examines the strides that have been made to insure female footballers plus what more must be done in insurance innovation and partnerships with sports organisations.
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.
iCan unveils 80 role models to mark eighth birthday
iCan has launched the latest edition of its Role Models book, which for the first time features professionals from both the UK and the US.
Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
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.
RSA’s Norgrove warns insurers alone can’t solve climate losses
RSA UK and International CEO Ken Norgrove has warned that insurance alone can’t solve climate-linked losses, urging the industry to have greater focus on resilience, adaptation, and stronger construction rules.
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.
Axa is winning race to adopt AI at scale
Axa has emerged as the global front-runner in artificial intelligence adoption, according to the inaugural Evident AI Index for Insurance.
Axa offers domestic abuse support to motor and home customers
Axa Retail has partnered with two charities, Women’s Aid and Smart Works, to offer support for Axa car and home insurance customers in the UK who are experiencing domestic abuse.
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.
A giant leap forward for bancassurance
What steps banks and insurance companies are taking today to offer cover in fresh ways, plus the giant leaps being taken to reshape bancassurance sooner rather than later, is investigated by Emma Ann Hughes.
Spotlight: Unstable and rising claims drive insurer automation
As inflation, fraud and extreme weather push up claims’ volumes and costs, insurers are turning to automation and AI to manage demand, improve service and stay competitive, writes Chris Marshall.