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Hastings Direct to bring in 500 new roles
Hastings Direct is set to recruit more than 500 new roles over the next 12 months, as part of plans to step up investment in people, technology and artificial intelligence.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: Direct Line
Direct Line Group slips from third to fifth place in the Top 100 UK Insurers List 2026 and will disappear from next year’s rankings as the provider is now fully part of Aviva.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: Aviva
Aviva Insurance Limited is ranked number 1 and Aviva International Insurance Limited is ranked number 2 once again on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers list.
Top 100 UK insurers of 2026 revealed
Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers list has experienced a significant shake-up due to meaningful declines in revenues at Direct Line and Intact in 2025.
Big Interview: Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
Steve Hardy, CEO of Policy Expert, explains why the nation’s biggest MGA is prioritising resilience over rapid growth, whether M&A is on the cards and shares his views on the likes of ChatGPT selling insurance.
Is Admiral’s job cull a wake-up call for the UK insurance market?
Content Director’s View: Despite recording significant profits in a difficult market, Admiral last week announced it was cutting 500 roles. Jonathan Swift looks at what the move – remarkably not linked with artificial intelligence – means for the rest of…
Winners of the Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards 2026 revealed
Aviva, Bamboo Connect, DWF Law and DAC Beachcroft were all multiple winners at the Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards held last night (1 October) at The Brewery in London.
Axa UK puts 60 jobs at risk following merger
Axa UK has put 60 jobs at risk of redundancy within its risk, conduct and governance teams.
Phoebe Chibuzo Hugh to depart Monzo
Phoebe Chibuzo Hugh has revealed she is leaving Monzo after three years.
Top 30 European insurers of 2026 revealed
Europe’s Top 30 non-life insurers achieved another year of solid top line growth in 2025, although exchange rate changes affected revenue negatively when converted to euros.
Big Interview: Chris Knight, Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority’s new director of insurance, Chris Knight, speaks exclusively to Insurance Post about premium finance, why enforcement action against firms that fail to comply with the Consumer Duty is looming plus whether the watchdog…
Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards 2026 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2026 Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards.
Q&A, Chris Hill and Paul Muir, One Answer Insurance
Paul Muir, CEO of One Answer Insurance, and Chris Hill, newly appointed board consultant, discuss how governance, underwriting discipline and investment in people will support the broker’s growth plans.
Aviva outlines plan for double-digit market share growth
Aviva is targeting a double-digit market share of the UK specialty personal lines within the next few years.
Ex-RSA leader Bryson returns as Simplyhealth MD
Simplyhealth has hired Sonya Bryson as managing director, more than a year after she stood down as MD of RSA’s joint commercial lines business to “pursue other opportunities”.
Aviva's Storah reveals further Direct Line gains to come
While Aviva has completed the bulk of its Direct Line integration, according to UK and Ireland general insurance CEO Jason Storah, a major overhaul of its claims systems is only getting started.
Aviva almost doubles personal lines premiums after Direct Line deal
Aviva has hailed a strong first half of 2026 with group operating profit increasing 24% to £1.32bn and UK personal lines premiums almost doubling following the acquisition of Direct Line.
Is a gen AI-enabled fraud tsunami heading for multiple business lines?
Amid an escalation of artificial intelligence-enabled fraudulent claims in the home and motor lines, Marcel Le Gouais explores how insurers are ramping up detection measures and collaborating with police to aid fraudster convictions.
Protecting panting pets from overheating in heatwaves
As the UK swelters through heatwaves, Scott McGee discovers insurers are seeing signs that soaring temperatures are changing the nature of pet claims and prompting renewed focus on prevention.
Bodyshop skills crisis threatens claims service levels
Without coordinated action across industry, education and government, the pressures posed by the UK’s accident and repair sector losing 1,700 workers a year will intensify, the Institute of the Motor Industry has warned.
Throwback Thursday: Rate rise hope for motor insurers
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to July 1996 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when motor insurers were told their premiums had finally hit solid ground.