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KPMG’s Evans reveals US investors set to snap up UK insurers
US investors are lining up to buy mid and top-tier UK MGAs and brokers in the year ahead, according to Huw Evans, partner and head of insurance at KPMG UK.
Time:To – KPMG’s Francis on getting the foundations right for AI
A single data repository is essential if insurers want to make the most of artificial intelligence, according to Levi Francis, director and general insurance actuarial pricing lead at KPMG.
Who holds the key? The AI race to secure insurance data
As artificial intelligence becomes deeply embedded in underwriting and claims, Emma Ann Hughes examines if insurers are doing enough to keep their customers’ data safe.
KPMG urges caution as AI reshapes insurance claims
Artificial intelligence can transform claims handling, but Matthew Smith, insurance strategy and transformation lead at KPMG UK, says insurers must balance technical innovation with human judgement, governance and ethical oversight.
Dive In 2026 opens registration for final festival year
Registration has opened for the final Dive In festival, with Lloyd’s famous diversity and inclusion event this year exploring how human skills and artificial intelligence can work together.
Insurance consumers leaning towards humans over AI
Customers prefer dealing with a human when buying cover and feel that human interaction is essential when it comes to claims, according to data from KPMG.
Insurer CEOs bet big on AI and M&A for growth
Insurance chief executives have artificial intelligence, dealmaking and ESG strategy at the heart of their growth plans for this year, according to KPMG.
What do we want from the FCA’s new insurance head?
Deputy editor’s view: After months of waiting for the FCA to announce a new head of insurance, we finally have the answer. But what will be expected of Chris Knight when he takes up his position in July?
Throwback Thursday: Broker goes bust; Lloyd’s loss
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to January 1991 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when a broker went bust and Lloyd’s was less buoyant than it is now.
Are you ready to be stress tested by the PRA?
The regulator’s 2026 dynamic stress test will plunge insurers into a real-time, three-week crisis simulation unlike anything the sector has faced before, forcing firms to prove not just their capital strength but their ability to make rapid, data-driven…
Four biggest challenges facing insurers in 2026 revealed
Insurance Post reveals the four main challenges general insurers face in 2026 and the solutions experts from EY, the International Underwriting Association, AM Best, Moody’s, S&P, KPMG, Pathlight Associates and Sicsic Advisory say will matter most in the…
Insurance Post’s star-studded Christmas Special for 2025
The award-winning Insurance Post Podcast has signed off the year with a Christmas Special featuring industry heavyweights, newsroom favourites and even a CBeebies-style bedtime story.
Headlines I hope to see in 2026
Deputy Editor’s View: With the year drawing to a close, Scott McGee looks back at what he thinks are the main themes of 2025 and how they could develop in 2026.
FCA’s Sheldon Mills to exit regulator
Sheldon Mills, executive director of consumers and competition at the Financial Conduct Authority, is set to leave the City watchdog.
Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance Award winners revealed
Tara Foley, CEO of Axa UK & Ireland, has been named Diversity & Inclusion Leader of the Year at Insurance Post’s Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance Awards 2025.
Landfill Tax overhaul could push up insurance prices
Peter Wassell, technical director of Sedgwick Repair Solutions, has warned the government’s plan to reform Landfill Tax could have unintended consequences for insurance premiums.
Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards.
What the motor finance ruling means for broking pay
Editor’s View: After the Supreme Court ruling on motor finance sparked an £18bn redress scheme, Emma Ann Hughes asks could insurance broker commission be next under the Financial Conduct Authority’s spotlight?
Brewis leaves FCA for KPMG
Matt Brewis, the Financial Conduct Authority’s director of insurance, is leaving the regulator to join KPMG UK, Insurance Post can exclusively reveal.
Big Interview: Chris Jones, CEO of the International Underwriting Association
Chris Jones, CEO of the International Underwriting Association, shares his plan to prepare members for increasingly interconnected risks, improve their operational efficiency and ensure they win the war for talent.
How Brexit has affected the UK insurance market
Five years on from the UK exiting the European Union, David Worsfold examines if the insurance industry benefitted or received a blow from Brexit.