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Johnny Timpson warns Dive In closure risks inclusion slipping off agenda
Johnny Timpson has warned the insurance industry must find a new way to keep “belonging” a key focus after Dive In held its final festival last month.
Beazley’s Cox exits as Zurich completes £8bn takeover
Adrian Cox is leaving Beazley as Zurich completes its £8bn acquisition of the specialty insurer.
Biba flood scheme pays £9m in claims over first decade
A specialist commercial flood insurance scheme from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and Mi Specialty has paid more than £9m in claims to businesses over its first decade, with the scheme now covering £600m of assets.
Dive In closes with warning AI poses risk to gender equality
Women need to be entrepreneurial with artificial intelligence and use the technology without fear to ensure progress on gender equality is not reversed, according to AI Governance Limited founding director Sue Turner.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Abseiling Superwoman; Pride party-food
Penny Black has been out and about again, notebook in one hand and canapé in the other, keeping a keen eye on the insurance industry’s more whimsical moments.
Insurers warned to prepare for wave of ‘AI-assisted grievances’
Insurance leaders have been warned to brace for a growing wave of AI-drafted workplace grievances, as staff increasingly use AI tools to escalate workplace disputes.
Empower’s Lydon on how to build your career network
Sam Lydon, managing director of Empower Development, kicked off the final day of Lloyd’s Dive In festival today (24 September) by explaining how to build a network to progress your career in insurance.
Is AI decimating the insurance sector’s training ground?
As artificial intelligence removes grunt work, the first of two Dive In special episodes of the Insurance Post Podcast explores whether the technology is destroying the training ground of entry-level roles.
Lloyd’s chair claims diversity ‘central’ to Dive In’s replacement
Sir Charles Roxburgh, chair of Lloyd’s, kicked off the final Dive In festival this morning (22 September) by insisting diversity, inclusion and belonging will be “central” to whatever replaces the annual conference.
Former Google AI lead raises concerns over AI use in insurance
Toju Duke, former programme manager for responsible artificial intelligence at Google, has raised concerns about the potential impact of heavy AI use on the cognitive abilities of insurance workers.
MPs and activists call for ‘proactive’ reform to Flood Re's insurers
MPs and climate change activists have called on the government to use ongoing flood policy reforms to examine whether insurers benefiting from Flood Re should also be financing or underwriting fossil fuel projects.
15 insurtechs compete in ‘record-breaking’ Lloyd’s Lab
Lloyd’s Lab ran its 17th cohort pitch day on Thursday (10 September) as start-ups competed in the realms of space-weather data, weather intervention, and frontier-AI forecasting.
Lloyd’s Tiernan reflects on 9/11 25 years on
Patrick Tiernan, CEO of Lloyd’s, made these closing remarks at the London market, Aon and Marsh's remembrance service for September 11 today.
Lloyd’s gathers to remember 9/11 victims 25 years on
Lloyd’s, Aon and Marsh gathered to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks today (11 September), remembering those who lost their lives.
How 9/11 still shapes insurance
Editor’s View: On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on how the attacks changed terrorism risk, catastrophe modelling and insurance capacity forever and reminds the sector of how it must always help people recover from loss.
How does the London Market keep its edge post-Blueprint Two?
Following the shelving of Blueprint Two, Tom Luckham explores how the London market is learning from the successes and failures of the programme in order to transform the technical capabilities of the sector.
Lloyd’s profits fall to £3.5bn
Lloyd’s profit before tax fell from £4.2bn in the first half of 2025 to £3.5bn in the first six months of 2026, as lower investment returns offset a "strong" underwriting performance.
Throwback Thursday: Lloyd’s record profit
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to September 1981 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Lloyd’s posted “the highest yet” profit.
Is the London Market ready for widespread AI adoption?
David Sexton, vice president and head of insurance for global growth markets at Cognizant, unpicks the market's uneven investment in artificial intelligence and how focus to-date has been on improving current workflows rather than rethinking how the work…
Penny Black’s Social Diary: 600-mile charity cycle; FT’s health food
Penny Black has been out and about again, notebook in one hand and canapé in the other, keeping a keen eye on the insurance industry’s more whimsical moments.
Throwback Thursday: Men belt up; Salaries rise
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to August 1971 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the government told men to “belt up”.