Sedgwick
Forces set to reshape home insurance pricing into 2026
From climate impacts and subsidence surges to fraud trends, electric vehicle fire risks, regulation and artificial intelligence, Peter Farrelly, chief operating officer of Sedgwick, outlines the key forces set to shape home insurance pricing and development in 2026.
Is home insurance fit for the future?
How the growing number of claims from floods, fires, and faulty technology has put traditional home insurance policies to the test is the focus of the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Marsh and Allianz lead winners at CII Exam Awards
This year’s Chartered Insurance Institute Apprenticeship Awards and Qualification Prizegiving saw several major insurance groups collect multiple honours.
Mazur ruling: A seismic shift for insurance?
A recent ruling at the High Court could give the legal and insurance industries another headache to worry about.
Business interruption insurance after Covid-19
How has business interruption insurance changed since the pandemic – and whether the lessons of Covid-19 are really being applied today – is the focus of the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Classic car insurance keeps vintage motors running
How the classic car insurance market has geared up for changing vehicle values, supply chain challenges, shifting owner expectations, plus environmental pressures is examined by Emma Ann Hughes.
Winners of Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 revealed
Aviva. CFC, Charles Taylor, Crawford & Company, DWF and Markerstudy were all multiple winners at Insurance Post's Claims and Fraud Awards last night (2 October).
What does belonging mean in the insurance industry?
To coincide with this year’s Dive In Festival theme Belonging builds tomorrow, Damisola Sulaiman examines why belonging is more important than ever now and what insurance companies must do to rise to the occasion.
Sedgwick’s Dartford on belonging as an LGBTQ+ woman in insurance
With 20 years in male-dominated sectors, Charlotte Dartford, regional director of marketing for UK and Asia at Sedgwick, shares how an inclusive culture empowered her to lead authentically and be seen.
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.
Throwback Thursday: Computer warning; Sedgwick’s expansion
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to August 1975 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when concerns were raised about reliance on computers and Sedgwick was opening offices in the world’s “developing areas”.
Protecting the tools of tradesmen
With theft affecting the majority of UK tradespeople, Fiona Nicolson examines rising losses, underinsurance, and strain on trade tool insurers.
Exmouth community fights Allianz bid to fell 200-year-old oak tree
A community in Exmouth, Devon, has held a demonstration to oppose LV felling a 200-year-old oak tree due to subsidence.
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).
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.
Diary of an Insurer: EFI Global’s Leanne Brumby
Leanne Brumby, principal environmental consultant for EFI Global, part of Sedgwick, educates the market about perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, walks her dog, conducts site visits and manages customers’ expectations when it comes to large…
Insurance risks of Labour’s housebuilding plans
The latest Insurance Post Podcast covers the insurance implications of Labour’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes in five years – a target that raises major questions around construction safety, cost inflation, and long-term resilience.
Keep on trucking with HGV insurance
With heavy goods vehicles representing less than 3% of vehicles on Europe’s roads yet accounting for nearly 15% of all road fatalities, Rachel Gordon examines how new standards and data are shaping fleet insurers approach to products, services, and risk…
A standing ovation for fresh theatre rules?
Alex Nicoll, director and head of media and entertainment at Sedgwick, examines the risks facing theatres as the 2025 European Accessibility Act and Martyn's Law are implemented.
Could aviation insurance be about to skyrocket?
David Worsfold examines how an increasing number of claims and capacity issues are changing conditions in the airline insurance market.
Sedgwick’s Blunt says lack of future insurance CEOs is ‘our fault’
Sedgwick’s managing director for its Talent Solutions unit, Carolyn Blunt, has said it is the industry’s fault that we are seeing a lack of future CEOs coming through.