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Insurance sector reponds to 2026 Budget
John Healey has delivered his first Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer today (28 October), bringing in a range of changes for SMEs and UK businesses, but notably failed to act on Insurance Premium Tax rates.
Lithium-ion batteries: the emerging risk insurers can’t ignore
How the growing use of lithium-ion batteries is increasing the potential for significant fires and complex losses is the focus of the latest Insurance Post podcast.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026 table
The top 100 Prudential Regulation Authority regulated companies listed by gross written premium, net written premium, underwriting result, retention ratio, solvency capital requirement and SCR ratio.
Admiral covers plug-in solar as one in five consider purchase
Admiral has confirmed its home insurance customers will be covered for plug-in solar panels as standard, after research revealed one in five UK adults are considering buying the technology.
Beazley confirms redundancies
Unrelated to the Zurich acquisition, Beazley has made a small number of redundancies, Insurance Post can reveal.
Insurance Post’s Top MGAs of 2026 revealed
Policy Expert is the nation’s biggest MGA after achieving record-breaking revenue of more than £200m for UK-based non-life risks in 2025.
Beazley’s Cox exits as Zurich completes £8bn takeover
Adrian Cox is leaving Beazley as Zurich completes its £8bn acquisition of the specialty insurer.
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.
Throwback Thursday: Casualty of Eagle Star fallout
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to October 1991 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Eagle Star’s restructuring caused a senior exit.
Winners of British Insurance Technology Awards 2026 revealed
Domestic & General, Mind Your Business Group (InsureTec.com) and DynaRisk were all two time winners at the British Insurance Technology Awards held last night (24 September) at The Brewery in London.
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.
Zurich’s Pash on ensuring online service remains empathetic
Richard Pash, chief customer officer of Zurich UK, explains why digital innovation should make insurance more convenient without losing the empathy customers expect in life's most difficult moments.
Thinking differently about insurance’s neurodiverse talent
Emma Ann Hughes reveals how insurers are discovering that neurodiverse talent is not simply something to support, but a source of innovation, better judgement and stronger customer outcomes.
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.
Insurance fraud no longer a sideline issue
As insurers embed fraud expertise across claims operations, and technology takes on more of the routine screening, collaboration is becoming a competitive advantage.
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.
Insurance document fraud moves upstream
Document fraud is moving beyond claims and into underwriting as AI gives fraudsters new ways to exploit insurers.
Diary of an Insurer: Zurich’s Paul Green
Paul Green, Zurich UK's multinational hub manager, engages with brokers, leads underwriters, enjoys river walks with his dog and late-night F1 racing sessions.
Zurich's Harvey says climate change hazards must be broadened
Insurance responses to climate change need to be broadened out to multiple hazards says Zurich Resilience Solutions’ specialist risk engineer James Harvey.
City minister urges insurers to tackle economic abuse
City minister Lucy Rigby has called on insurers to step up efforts to identify and tackle economic abuse, urging firms to embed safeguards into product design and customer services.
From AI adoption to AI control: how can insurers scale with confidence?
How insurers can avoid AI fragmentation, moving from pilots to controlled, enterprise-wide AI that actually delivers value