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Claims and Fraud Awards 2026 shortlist revealed
Today we can reveal the shortlist for the 2026 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
No own goals: insuring the biggest World Cup yet
As the 2026 Fifa World Cup prepares to kick off across the US, Canada and Mexico, Tom Luckham explores how insurers are underwriting one of the world’s most valuable sporting events.
Convex’s MGA; Instanda’s launch; Aon’s claims officer
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Markerstudy’s green fingers
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Insuring the Birkin boom: risks in plain sight
As iconic handbags appreciate significantly in value, Tim Evershed examines how insurers are adapting to challenges around portability theft risk, valuation volatility and the limitations of traditional home insurance policies to cover the cost of such…
Insurers must take ‘vital’ action after climate change report
Insurers have said the industry must take “vital actions” as a government report says the UK should adopt maximum temperature rules among other changes.
Zurich promises to protect employee rights in AI age
Zurich UK has signed a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence charter to protect employee rights while using the technology responsibly.
Best Insurance Employer Award shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the 11 companies in the running to be crowned the industry’s best employers at the British Insurance Awards on 8 July.
Drazen Jaksic, Zurich
Drazen Jaksic climbs higher on this year’s Insurance Post Power List as the takeover of Beazley sees his influence expanding further into the London market.
Patrick Tiernan, Lloyd’s
Patrick Tiernan, CEO of Lloyd’s, sits at the centre of one of the most consequential periods in the London market’s history and at the top of Insurance Post's Power List in 2026.
Roundtable: Can commercial insurers crack the fraud conundrum?
Insurers, brokers and fraud experts discussed the challenges of better data sharing, earlier detection and stronger cross-market cooperation.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Zurich’s Baker show; Insurtech chocolate
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Beazley to launch marine war consortium
Beazley is to launch a new marine war consortium, to provide up to $1bn (£740m) of Lloyd’s capacity amid the Iran War.
Roundtable: Smarter claims, faster recovery – optimising return-to-work journeys
How modern, AI-driven claims intelligence can transform return-to-work experiences that benefit claimants, employers and insurers alike.
Pen Underwriting enters strategic partnership with Hiscox
MGA Pen Underwriting has teamed up with Zurich and Hiscox on non-standard property insurance in the UK, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man.
Sam Thomas named Zurich’s interim CUO following Dunn exit
Zurich UK’s head of retail underwriting, Sam Thomas, has been named interim chief underwriting officer.
Insurers respond after criticism surrounding ties to fossil fuel and military firms
After a report from Boycott Bloody Insurance has criticised providers based on their financial ties to fossil fuel and weapons companies, Axa has responded.
Zurich’s Nicholson says tech must enable empathy in claims
Insurers need to strike the right balance between digital efficiency and human empathy in claims handling, according to James Nicholson, chief claims officer of Zurich UK.
Applied CEO outlines UK exit and future growth plans
Applied Europe’s CEO Tom Needs recalls why the business pulled back from UK, is going great guns in Ireland and how RiskHandler, Ratings Hub plus AI mean it still has a bright future.
Mindset shift needed to handle complex home insurance claims
With eco-builds, smart homes, and modern construction, claims are more complex than ever, requiring insurers, contractors and clients to rethink risk and prevention, according to experts at Insurance Post’s Claims Club.
Where next for cyber insurance?
After a 2025 peppered with headline-grabbing cyber attacks, Harry Curtis looks at how cyber insurers can regain control of risk, both before an incident occurs and in the critical hours and days after a breach.