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Hastings Direct to bring in 500 new roles
Hastings Direct is set to recruit more than 500 new roles over the next 12 months, as part of plans to step up investment in people, technology and artificial intelligence.
Throwback Thursday: Cue’s future threatened
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to November 1996 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Cue was under threat.
Compare the Market adds temporary car insurance proposition
Compare the Market has launched a temporary car insurance proposition with a new panel of insurers.
Ageas targets next generation of insurance customers through ChatGPT
Ageas has highlighted the potential of using ChatGPT as a new channel for reaching motor insurance customers in a bid to target the evolving wave of consumer buying behaviour.
Aviva’s Cunningham tackles translating fraud for boards
Kat Cunningham, head of underwriting counter fraud at Aviva, said insurers need to change how they discuss insurance fraud with their boards, shifting the focus from operational performance to its wider business impact.
Is heritage building insurance ready for the future?
As climate risks increase, severe weather events become more frequent and restoration techniques and building materials become increasingly specialised, insurers face growing challenges in protecting the UK’s heritage properties.
Ageas’ Middle on using AI to make insurance accessible
The challenge and “exciting” opportunity for personal lines insurance will be using artificial intelligence to make coverage more accessible, said Ageas UK’s CEO Ant Middle.
Close Brothers to ‘double down’ on commercial insurance
Close Brothers Premium Finance plans to “double down” on commercial insurance as part of its strategy to 2030, following its decision to withdraw from high-volume, aggregator-led personal lines business.
UK motor insurance shopping jumps, but switch rates steady
UK motor insurance shopping peaked in the first half of 2026, with an average of 403,000 consumers shopping every day between January and June, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
BIA 2026 winner Q&A: Policy Expert chief claims officer Gary Barker
Gary Barker, chief claims officer, explains how moving from an outsourced solution to an in-house one laid the foundations for Policy Expert having significantly faster claims resolution than the industry standard by blending tech, expertise and…
Property claims average hits £10,000 amid subsidence surge
The average property insurance claim hit £10,000 in the third quarter of 2026, due to rising repair costs and extreme weather, which drove up claims severity, according to the Association of British Insurers.
Aggregator boss to lead review of NHS productivity and AI
Compare the Market CEO Mark Bailie is set to lead an independent review of NHS productivity and the potential for artificial intelligence to help improve healthcare services.
Tesco launch; Allianz products; Arkel new boss
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Should doomsayers be heeded over insurance’s brain drain?
Content Director’s View: Jonathan Swift explores if insurance's demographic timebomb could be potentially defused, whether the problems is being blown out of proportion, or if it set to create a massive hole in the sector’s future well-being.
John Lewis Money hires former Co-op Insurance boss
Former Co-op Insurance managing director Charles Offord has been hired by John Lewis Money as director of financial services, as the business looks to develop its broker model for credit and insurance.
Q&A: Gareth Butler, Kingfisher
Gareth Butler, managing director of Kingfisher Insurance, speaks to Insurance Post about the firm’s partnership with TV production company Greenlight and its new status as UK presenting partner for Motorsport Mundial.
E-scooter claims: can insurers get ahead of a growing risk?
Fiona Nicolson examines the frequency and severity of e-scooter-related claims plus how the current legal and regulatory framework create uncertainty for insurers and claimants.
Dangerous braking and distracted driving trump speeding as motor risks
Motor insurers have been turning to telematics to understand driver behaviour and identify potential risks, after new data from Marshmallow uncovered serious concerns.
Brit’s launch; Apollo x Generali; Acrisure’s UK retail CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurers step up ghost broking crackdown amid daily discovery
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has warned that at least one new ghost broking network is being uncovered every day, with the UK sector now pooling together to tackle the growing issue.
House of Lords criticises the FCA, saying it ‘must go further’
The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has concluded its findings around the regulation of travel and home insurance policies in the UK, and said the regulator has “more to do” to address customer understanding and outcomes.