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Subsidence is surging yet policyholders remain unaware
Following the warmest and driest spring in more than half a century, Ashley Stevens, senior associate director at building and construction consultancy Brawdia, warns that the insurance industry must shift from a reactive to a preventative mindset on…
Insurers call for more regulation of electric vehicles
Petty Abrams, senior associate at law firm DWF, explores how new salvage rules, battery risks, repairability issues, charging liability, and increasing claims costs are reshaping motor insurance, and examines the need for more updates to legal frameworks.
How extreme weather is transforming caravan insurance
As British summertime weather can now range from heatwaves and droughts to intense thunderstorms and floods, Emma Ann Hughes examines how caravan insurance has had to adapt to climate extremes.
Cuvva explores sale after ‘unsolicited’ approaches
Cuvva is exploring a potential sale after attracting interest from institutional investors, prompted by the release of its recent growth figures.
Defaqto reveals top car, home, travel and pet insurers
Aviva, Halifax, Coverwise and Sainsbury’s Bank have been named by Defaqto as the top providers for 2025 to 2026 across the four major personal lines of insurance.
Axa acquires Prima
Axa has acquired 51% of Italian insurtech Prima, including its UK business, for €500m (£433.4m).
James Dalton made redundant by MIB
James Dalton, chief services officer at the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, has been made redundant after a review of its leadership structure, Insurance Post can reveal.
UK only soft spot in Axa’s personal lines pricing growth
Axa Group released its first half of 2024 results this morning (1 August), revealing the UK as the only European personal lines market to report a pricing decline.
FCA lacks ambition on insurance market reform
As claims service falters and essential cover vanishes, James Daley, managing director of consumer group Fairer Finance, warns the regulator is failing to deliver real change in a market increasingly stacked against consumers.
Tomorrow’s World: Operational Innovation
How insurers can learn from past digital transformation programmes and boost productivity is the topic of Insurance Post’s latest episode of Tomorrow’s World, about operational innovation.
Q&A: Kerry McMahon-White, MD of Police Mutual
Kerry McMahon-White, managing director of Police Mutual, sits down with Insurance Post to talk about life as part of Bspoke Group, having moved over from Royal London last year.
Throwback Thursday: Hiccupping claim & women driver claims
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to July 1970 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history, when the courts ruled an insurer had to pay a claim from a hiccupping policyholder and the AA made claims about women…
Compare the Market finds pet owners lack home insurance
Compare the Market has today published research that has found more than half (52%) of pet owners do not have sufficient home insurance.
No NatCat respite predicted as property pay-outs increase
Natural catastrophes will not give any respite to insurers in 2025 according to Willis, as UK property pay-outs hit £1.6bn for Q2 2025.
Air fryers causing growing numbers of home fires
Air fryers are challenging chip pans in keeping the kitchen at the heart of fire risk in the home, according to data analysis from Aviva and Crawford.
Compare the Market working with Cambridge University on AI
Compare the Market and the University of Cambridge have committed to a long-term academic partnership involving data science and artificial intelligence skill development, Insurance Post can reveal.
View from the Top: Allianz’s Wyard on why insurers must share flood insight with customers
Alex Wyard, director of technical underwriting at Allianz Personal Lines, urges insurers to share data and guidance to help customers understand evolving flood risks and protect their homes as the climate changes.
DWF and insurers win in personal injury data dispute
A High Court judgment has dismissed claims against DWF Law brought by Ersan and Co Solicitors, reinforcing the rights of insurers and their legal teams to process data in suspected fraudulent personal injury claims.
Does the FCA’s premium finance inaction show a lack of ambition?
Briefing: After years of signalling action, the Financial Conduct Authority has finally issued an update on its premium finance market review and while Scott McGee observes the watchdog said surprisingly little, those thinking the regulator is backing…
FCA admits profiteering didn’t push up insurance prices
The Financial Conduct Authority has acknowledged the recent surge in motor insurance premiums was driven primarily by external cost pressures rather than excessive profiteering by insurers.
FCA lays out road map to tackle motor insurance costs
The Financial Conduct Authority has outlined what caused motor insurance costs to skyrocket in recent years and explained the steps the regulator, providers and the government should take to reduce premiums.
Big Interview: Mark Christer, Wakam UK
Mark Christer, CEO of Wakam UK and deputy CEO of Wakam Group, sits down with Scott McGee to talk through his first year at the UK subsidiary, and plans to expand.
MIB pledges to end uninsured driving
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau has committed to ending uninsured driving for good, as part of a new five-year strategy.
AI models threaten to ‘blow apart’ price comparison sites
Artificial intelligence large language models such as ChatGPT are set to “blow apart” price comparison website distribution, according to Stella Insurance CEO Sam White.