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Insurance Post Podcast reveals 2026 Power List
The latest Insurance Post Podcast, hosted by deputy editor Scott McGee, unveils how this year’s Power List identifies the UK insurance industry’s most influential figures.
Robert Kennedy, Howden UK & Ireland
A fresh face on Insurance Post’s Power List in 2026, on 1 October 2025 Robert Kennedy succeeded Carl Shuker as CEO of Howden UK & Ireland, reporting to CEO David Howden.
Hannah Gurga, ABI and Graeme Trudgill, Biba
As leaders of two of the sector’s most influential trade bodies, Hannah Gurga and Graeme Trudgill have become a formidable dual force shaping how insurance engages with government, regulators and the public.
Luisa Barile, ManyPets
Few people better embody the transformation from growth-obsessed insurtech to disciplined, profitable provider than Luisa Barile, group CEO of ManyPets.
Sten Saar, Zego
Sten Saar, co-founder and CEO of Zego, has been steering the insurtech through a critical phase of growth.
Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham, Marshmallow
Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham’s journey from running a start-up on free wi-fi in a Virgin Active gym to leading one of Europe’s largest fintechs has become one of the most compelling success stories in UK insurance.
Craig Bundell, Tesco Insurance
Craig Bundell, CEO of Tesco Insurance and Money Services, intends to make the most of Club Card data to give traditional providers a run for their money.
Lucy Clarke, WTW
Lucy Clarke leads WTW’s risk and broking business, covering more than 14,000 colleagues across 140 countries.
Steven Wallace, McLarens
Steven Wallace, managing director for EMEA at McLarens, is shaping the future of technical claims services for complex, commercial and specialty markets.
Donna Scully, Carpenters
Irish-born and proudly from Dublin, Donna Scully is joint owner and director of Carpenters Group, a provider of outsourced insurance and legal solutions.
Stuart McMurdo, Accredited
Stuart McMurdo has firmly established Accredited UK & Europe as a specialty MGA, driving sustained growth and strategic expansion across the region.
Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
Steve Hardy has form when it comes to building challenger brands that punch above their weight.
Simon McGinn, Dual UK
Simon McGinn joined Dual UK as CEO in early 2024 with a clear mandate: to accelerate the MGA’s growth while reinforcing the provider’s regional presence and strengthening its service proposition.
Matthew Crummack, Domestic & General
Matthew Crummack has been CEO of Domestic & General since October 2021 and saw the nation’s biggest appliances insurer bought by US-based Asurion at the end of 2025.
Paul Brand, Convex
AIG’s $2.1bn (£1.5bn) acquisition of a 35% minority stake in Convex marks a defining moment both for the specialty insurer and for Paul Brand, the CEO who has been tasked with steering its growth since 2022.
Adrian Cox, Beazley
Since becoming Beazley Group CEO in 2021, Adrian Cox has overseen a continued evolution of the specialist insurer, which is soon set to become part of Zurich Insurance.
Paul Morden, Munich Re
Paul Morden, CEO of Munich Re UK’s branch is responsible for shaping and delivering reinsurance strategy across the UK and Ireland.
Neil Gibson, Sedgwick
Neil Gibson’s career as a loss adjuster began back in 1989 and his sphere of influence expanded significantly at the start of this year when he became regional CEO for UK, Ireland, Middle East & Africa.
Paul Lofkin, Crawford
As president of Crawford & Company UK & Ireland, Paul Lofkin has built a reputation for delivering innovative solutions to emerging risks that can save insurers and policyholders money.
Dan Saulter, Davies
Dan Saulter, group CEO of Davies, has grown the business into a specialist professional services and technology powerhouse.
Kevin Spencer, Markerstudy
Kevin Spencer has built Markerstudy into a UK insurance powerhouse with millions of policyholders, but is now working under a Financial Conduct Authority-imposed cap on customer numbers while concerns raised by the regulator are addressed.