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Bridgehaven’s European move; Covéa’s partnership; Axa UK’s general counsel
Weekly Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Home insurers heading for losses this year
UK home insurers are expected to be lossmaking in 2026 due to market and geopolitical pressures, according to the latest EY home insurance results analysis.
Brokers pushing insurers for increased regional presence
The majority of brokers want to work with insurers that maintain a strong regional presence, according to Aviva’s latest broker barometer.
LMA warns safety fears choking Hormuz not insurance
The Lloyd’s Market Association has hit back at ongoing reports vessels are avoiding the Strait of Hormuz due to cancelled or unaffordable insurance.
AIG’s partnership; Seventeen’s acquisitions; Markerstudy’s CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Tiernan draws line under Lloyd’s culture issues and Blueprint Two
As Lloyd’s announces both profit and GWP growth for 2025, CEO Patrick Tiernan has drawn a line under the culture issues hitting the market recently, as well as the cancellation of Blueprint Two.
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.
Allianz transformation boss admits AI scaling difficulties
Allianz UK chief transformation officer Jason Howes has stressed the difficulty in delivering artificial intelligence solutions at scale.
Intact bringing US surety play to UK market
Intact Insurance is bringing its North American surety proposition to the UK as part of wider ambitions to scale its specialty lines business, hiring former Allianz Trade head of surety and guarantee David Weale to lead the expansion.
How AI can help build the insurance workforce of the future
View from the Top: Amanda Vaughan, chief people officer at Axa UK & Ireland, outlines how UK labour market challenges are fuelling demand for new capabilities from the insurance workforce.
City Minister stresses need for regulation to aid insurtechs
Lucy Rigby KC MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom, stressed the need for “proportionate” regulation to support insurtechs and maintain the UK’s leading position as an insurance hub.
Alps’ landlord support; Pen’s PI expansion; QBE’s partner
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Markel International appoints head of AI
Along with the launch of its AI Centre of Excellence, Maureen Tomlinson has been named Markel International’s head of AI.
North West insurers urged to step up university talent efforts
Acorn Group chief operating officer Danny Keating has argued insurance companies based in North West England need to further prioritise university engagement to attract tech talent.
Cyber competition must not weaken underwriting discipline
View from the Top: Ian Summerfield, head of cyber at Pen Underwriting, calls for cyber resilience and risk management to stay centre stage.
Aviva issues response to DLG fine
Aviva has issued a statement in response to Direct Line receiving a £10m fine from the Prudential Regulation Authority for a Solvency II miscalculation.
Consumer Intelligence’s Ian Hughes moves to chair
As part of a ‘planned leadership evolution’, Consumer Intelligence's Ian Hughes has moved to the role of chair, with Ann Constantine being named managing director.
Sabre ‘back in growth mode’ after GWP rollback
Sabre CEO Geoff Carter has told Insurance Post the insurer expects to make “good growth” on gross written premium and policy numbers in 2026, after reporting a 14% rollback in 2025.
Wakam enters motorcycle insurance market
Wakam UK has entered the motorcycle insurance market through a partnership with specialist intermediary Principal Insurance.
Aviva’s Storah calls for ‘more rate’ despite £1bn profits
Aviva UK and Ireland general insurance CEO Jason Storah has said the entire insurance spectrum across commercial and personal lines “needs more rate”.