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Insurance Post Forward Features List

Please find below full details of articles currently being written for Insurance Post. 

The following features and analysis pieces are being produced for Insurance Post in the next few weeks.

If you would like to contribute comment, information or data to the features listed below, then please contact the journalist directly by no later than the deadline stated. Telephone interviews will be given priority over written submissions.

 

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Insurance Post will once again be examining the latest risks, trends, innovations and policies shaping the motor insurance industry in 2026.

 

Topic: Rural roads and the risk to motor insurers

 

Writer: Emma Ann Hughes (emma.hughes@infopro-digital.com)

Deadline: Wednesday 18 March  

 

Rural roads remain disproportionately deadly. Over the last decade to 2024, 10,000 lives were lost on Britain’s countryside roads - almost three every day - and fatalities on these roads are two-thirds higher than in urban areas.

For insurers, this is not just a societal issue - it directly affects claims, premiums, and risk management. Insurance Post will examine how insurers can respond, what tools and insights they can provide to policyholders, and how they can influence safer behaviour on countryside roads.

  • How are insurers using claims and telematics data to better understand and price the risk on rural roads?
  • What initiatives or education programmes can insurers implement to reduce rural road fatalities among policyholders?
  • How are insurers factoring rural road risk into premiums and coverage options without penalising vulnerable drivers?
  • What role can insurers play in national or local road safety campaigns to influence driver behaviour and protect lives?

 

Motor News  

 

Deputy Editor Scott McGee is looking to interview motor leaders at insurance and loss adjusting companies about:

  • How are insurers responding to government initiatives on road safety, EV adoption, and autonomous vehicle testing?
  • Insurers report a “worrying uptick” in fraudulent documentation and fake licences. What steps are being taken to detect and prevent fraud?
  • How is the industry adapting to the challenges of modern vehicle technology, which is more complex and expensive to repair?
  • What impact have longer repair times had on courtesy cars and credit hire?
  • What strategies are in place to manage claims involving uninsured drivers, and how do these incidents impact premiums and overall risk?
  • How are insurers ensuring fair claims handling in light of FCA concerns?

 

Please email scott.mcgee@infopro-digital.com by Friday 13 March to arrange an interview.

 

Features

Topic: ABI’s Fire Safety Facility: lessons, limits and long road ahead

 

Writer: Scott McGee (scott.mcgee@infopro-digital.com)

Deadline: Thursday 26 February

 

The Association of British Insurer’s Fire Safety Facility was created as a temporary solution to help assess and manage fire safety risks in buildings affected by unsafe cladding and wider remediation challenges.

However, the scale of remediation required across the UK remains vast, with thousands of buildings still affected by fire safety defects.

As timelines stretch and the cost of remediations increases, questions are emerging about how long a “temporary” facility can realistically remain in place, and what a sustainable long-term solution should look like.

  • How has the Fire Safety Facility operated so far?
  • What impact has the Facility had on insurance capacity and pricing? Has it delivered meaningful progress for building owners, residents, and insurers?
  • What does the future hold for the facility when it comes to funding and need as remediation efforts continue?
  • What should the next phase of fire safety risk support look like?

 

Topic: Risk, reward and insurance challenges of nuclear-powered shipping

 

Writer: Tim Evershed (mail@timevershed.co.uk)

Deadline: Wednesday 18 March   

 

A UK consortium plans to launch nuclear-powered ships in the early 2030s, aiming to position Britain as a maritime superpower while reducing the carbon footprint of traditional shipping. 

While nuclear propulsion offers clear environmental and strategic advantages, it also raises substantial operational, financial, and safety risks. 

For insurers, these vessels present a new and complex exposure class that requires careful assessment. 

  • How can insurers assess and price the unique risks associated with nuclear propulsion at sea?
  • What coverage gaps or exclusions might be needed for hull, liability, or environmental exposures?
  • How can historical data from existing nuclear vessels inform underwriting models and premiums?
  • What role can insurers play in incentivising safety and risk mitigation for nuclear-powered fleets?

 

Topic: Managing blackout exposure in the freight sector

 

Writer:  Fiona Nicolson (fiona.nicolson@googlemail.com)

Deadline: Wednesday 18 March   

 

Grid failures are becoming more frequent, while ports’ reliance on highly automated, electrically powered infrastructure continues to intensify. 

Insurance Post examines how this growing vulnerability is creating significant operational, safety and liability risks across the global freight and logistics sector.

  • How do power outages cascade through ports and wider logistics networks?
  • What insurance, claims and liability implications arise from blackout-related disruptions?
  • What steps can be taken by terminals to reduce downtime, losses and safety impacts during grid failures?

 

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Following some requests received by Insurance Post's freelancers and in-house journalists, we’d like to clarify a few points regarding quotations.

  • We prefer you to trust us and not ask to check the quotations. Interviews are recorded; the points made by the spokesperson will be reported faithfully.
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  • Only factual mistakes will be amended.
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