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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Features

Topic: What insurers need before the roads go driverless

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

Deadline: Friday 16 January

With the first real-world tests of autonomous driving technology set to begin in 2026, how are insurers gathering the data required from connected and autonomous vehicles to underwrite, price and handle claims for driverless vehicles.

What real-time and event-based data is required from autonomous vehicles to accurately price risk, determine liability and manage claims?
Have insurers established the right partnerships, protocols and agreements with motor manufacturers to guarantee timely, secure and standardised access to that data?
Are underwriting models, claims teams, legal frameworks and cyber-resilience plans ready for a future where responsibility shifts from human drivers to vehicle systems and software?

Topic: Where does cyber insurance go from here?

Writer: Harry Curtis (harry.curtis@infopro-digital.com)

Deadline: Thursday 22 January

How can cyber insurers regain control of risk – both before an incident occurs and in the critical hours and days after a breach?

Will cyber insurers prioritise growing the customer base in 2026, or shift focus to protecting loss ratios through tighter underwriting and pricing?
What lessons can insurers take from the M&S cyber-attack and similar incidents in 2025? How should these events shape underwriting and claims responses?
How can insurers ensure policyholders understand – and follow – cyber risk management guidance? Is there a need for tighter policy language or clearer compliance requirements?
How can insurers improve early detection and ensure rapid notification of incidents to limit claims severity?

Topic: Geopolitical and trade policy risk rocking marine insurance

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

Deadline: Thursday 22 January

2026 is likely to see global trade increasingly blocked by geopolitical instability in terms of both armed conflict plus the use of trading tariffs and restrictions as an instrument of foreign policy.

Which areas currently present the greatest risk of vessels being attacked, delayed, and detained?
Which hotspots may flare up in 2026?
What impact are US tariffs already having? Will we see the imposition of more tariffs next year?
What are the insurance implications of potential incidents?
How well prepared are marine insurers for a spike in claims?

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