Climate change
InsideTrack calls on firms to help prevent climate economic crisis
A group of senior experts has warned climate change will cause a global economic crisis similar to the global financial crash, through creating uninsured high-risk properties, as it criticises the industry for a lack of action.
Is heritage building insurance ready for the future?
As climate risks increase, severe weather events become more frequent and restoration techniques and building materials become increasingly specialised, insurers face growing challenges in protecting the UK’s heritage properties.
Addresscloud’s Varley says outdated AI data is a major risk
The impact of AI using outdated and poor-quality information could create far-reaching consequences regarding climate change-related events, according to Addresscloud’s co-founder and CEO Mark Varley.
Zurich’s Matthias says EU climate alliance is a ‘shared priority’
The European Union will establish a Climate Insurance Alliance, which will deliver actions to narrow the climate protection gap as Zurich’s Resilience Solutions’ global head, Robin Matthias, said the scheme was an opportunity for public-private co…
Why insurers are rethinking the role of restoration specialists
Restoration providers are evolving from outsourced contractors into strategic claims partners, as insurers seek faster, more efficient and customer-focused claims outcomes, according to Mark McMullen, managing director of Rainbow Restoration.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: Axa
Axa remains in ninth place on this year’s Top 100 UK Insurers list, after combining its retail and commercial arms under a single structure earlier this year.
Big Interview: Steve Hardy, Policy Expert
Steve Hardy, CEO of Policy Expert, explains why the nation’s biggest MGA is prioritising resilience over rapid growth, whether M&A is on the cards and shares his views on the likes of ChatGPT selling insurance.
Q&A: Jeremy Trott, Ecclesiastical
Jeremy Trott shares his plan as church operations director and what he’ll bring to the new role from his six years’ experience as claims director.
FCA’s Knight insists CPD changes are not a relaxation
The Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to ditch its 15-hour-per-year continuing professional development requirement for insurers should not be viewed as a relaxation of standards, according to the regulator’s director of insurance, Chris Knight.
LNRS calls for increased subsidence focus post-flooding
Climate-change induced flash flooding is likely to lead to severe subsidence, which must be tackled at a “granular level” by insurers said Lexis Nexis Risk Solution's senior product manager Caroline Elliott-Grey.
Axa ‘spoofed’ in global fake adverts by climate activists
Boycott Bloody Insurance activists have unveiled a global campaign of spoof adverts targeting Axa as the activists say the insurer should not insure fossil-fuel expansion in the Coral Triangle.
Panellists defend industry as protesters once again ‘gatecrash’ Dive In
Aviva’s AI engagement manager Michael Stone and Aon’s global head of early careers, Claire Hollingsworth, discussed how the industry needs to adapt diversity in insurance, on a Dive In panel that was once again disrupted by protesters.
Dive In’s opening sessions disrupted by protesters
Environmental protesters have disrupted the opening two sessions of Lloyd's final Dive In Festival as they criticise the industry for hypocrisy with AI, fossil fuels, and for arms companies which supply Israel.
Former Google AI lead raises concerns over AI use in insurance
Toju Duke, former programme manager for responsible artificial intelligence at Google, has raised concerns about the potential impact of heavy AI use on the cognitive abilities of insurance workers.
MPs and activists call for ‘proactive’ reform to Flood Re's insurers
MPs and climate change activists have called on the government to use ongoing flood policy reforms to examine whether insurers benefiting from Flood Re should also be financing or underwriting fossil fuel projects.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Golden sponsor for Celtic FC
Penny Black has been out and about again, notebook in one hand and canapé in the other, keeping a keen eye on the insurance industry’s more whimsical moments.
Zurich's Harvey says climate change hazards must be broadened
Insurance responses to climate change need to be broadened out to multiple hazards says Zurich Resilience Solutions’ specialist risk engineer James Harvey.
Heatwaves remind us that climate change resilience is crucial
View from the Top: Sarah Brown, risk engineering and resilience director at Axa Insurance UK, explains why the risk posed from regular heatwaves must be better understood in order to mitigate risk.
Q&A: Tom Williams, Markerstudy
Tom Williams, group head of sustainable business at Markerstudy Group, talks to Insurance Post about the provider achieving the highest EcoVadis standard and how insurers can influence eco-friendly behaviour from customers to suppliers.
Boycott Bloody Insurance change tactics and plan global protest
Boycott Bloody Insurance has revealed protests against the insurance industry will become more artistic and expand into the regions.
Previsico to expand intelligence to more flooding types
Previsico’s head of product, Sam Wilks, has said the risk intelligence company will move to a “hybrid approach” to expand its coverage to multiple flooding types, as severe weather becomes more frequent due to climate change.