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Insurers Review of the Year 2025
Insurers managed to post profits amid a softening market in 2025, invested in technology and pushed to reaffirm the industry’s vital role in protecting society with the Labour government and regulators.
NFU Mutual leads motor insurance market
NFU Mutual, LV and Saga are strengthening motor insurance customer loyalty as we race towards 2026 through better claims experiences, according to the latest Fairer Finance research, while others are falling back due to weaker service experiences.
Admiral Business CEO joins Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical Insurance has appointed David Hockey as its new director of schemes and partnerships, replacing Chris Withers, who departed the business in November.
Clear Group’s Scottish expansion; Bridgehaven’s buy; B.P. Marsh’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Headlines I hope to see in 2026
Deputy Editor’s View: With the year drawing to a close, Scott McGee looks back at what he thinks are the main themes of 2025 and how they could develop in 2026.
Aviva confirms By Miles redundancies
Aviva has confirmed to Insurance Post that members of staff are to be made redundant as a result of it closing down By Miles.
Alp’s Acturis product; Tide’s SME cover; Marsh Corporate’s MD
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Die Hard: Who is insurance’s answer to John McClane?
Content Director's View: Putting aside the argument about whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not, Jonathan Swift asks if you have ever wondered who would be the insurance equivalent to NYPD cop turned terrorist plot spoiler John McClane?
Fore! Golf boom drives up risks on and off the fairway
With more people teeing off than ever, David Worsfold examines how golf’s quiet fairways conceal growing exposures and gets to grips with the widening gap in the insurance cover many players and clubs rely on.
Aviva to close down DLG’s By Miles
After acquiring Direct Line Group earlier this year, Aviva is closing down pay-per-mile insurtech By Miles, Post can reveal.
Aviva nabs Admiral data director for executive role at Direct Line
Aviva has appointed Rachel Purchase, currently director of data and analytics at Admiral, as chief underwriting officer for Direct Line Retail.
Q&A: Jake Wells, Meshed
Jake Wells, co-founder and chief operating officer of Meshed, discusses the insurtech’s vision of providing high quality service to small-to-medium businesses through the artificial intelligence-native broking platform.
Spotlight: From siloed fraud teams to shared intelligence
Combating fraud in today’s environment demands both cutting-edge technology and a collaborative approach to stay one step ahead of increasingly sophisticated criminals. Underwriting, claims and fraud-prevention teams need to work ever more closely…
Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance Award winners revealed
Tara Foley, CEO of Axa UK & Ireland, has been named Diversity & Inclusion Leader of the Year at Insurance Post’s Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance Awards 2025.
Big Interview: Simon McGinn, CEO of Dual UK
Simon McGinn, CEO of Dual UK, is betting on regional expansion, specialist expertise and empowering underwriting talent, rather than pursuing takeovers, to double the MGA business by 2030.
Howden buys Church of Scotland insurance scheme
Howden has agreed to acquire the Aviva-backed insurance services from the Church of Scotland, following a strategic review of its insurance provision.
Which? names and shames insurers with low claims acceptance rates
Which? has found continued hesitancy from home insurers when accepting claims.
Aviva demands protection for young drivers as ghost broking surges
Aviva has today demanded tougher enforcement, stronger penalties, and better education to crack down on ghost broking.
Halloween horror stories haunting insurers
Editor’s View: It’s that spine-tingling time of year again, when the nights draw in, shadows lengthen across Leadenhall Market, and Emma Ann Hughes shares scary stories about insurance.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Lycetts’ cycling; Aviva’s arancini
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Lockerbie Memorial restoration saved as BLW and Aviva step in
Broker BLW Insurance and Aviva have arranged bespoke cover for the restoration of the former Dryfesdale Church as it is transformed into the Lockerbie Memorial Church Museum.