Hiscox
Hiscox sees ‘plenty of headroom’ for growth
Hiscox sees “plenty of headroom” for growth across specialist sectors as it pushes to achieve 8% retail growth in 2026, according to chief distribution officer Gareth Hemming.
Insurance industry’s most powerful leaders revealed
Insurance Post’s Power List cuts through the noise to reveal who really moved markets, shifted outcomes and shaped the UK general insurance sector over the last 12 months.
Aki Hussain, Hiscox
Since taking the helm of Hiscox as group CEO in 2022, Aki Hussain has been making waves in general insurance when it comes to innovation, growth and culture-building.
Roundtable: Can commercial insurers crack the fraud conundrum?
Insurers, brokers and fraud experts discussed the challenges of better data sharing, earlier detection and stronger cross-market cooperation.
Three Aviva HNW leaders resign on the same day
Insurance Post has learned that at least three prominent figures within Aviva’s high-net-worth business have all resigned.
Big Interview: Dame Sue Langley
Proudly boosting a background in insurance, the first Lady Mayor of the City of London Dame Sue Langley talks to Jonathan Swift about combatting mis-information, improving business confidence and using her ‘soft power’ to encourage more young people and…
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.
Pen Underwriting enters strategic partnership with Hiscox
MGA Pen Underwriting has teamed up with Zurich and Hiscox on non-standard property insurance in the UK, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man.
What next for employers’ liability insurance?
What’s driving the changing claims picture in employers’ liability and employment practices liability is the focus of the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Throwback Thursday: Hiscox takeover; Zurich shake-up
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to March 1996 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Hiscox bought a rival and Zurich restructured its broker division
Bspoke's capacity deal; Mission's MGA launch; Hiscox's CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Hiscox delivers record profit and plots next phase
Hiscox has delivered its third consecutive year of record profits and set out ambitions for further acceleration through to 2028.
One quarter of SMEs facing underinsurance
Around one in four SMEs believe themselves to have been underinsured in the last 12 months, according to research from Premium Credit.
Could AI widen the insurance gap?
While artificial intelligence dominates forecasts for the future of insurance, Jarrod Johnson, director of Scenario Risk Partners, argues other technologies like drones and mobile risk-assessment tools may be the ones that hold the key to closing the UK…
Five insurance M&A storylines to follow in 2026
As we bid farewell to 2025, Post content director Jonathan Swift highlights the M&A storylines that might make the transition from rumour to reality next year and beyond.
Claims service improves but gaps in delivery remain
Claims improvement in the UK in Q3 was sluggish, according to Andrew Gunn, head of operations at Gracechurch, who notes that visible effort of human handlers – not just digital tools – remains critical to satisfying brokers and their clients.
‘Modular’ SME policies could be key to fighting underinsurance
Simplified and modular insurance policies could help abate underinsurance in SMEs, according to Hiscox’s group chief underwriting officer Joanne Musselle.
Lloyd's grows fossil fuel premiums
Lloyd’s of London is continuing to grow its fossil fuel business, according to analysis from non-governmental research and campaigning organisation Reclaim Finance.
Q&A: Nick Pomeroy, QRG Specialty
Nick Pomeroy, head of reinsurance and broking at QRG Specialty, reflects on his journey from decades at industry heavyweights to helping build a nimble challenger in the London Market.
Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack shows need for state action
Editor’s View: Jaguar Land Rover’s £50m-a-week cyber losses show why Labour must work with insurers now to build national resilience, according to Emma Ann Hughes.
Winners of Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 revealed
Aviva. CFC, Charles Taylor, Crawford & Company, DWF and Markerstudy were all multiple winners at Insurance Post's Claims and Fraud Awards last night (2 October).