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Lloyd’s shakes up oversight operations
Lloyd’s has brought all elements of oversight into one function, which will be overseen by Rachel Turk as Caroline Sandeman-Allen exits the London market after more than two decades.
Sheila Cameron to step down as LMA CEO
The Lloyd’s Market Association has today (4 November) announced that Sheila Cameron will step down from her position as CEO early next year.
ManyPets calls for two-fold approach to agentic fraud
Fraudsters have been using agentic AI to obtain multiple quotes in large numbers and must be tackled by using firms own data as well as quarantine models said ManyPets’s chief data officer Pierre du Toit.
Ageas targets next generation of insurance customers through ChatGPT
Ageas has highlighted the potential of using ChatGPT as a new channel for reaching motor insurance customers in a bid to target the evolving wave of consumer buying behaviour.
Amdocs buys EIS as insurtech giants consolidate
Major software and services provider Amdocs has entered the insurtech space by snapping up EIS for $340m (£250.14m) up-front, with further payments tied to the business achieving certain performance targets.
Davies cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 36%
Davies Group has decreased its total greenhouse gas emissions by 36% in the last year, Insurance Post can exclusively reveal.
Aviva’s Cunningham tackles translating fraud for boards
Kat Cunningham, head of underwriting counter fraud at Aviva, said insurers need to change how they discuss insurance fraud with their boards, shifting the focus from operational performance to its wider business impact.
Axa’s Walker outlines growth models for next decade
Axa Insurance UK's CEO Jon Walker has urged insurers to engage in dialogue with the government and regulators to ensure “predictable and proportionate” regulation, plus identify at-risk SMEs to ensure growth.
Ageas’ Middle on using AI to make insurance accessible
The challenge and “exciting” opportunity for personal lines insurance will be using artificial intelligence to make coverage more accessible, said Ageas UK’s CEO Ant Middle.
Close Brothers to ‘double down’ on commercial insurance
Close Brothers Premium Finance plans to “double down” on commercial insurance as part of its strategy to 2030, following its decision to withdraw from high-volume, aggregator-led personal lines business.
UK motor insurance shopping jumps, but switch rates steady
UK motor insurance shopping peaked in the first half of 2026, with an average of 403,000 consumers shopping every day between January and June, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
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.
Property claims average hits £10,000 amid subsidence surge
The average property insurance claim hit £10,000 in the third quarter of 2026, due to rising repair costs and extreme weather, which drove up claims severity, according to the Association of British Insurers.
Aviva’s Dave Martin named PIB CEO
Aviva’s chief distribution officer, and managing director of commercial, Dave Martin, has been named CEO Of PIB Group.
Marine insurance claims handler jailed for £3.4m fraud
A former marine insurance claims handler has been jailed for seven and a half years after pocketing millions in fraudulent insurance claims.
New safety ratings proposed for young driver car insurance
A new study will explore whether a safety rating system for motor insurance could help encourage safer driving for young drivers.
Zurich CEO Greco: Product overlap with ‘compatible’ Beazley only 5%
The duplication and crossover across the product lines offered by merger partners Zurich and Beazley is as little as 5%.
Aggregator boss to lead review of NHS productivity and AI
Compare the Market CEO Mark Bailie is set to lead an independent review of NHS productivity and the potential for artificial intelligence to help improve healthcare services.
Amazon on how insurers can get out of pilot purgatory
Insurers looking to move beyond proof-of-concept pilots must focus on customer problems, matching AI tools to specific tasks and establish clear guardrails, according to Terry Buechner, global head of insurance core system modernisation at Amazon Web…
How should the insurance industry respond to sexual harassment law change?
As workplace sexual harassment laws are made stricter across the whole country, Séamus O’Hanlon asks if the insurance sector is prepared and if its culture has learned from previous systemic misconduct.
Tesco launch; Allianz products; Arkel new boss
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.