Analysis
One in four insurers are scaling AI to reinvent their business
Insurers are seeing tangible revenue gains from artificial intelligence, but a major gap remains between experimentation and enterprise-wide adoption, according to Accenture research.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: Admiral
Admiral has climbed from fifth position last year to fourth place on this year’s Insurance Post Top 100 UK Insurers list.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: NFU Mutual
NFU Mutual leaps from 11th position in 2025 to 10th place on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers list in 2026.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: Convex
Convex UK climbs from the eighth spot on last year’s list to seventh place on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers List in 2026.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: AIG
AIG slips from seventh position last year to eighth place on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers List in 2026.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: Bupa
Bupa has climbed from sixth to third place on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers 2026 list thanks to creating more personalised and seamless patient pathways.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: Aviva
Aviva Insurance Limited is ranked number 1 and Aviva International Insurance Limited is ranked number 2 once again on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers list.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026 table
The top 100 Prudential Regulation Authority regulated companies listed by gross written premium, net written premium, underwriting result, retention ratio, solvency capital requirement and SCR ratio.
Top 100 UK insurers of 2026 revealed
Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers list has experienced a significant shake-up due to meaningful declines in revenues at Direct Line and Intact in 2025.
European product safety risks remain high despite recall decline
European product recalls remained at historically high levels in the first half of 2026, highlighting persistent exposure for manufacturers, suppliers and retailers plus the insurers covering their risks.
Insurance Post’s Top MGAs of 2026 revealed
Policy Expert is the nation’s biggest MGA after achieving record-breaking revenue of more than £200m for UK-based non-life risks in 2025.
Conflict-driven construction costs widen underinsurance gap
The latest BCIS data highlights how cost volatility can affect reinstatement differently from new build, leaving static sums insured increasingly vulnerable to underinsurance.
Is Admiral’s job cull a wake-up call for the UK insurance market?
Content Director’s View: Despite recording significant profits in a difficult market, Admiral last week announced it was cutting 500 roles. Jonathan Swift looks at what the move – remarkably not linked with artificial intelligence – means for the rest of…
How ChatGPT far from killing PCWs may help them grow
After the launch of insurance apps on ChatGPT, Scott McGee analyses where it has the upper hand on price comparison sites, where it needs to catch up, and how the future of distribution will settle.
Cyber insurance growth challenged as rates fall and AI evolves
Cyber demand is likely to keep growing as digital dependency increases, but Swiss Re has warned sustainable expansion requires clearer understanding of artificial intelligence-related exposures and pricing and limits that reflect the risk being assumed.
Thinking differently about insurance’s neurodiverse talent
Emma Ann Hughes reveals how insurers are discovering that neurodiverse talent is not simply something to support, but a source of innovation, better judgement and stronger customer outcomes.
Insurance Post Census exposes employment progress and problems
While insurance may have more women reaching CEO and C-suite roles than ever before, Insurance Post’s 2026 Census exposes how progress is not being experienced evenly across the workforce.
Top 30 European insurers of 2026 revealed
Europe’s Top 30 non-life insurers achieved another year of solid top line growth in 2025, although exchange rate changes affected revenue negatively when converted to euros.
UK claims service hits new record high
Six out of eight general insurance business lines showed improvement when it comes to claims service in the second quarter, with only energy and marine declining, the latest data from Gracechurch revealed.
How 9/11 still shapes insurance
Editor’s View: On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on how the attacks changed terrorism risk, catastrophe modelling and insurance capacity forever and reminds the sector of how it must always help people recover from loss.