Consolidation
Beazley confirms redundancies
Unrelated to the Zurich acquisition, Beazley has made a small number of redundancies, Insurance Post can reveal.
Big Interview: Jane Poole, CFC
Jane Poole, chief financial officer of CFC, reveals how she is helping the insurer scale internationally, what she learned during Direct Line’s takeover saga, and why insurance still needs to do more to improve social mobility and leadership diversity.
Big Interview: Ryan Gill, Bspoke
Ryan Gill, CEO of Bspoke, talks to Insurance Post about life post-acquisition, the firm's ambitious growth plans, and status of the MGA market.
Oxbow predicts stable motor profit over the next few years
Oxbow Partners has predicted the UK motor insurance market will continue to be profitable in 2026 and 2027, albeit with close margins.
Big Interview: Ross Dingwall, Mission
Ross Dingwall, CEO of Mission Underwriters, speaks to Insurance Post regarding the firm’s expansion plans, the MGA market, and his thoughts on heightened regulatory scruitiny.
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.
Adrian Cox, Beazley
Since becoming Beazley Group CEO in 2021, Adrian Cox has overseen a continued evolution of the specialist insurer, which is soon set to become part of Zurich Insurance.
Drazen Jaksic, Zurich
Drazen Jaksic climbs higher on this year’s Insurance Post Power List as the takeover of Beazley sees his influence expanding further into the London market.
Q&A: Ethan Godlieb, Consilium
Consilium’s head of cyber, technology and fintech, Ethan Godlieb sits down with Insurance Post to talk about his family history in insurance, the continued difficulty to sell cyber insurance, and what attracted him to Consilium following being named Biba…
Q&A: Mathew Rowles, Malago Insurance
Mathew Rowles, founder and managing director of Malago Insurance Brokers, speaks to Insurance Post regarding the firm’s 10th anniversary and the importance of remaining independent.
Mission considering launching personal lines MGA
Mission is considering launching a personal lines-angled MGA or overseeing a personal lines product launch from one of its businesses in the future.
Big Interview: Ryan Brown, PIB Group
Ryan Brown, deputy CEO of PIB Group, talks to Insurance Post regarding the collapsed Gallagher sale, the firm’s more ‘cautious’ M&A strategy, and where it's investing for growth.
Diary of an Insurer: Davies’s John Salt
John Salt, group chief product officer at Davies, is steering artificial intelligence governance and consolidating claims systems while still finding time for family curry nights.
Enhancing efficiency in IBA processes for a leading insurance broker
A leading independent insurance distribution platform in the UK faced severe operational friction within its Insurance Broker Accounting and creditors processes. This case study shows how an intelligent automation platform enabled a leading broker to…
Driving accuracy and efficiency in healthcare data reconciliation
A major US healthcare insurer struggled with complex high volume reconciliation. This case study shows how an automated data control platform can ingest and enrich AR and POS data, delivering accurate automated matching and solving complex data…
Streamlining premium collections for a global insurance firm
A prominent global insurance provider sought to streamline credit control premium collection and accounts receivable operations. This case study highlights how the global insurer leveraged AutoRek’s intelligent data acquisition functionality solution to…
Reducing operational risk: Why Royal London adopted AutoRek for reconciliations
Royal London faced pressure from an end‑of‑life reconciliation tool and manual balance sheet controls. This case study shows how a scalable, market‑led platform automated controls and reconciliations to remove bottlenecks and support growth.
Applied CEO outlines UK exit and future growth plans
Applied Europe’s CEO Tom Needs recalls why the business pulled back from UK, is going great guns in Ireland and how RiskHandler, Ratings Hub plus AI mean it still has a bright future.
Howden, the global insurance intermediary group cuts reconciliation time by 50%
Howden, a global insurance intermediary, struggled with manual, spreadsheet‑based IBA processes and reconciling large volumes of multi‑format data. This case study shows how automation cut processing time by 50%, achieved a 76% match rate and improved…
UK claims service hits record high as effort drives NPS
UK claims service reached a record high at the end of 2025, the latest data from Gracechurch reveals, with improving consistency and visible insurer effort emerging as the strongest drivers of broker satisfaction.
What Zurich buying Beazley means for the market
Editor’s View: Zurich’s £8.2bn swoop for Beazley is a decisive bet on specialty insurance, which Emma Ann Hughes observes widens the gap between the industry’s supermarket giants and the squeezed middle.