Data & Rankings
Insurance job numbers bounce back after Covid
The number of financial services and general insurance jobs in the UK has increased 5% in the last decade, led by London and Wales, while regions like Yorkshire and Midlands seeing fewer hires or stagnation.
Top 30 European Insurers of 2025 Revealed
Europe’s Top 30 non-life insurers achieved another year of solid top line growth in 2024, with the average rate being 11%.
Insurance pay gap persists as Cardiff and Newcastle trail London
In the last decade, the number of general insurance jobs in Wales and Northern Ireland has grown more than in other regions but pay remains far behind the salaries achieved in London - exposing deep regional divides for employers to navigate.
More women in top jobs narrows gender pay gaps in insurance
Insurers with more women in top-paying roles report far smaller gender pay gaps, proving representation – not just equal pay policies – is the strongest lever for lasting progress, a data analysis produced by Michael Stefan, partner at executive…
Claims service progress stalls in Q2
After gains early in 2025, Ben Bolton, managing director at Gracechurch, reveals general insurance claims service has slipped, with NPS falling and regional gaps widening.
Travel insurance satisfaction increases but trust takes a hit
Despite rising customer satisfaction, Millie Ridley, researcher at Fairer Finance, shares the consumer group's data shows trust in travel insurance is falling, with gaps in transparency and clarity still causing concern.
Defaqto reveals top car, home, travel and pet insurers
Aviva, Halifax, Coverwise and Sainsbury’s Bank have been named by Defaqto as the top providers for 2025 to 2026 across the four major personal lines of insurance.
Air fryers causing growing numbers of home fires
Air fryers are challenging chip pans in keeping the kitchen at the heart of fire risk in the home, according to data analysis from Aviva and Crawford.
How P&C carriers are outpacing life insurers on AI adoption
Property and casualty carriers are outpacing life insurance peers with artificial intelligence adoption, thanks to structural advantages that enable faster and more agile use of the technology.
Lack of financial coordination of claims payments laid bare
The fragmented nature of the financial coordination underpinning claims payments in the UK has been flagged by a survey by Vitesse.
How Covid contracted the travel insurance market
Covid caused some travel insurers to beat a hasty retreat from the market but those that remain have changed the level of cover provided by policies as holidaymakers headed off again, according to Anna-Marie Duthie, insight consultant for general…
Student interest in insurance careers hits record low
Interest in insurance careers among UK students has plummeted due to perceptions of the industry as boring and unethical, according to a poll by climate activists.
Four out of 10 insurance CFOs expect flat earnings
The three main concerns of insurance chief financial officers are low economic growth, competitive pressure and geopolitical risks, according to Moody’s annual survey of the individuals with their hands on the purse strings of 22 European insurers.
Rising water excess fuels distrust in home insurers
Peter Roper, head of research at Fairer Finance, argues home insurers need to do more to help customers understand the cover they are purchasing to increase satisfaction in the sector's products and services.
Three ways insurers can better assess the risk of weight loss jabs
Swiss Re has made three recommendations on how insurers can leverage the results of behavioural science experiments to better assess risk and support policyholders using weight loss jabs to reduce their waistlines.
What it takes to scale generative AI in insurance revealed
While insurance executives expect generative artificial intelligence investment to continue to increase, a survey by Accenture shows that spending has yet to translate into scaled deployment.
Insurance industry’s most powerful players revealed
Making multi-billion-pound takeover bids for rivals and challenging political posturing is what it took to secure the top spots on Insurance Post’s 2025 Power List.
State of the nation’s roofs: A top-down perspective
John Kimmance, chief customer officer of Ordnance Survey, reveals the depth of the data his organisation has on the state of the nation’s roofs, including the risk and insurance ramifications of their use, construction material and age.
How RSA’s exit and FCA action transformed motor insurance
How the exit of RSA from personal lines, plus extra regulation, caused motor insurers to slash windscreen cover, increase fees and up their game when it comes to accident management services is examined by Mike Powell, insight manager for banking and…
Insurers struggle to fill IT and data job vacancies laid bare
Roles that are critical to core insurance operations are still heavily concentrated in London, plus providers are struggling to fill their IT and data roles, data analysis produced by Michael Stefan, partner at executive recruitment firm Hanover, has…
Tech shift in insurance slashes underwriting and pricing job vacancies
Automation and artificial intelligence-driven algorithms are reducing the number of new underwriting hires at the start of 2025, according to exclusive data analysis by Michael Stefan, partner at executive recruitment firm Hanover.
Millions are multiple manipulators when seeking car insurance
More than a third of UK motorists are altering five or more pieces of information when obtaining a car insurance quote, new data from Percayso Inform has revealed.
Roles that got a pay rise or cut in insurance revealed
Some insurance employees in 2024 enjoyed a 15% uptick in their salary while others saw their wages fall by nearly 10%, according to Reed’s Salary Guide for 2025.
FCA spots 30 misleading insurance adverts
Just 30 general insurance and protection adverts were amended or pulled in 2024, following intervention from the Financial Conduct Authority.