Motor
Is a gen AI-enabled fraud tsunami heading for multiple business lines?
Amid an escalation of artificial intelligence-enabled fraudulent claims in the home and motor lines, Marcel Le Gouais explores how insurers are ramping up detection measures and collaborating with police to aid fraudster convictions.
Call the AA Team: Fine issued for Ed Sheeran’s uninsured Aston Martin
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been convicted and fined after failing to insure his Aston Martin whilst it was being converted into an electric vehicle.
Sabre shows ‘strong growth’ despite continued under-pricing
Sabre Insurance Group has today (4 August) announced it has grown its HY 2026 gross written premium by 16% compared to the same period last year, but CEO Geoff Carter says premiums are 15% off where they need to be.
Aviva, Lloyds, InsureandGo and Sainsbury’s named Defaqto's top insurers
Aviva, Lloyds Bank, InsureandGo and Sainsbury’s Bank have been crowned Defaqto Insurer of the Year across the four major personal lines categories, with a further 16 providers receiving Highly Commended recognition.
Motor insurance ‘needs volatility’ for customers to shop around
The LexisNexis Risk Solutions Insurance Demand Meter for H2 2025 has found that less people are shopping around for their motor insurance, with flat premiums contributing.
Can telematics undo bad driving habits learned from parents?
As research shows young drivers pick up bad driving habits from their parents starting as young as three or four years old, James Armstrong, UK motor claims director at Admiral, considers how telematics can help develop good habits.
Why the NHS injury cost recovery scheme needs urgent reform
Trade Voice: Gordon Dalyell, treasurer at the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, argues insurers must stop avoiding the true cost of treating people injured by their policyholders' negligence.
Winn slashes resolution times by 85% with ADR
Winn Group has announced alternative dispute resolutions have allowed it to cut down case times from 300 days to just 19.
Bodyshop skills crisis threatens claims service levels
Without coordinated action across industry, education and government, the pressures posed by the UK’s accident and repair sector losing 1,700 workers a year will intensify, the Institute of the Motor Industry has warned.
Beazley underwriter’s charity ride; Consilium’s cyber partnership; Canopius’ COO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Motor premiums to rise 16% over the next two years
EY has predicted the UK motor insurance market is set to continue making a loss over 2026 and 2027, with premiums set to increase by 16%.
Motor and travel insurance complaints on the rise
Complaints about motor and travel insurance both increased in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest data from the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Telematics should be judged on more than pricing alone
Telematics should not merely be dismissed as a pricing tool by insurers but used better as if it can help even one driver avoid being killed or seriously injured, it is worth taking seriously, claimed Paul Stacy, group CEO at IMS.
Motor and pharma recalls increase as overall total falls
The number of product recalls across Europe fell by 17.4% in the first quarter of 2026, marking the steepest quarterly decline since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from Sedgwick.
Throwback Thursday: Rate rise hope for motor insurers
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to July 1996 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when motor insurers were told their premiums had finally hit solid ground.
Aggregator bosses plead for access to standardised claims data
The CEOs of Compare the Market, Money Supermarket and Confused have all pleaded with the government to help aggregators standardise claims performance data.
Flock unveils AI assistant for UK fleet insurance clients
Flock has launched an artificial intelligence-powered fleet management assistant that analyses driving, claims and telematics data to help customers identify risks and prevent accidents.
Marco Distefano departs Axa UK
Marco Distefano, managing director of retail home and motor at Axa UK, has departed the business, Insurance Post can reveal.
Minster Law reports 230% uptick in alternative dispute resolution
The motor claims insurance industry should become more proactive with using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to cut costs and court waiting times, says Minster Law’s chief commercial officer Paul Taylor as the law firm reports a 230% year-on-year…
Q&A: Rich Tomlinson, Thatcham Research
Rich Tomlinson, insurance sector director at Thatcham Research, talks to Insurance Post about his first month in the role and the ongoing technological changes which are shaping the motor insurance industry.
Why the first year behind the wheel is the most dangerous
View from the Top: Owen Morris, Aviva’s CEO of UK personal lines, argues for the role telematics has to play in levelling the playing field for young drivers.