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Ripe’s classic car move; Percayso x Driverly; Sompo's UK CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Staff will reject ‘Ask Jeeves’ AI tools if options are limited
Ed Jackson, chief commercial officer at MGA HomeProtect has urged firms not to give staff “the Ask Jeeves equivalent of artificial intelligence” and establish some key principles in how to use the technology from the outset.
Foil appoints Huxley as CEO after Besemer steps down
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has appointed Mark Huxley as CEO to succeed Laurence Besemer as he steps down after 17 years, effective 1 October 2026.
Mea CEO on how AI will free underwriters to focus on risk
Martin Henley, CEO of mea Platform, argues insurers will only see meaningful gains from AI if it automates routine tasks to give underwriters more time to apply expert judgement to risk selection and emerging exposures.
Dual’s Leavey says HR is key to unlocking AI’s 1600-hour savings
Dual has saved 1600 hours a month using artificial intelligence assistants during the MGA’s first phase of adoption. Director of transformation Louise Leavey argues HR will play a fundamental role in helping employees reshape their jobs as the technology…
Why Britain’s e-scooter limbo is costing lives and money
Trade Voice: Sue Brown, chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, argues that six years of regulatory dithering over e-scooters has left injured people paying the price, and that further delay is becoming untenable.
Pen’s capacity; Clear’s Lloyd’s acquisition; MS Amlin’s head of cyber
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Which duo rank as the UK’s top insurance Power Pair?
For her first ever comment article for Post, Penny Black ranks the UK insurance industry's most credible couplings, deal-tastic duos and peerless pairs that are the envy of all their rivals.
Axa to add SME terrorism cover at no extra cost from November
Axa UK has confirmed its intention to add terorrism cover to its intermediated digital SME business from November, with the insurer planning to absorb the additonal costs.
Big Interview: Perry Thomas, Flood Re
A decade after Flood Re was created to solve the UK’s flood insurance crisis, CEO Perry Thomas says its biggest challenge is ensuring the scheme’s success does not prevent the market from preparing for its planned closure in 2039.
Sollers suggests AI-agnosticism is up as firms strive for savings
Sollers Consulting’s Jakub Wróblewski and Michał Litwiński say the industry will adopt an agnostic, cost-effective approach to the technology as concerns with tokenisation become more well-known.
Why specialist expertise matters in a commoditised insurance market
View from the Top: Richard Coleman, UK general insurance managing director at Ecclesiastical Insurance, reflects on what should stay the same in insurance even as the market softens and artificial intelligence transforms how the industry operates.
Big Interview: Phuong Ly, Allianz Commercial
Phuong Ly, managing director UK for Allianz Commercial, speaks to Insurance Post about replatforming, reorganisation, and becoming the "easiest insurer to do business with."
Markel’s Broker hub; Chubb and Acturis; MGAA’s milestone
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
ManyPets CEO aims to be top dog in UK pet insurance
After the firm announced profit for the second year in a row, and has turned its customer service around, ManyPets CEO Luisa Barile has outlined to Insurance Post its ambitions to be number one in the UK.
Why Biba members defy the city-centric myth
Trade Voice: Graeme Trudgill, CEO of the British Insurance Brokers' Association, discusses what a change in leadership means for the broker sector, and why Biba members are well placed to support the government’s growth ambitions.
Average subsidence claim hits record levels
Data from the Association of British Insurers show home insurers paid out £72m for domestic subsidence claims during the second quarter of 2026.
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.
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.
Q&A: Minster Law’s Craig Gilchrist
Craig Gilchrist discusses his new role of director of technology and digital platforms at Minster Law and how the firm’s volumes of data and culture sets it apart.
Aviva’s Storah reveals power of ChatGPT in insurance sales
Speaking to the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee, Aviva UK and Ireland general insurance CEO Jason Storah revealed the benefits of the firm’s recently-launched ChatGPT app.