Pricing practices
Pearson Ham reveals wide price gaps in landlord insurance
Pearson Ham has launched a landlord insurance price tracking service and has uncovered significant disparities in what landlords pay for property insurance.
Motor insurers face break-even year before losses in 2026
Analysis from EY has found that motor insurers will re-enter loss-making territory in 2026, after breaking even in 2025.
Video Q&A: WTW’s Tim Rourke on the future of insurer pricing
In the latest Insurance Post video we caught up with Tim Rourke, UK & Ireland head of pricing, product, claims and underwriting at WTW to discuss the biggest pricing challenges facing insurers.
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.
Can the FCA fix the premium finance problem?
News Editor’s View: As the Financial Conduct Authority prepares to publish the initial findings of the premium finance market review, Scott McGee asks what options does the regulator have to fix the “tax on being poor”?
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.
Markerstudy sets up premium finance division
Markerstudy has created a new specialist division, focusing on all premium finance activities across the group.
FCA clarifies ‘double-edged’ value review rules
The Financial Conduct Authority has clarified its approach to the value review reforms proposed in its insurance rule simplification consultation paper.
FCA handed 170,000-strong petition to fix insurance failings
Rocio Concha, director of policy and advocacy at Which?, explains why she went to the Financial Conduct Authority’s offices today and handed in a petition, signed by more than 170,000 people, calling on the regulator to get a stronger grip of a market…
Premium finance costs continue to decrease amid regulator scrutiny
The cost of financing insurance premiums has fallen since October 2024, the latest data from Pearson Ham has revealed.
FCA’s premium finance conundrum: act or step back?
Editor’s View: With falling premiums, a stalled government motor insurance taskforce, and jittery markets, Emma Ann Hughes wonders if no action is now the most likely outcome of the Financial Conduct Authority’s premium finance market review.
Why cutting instalment costs could be a win-win for insurers
As paying for home and motor insurance in instalments shift from a convenience to a necessity, Ian Hughes, CEO of Consumer Intelligence, insists fairer pricing could turn a regulatory requirement into a powerful growth strategy for providers.
How Trump’s tariffs could make motor insurers great again
Editor’s View: US President Donald Trump’s tariffs could prove a fresh road to hell for motor insurers unless they show they’ve learnt lessons from the last few bruising years of claims inflation, according to Emma Ann Hughes.
Insurers cover APR cuts by increasing instalment costs
Consumer Intelligence has uncovered evidence that insurers are reducing their advertised annual percentage rate for premium finance without reducing the actual cost of paying for home and motor insurance in instalments.
Four more brokers try to increase fees
After Aon tried to increase its insurance service brokerage rate to 5% last year, it is now understood four more large brokers are trying to do the same.
London motor premiums fall by a fifth
The latest data released by WTW and Confused has revealed significant reductions in the average comprehensive motor premium, with London benefitting the most.
Access to affordable insurance cover
Mark Shepherd, head of general insurance for the Association of British Insurers, Ken Norgrove, deputy chair of the ABI and CEO of RSA UK&I, and Laura Evans, chief actuary of Flood Re, explain how insurers are tackling the challenges associated with both…
AI tops global risk index for insurance
The insurance sector is facing a seismic shift, as artificial intelligence emerges as the top-ranked risk for the year ahead, displacing all other major concerns.
How to get ahead of the FCA’s premium finance probe
To make sure you don’t incur the regulator’s wrath as it examines premium finance, Claire Van der Zant, chief growth officer at Shieldpay, recommends you scrap the spreadsheets.
What to expect from the regulator in 2025
In the first Insurance Post Podcast of 2025, regulatory experts reveal whether the Financial Conduct Authority will become a pricing regulator and slim down the rule book in the year ahead.
Professional indemnity rates expected to fall rapidly
A capacity-driven professional indemnity insurance market offers the chance for growth and competitive pricing in 2025, Clyde & Co has predicted.