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Blog: Why cybersecurity alone isn’t enough to protect SMEs
As cyberattacks grow in frequency and sophistication, Gavin Shillito, cyber underwriter at rrelentless, explores why cybersecurity measures alone are rarely enough to protect SMEs, and how a proactive, resilience-first approach can help businesses minimise business disruption.
ChatGPT will reshape UK insurance faster than expected
Editor’s View: Aviva launching a ChatGPT insurance app plus data showing how consumers are already using the technology to purchase policies convinces Emma Ann Hughes the insurance industry is underestimating a significant distribution shift.
When pricing wags the dog: Pet insurers seek control
Rising veterinary costs, fragmented data and price-led competition are leaving the pet insurance market struggling to stay in control. Industry leaders say collaboration, clearer products and smarter use of data will be key to restoring balance.
Allianz transformation boss admits AI scaling difficulties
Allianz UK chief transformation officer Jason Howes has stressed the difficulty in delivering artificial intelligence solutions at scale.
Intact bringing US surety play to UK market
Intact Insurance is bringing its North American surety proposition to the UK as part of wider ambitions to scale its specialty lines business, hiring former Allianz Trade head of surety and guarantee David Weale to lead the expansion.
Q&A: Jordan De Saa, Acturis
Head of insurer account management for Acturis, Jordan De Saa, shares what feedback clients have been giving the tech provider, talks through his move from Movo, and explains why he thinks more high net worth products will be digitally traded moving…
Big Interview: Matt Williams, Allianz Trade
Matt Williams, UK and Ireland CEO at Allianz Trade, sits down with Harry Curtis to discuss how the insurer is putting its data to work, what’s driving demand for trade credit policies, and his thoughts on Trump’s tariffs and the UK economy.
Holmes ‘not surprised’ at increased pet insurance competition
Allianz UK CEO Colm Holmes has said that while he is “not even remotely surprised” at the number of new entrants into the pet insurance market, he is not worried about competition.
Big Interview: Owen Morris, Aviva
After the £3.7bn acquisition of Direct Line Group, Scott McGee catches up with the man responsible for the joint venture, Aviva’s CEO of UK personal lines, Owen Morris.
Bspoke's capacity deal; Mission's MGA launch; Hiscox's CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Ashleigh Gwilliam, nCino
Ashleigh Gwilliam, director of insurance at nCino, talks to Insurance Post about life post-acquisition, soft market dynamics, and what the firm has planned for 2026.
Aviva targets financial lines expansion
Aviva is gearing up to for a number of financial lines launches across both its London and regions operations as it attempts to build scale in segment.
Big Interview: Russell White, NPA Insurance and Peach
Russell White, CEO of NPA Insurance and Peach, sits down with Harry Curtis to explain how the government’s plans to reshape the NHS are fuelling ambitions to write a varied portfolio of MGA and schemes business.
Three UK insurers to launch ChatGPT apps
Three UK insurance companies are in the approval process with OpenAI for artificial intelligence ChatGPT apps.
Allianz’s unemployment insurance; Acrisure's MGA network; Lucida's CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
FCA still sees 'room for improvement' within UK insurance
The Financial Conduct Authority’s deputy CEO Sarah Pritchard has said the motor, home and travel insurance market has "room for improvement," but ruled out undertaking any sweeping action.
Aviva Private Clients launches in Lloyd’s
Aviva has launched its high-net-worth proposition in the Lloyd’s market.
Are insurers’ fair value data demands unfair to brokers?
Deputy Editor’s View: After the British Insurance Brokers’ Association once again highlighted the regulatory burden of fair value assessments, Scott McGee asks if insurers are asking too much, and if there is a resolution to the issue.
Cytora acquisition won’t change Applied’s UK strategy
Graham Blackwell, president of Applied Systems, has told Insurance Post the firm’s purchase of Cytora is not a signal that it may be making a UK comeback.
LV looking to relaunch into general insurance in early 2028
Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society is sizing up a potential return to the general insurance market under the ‘LV=’ brand in early 2028, once its exclusivity period with Allianz runs out, Insurance Post has learned.
Intact’s commercial launch; Pen x Zurich; QBE’s casualty manager
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.