Property
BIA 2026 winner Q&A: Policy Expert chief claims officer Gary Barker
Gary Barker, chief claims officer, explains how moving from an outsourced solution to an in-house one laid the foundations for Policy Expert having significantly faster claims resolution than the industry standard by blending tech, expertise and proactive support.
Guidewire pays £1.2bn for Hyperexponential
Guidewire is set to buy Hyperexponential for $1.7bn (£1.27bn), with $400m (£300.05m) more payable if recurring revenue targets are hit, as it looks to ‘define’ the use of artificial intelligence in underwriting.
Brit’s launch; Apollo x Generali; Acrisure’s UK retail CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Nick Dinsdale, Peach
Nick Dinsdale, underwriting director at Peach, speaks to Insurance Post about the firm’s new hire, AI in underwriting and Peach’s growth plans.
Big Interview: Simon Hunt, HDI
Simon Hunt, CEO of HDI UK and Ireland, reveals how he is looking to grow the corporate and specialty lines insurer by launching a new Lloyd’s syndicate and expanding in areas including energy, cyber and healthcare.
Q&A: Kumar Utpal, Decerto
Kumar Utpal, head of business development at Decerto explains how insurers can use AI to beat the fraudsters at their own game, meet Consumer Duty requirements and make more consistent claims decisions.
Lithium-ion batteries: the emerging risk insurers can’t ignore
How the growing use of lithium-ion batteries is increasing the potential for significant fires and complex losses is the focus of the latest Insurance Post podcast.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: Intact Insurance
Intact Insurance, formerly known as RSA, has moved from fourth to sixth place on this year’s Top 100 UK Insurers list after the provider pulled out of personal lines.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: Convex
Convex UK climbs from the eighth spot on last year’s list to seventh place on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers List in 2026.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: AIG
AIG slips from seventh position last year to eighth place on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers List in 2026.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026: Aviva
Aviva Insurance Limited is ranked number 1 and Aviva International Insurance Limited is ranked number 2 once again on Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers list.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2026 table
The top 100 Prudential Regulation Authority regulated companies listed by gross written premium, net written premium, underwriting result, retention ratio, solvency capital requirement and SCR ratio.
Top 100 UK insurers of 2026 revealed
Insurance Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers list has experienced a significant shake-up due to meaningful declines in revenues at Direct Line and Intact in 2025.
Flood Re prepares for 2039 exit with resilience platform
Flood Re has unveiled plans to develop BeFloodReady into a national flood resilience platform, stepping up efforts to improve property-level resilience ahead of the reinsurance scheme’s planned closure in 2039.
Clear’s M&A; Konsileo’s investment; FOS’s chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Jeremy Trott, Ecclesiastical
Jeremy Trott shares his plan as church operations director and what he’ll bring to the new role from his six years’ experience as claims director.
Insurance Post’s Top MGAs of 2026 revealed
Policy Expert is the nation’s biggest MGA after achieving record-breaking revenue of more than £200m for UK-based non-life risks in 2025.
Conflict-driven construction costs widen underinsurance gap
The latest BCIS data highlights how cost volatility can affect reinstatement differently from new build, leaving static sums insured increasingly vulnerable to underinsurance.
Diary of an Insurer: Sedgwick’s Hugh Kennaway
From policing London's streets to handling complex global energy claims and championing the international growth of the loss adjusting profession, Hugh Kennaway, past president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, plus managing director and…
Probitas rebrands; Benefact x parkrun; Allianz’s CEOs
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.