Reinsurance
Aon Re’s UK CEO Andrew Laing passes away
Andrew Laing, CEO of reinsurance for the UK and chairman of global facultative for Aon, has passed away.
Big Interview: Hardeep Gulati, Duck Creek
Following Duck Creek’s acquisition of AI-native underwriting platform Send, CEO Hardeep Gulati outlines the efficiency gains he expects from bringing the businesses together and his ambitions to double revenue in the next four to five years.
Reinsurance in life insurance: How it works in 2026
This guide explains why life insurers might use reinsurance in 2026. Topics covered: what risks get reinsured; the types and structures involved; how it works mechanically; the offshore boom reshaping the market; and the regulation now tightening around…
Top 30 European insurers of 2026 revealed
Europe’s Top 30 non-life insurers achieved another year of solid top line growth in 2025, although exchange rate changes affected revenue negatively when converted to euros.
Crif’s fraud platform; Brown & Brown enters Scotland; Cila’s president
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
How does the London Market keep its edge post-Blueprint Two?
Following the shelving of Blueprint Two, Tom Luckham explores how the London market is learning from the successes and failures of the programme in order to transform the technical capabilities of the sector.
Reinsurance's capital tsunami: Is it too much of a good thing?
Record capital coming into the market, falling prices and surprisingly strong reinsurer results. The central question is whether the torrent of capital will intensify already strong competition as reinsurance enters a soft market. This content explores…
BPL launches surety division
BPL has launched BPL Surety, a new business line offering global guarantee solutions, marking the broker's second business line launch this year.
Why better data flow will determine insurance AI success
Competitive advantage from artificial intelligence will come from turning fragmented insurance data into timely, reliable insights that improve operational decision-making, according to Dave Wilson, director of financial services and insurance at…
Soft market to deepen amid strong reinsurer balance sheets
Ratings agencies predict the global reinsurance soft market will deepen into 2027 as capital remains abundant, while cyber and data centres emerge as key growth opportunities.
ABI fire safety facility tops £19.6bn in year two
The Association of British Insurers has capped off a second year for its Fire Safety Reinsurance Facility, announcing a total sum insured of £19.6bn for the 12 months to the start of April.
Data standards are the saviour from AI adoption failure
Tim Ellis, managing director of Acord UK, argues only when paired with clearly defined data standards can artificial intelligence applications do what they do best for insurance.
Big Interview: Anne Middleton, Convex UK
Anne Middleton, Convex’s UK CEO, talks to Insurance Post about continuity through a change of chair, why market share matters more than premium, and staying disciplined as the market softens.
Jensten buys broker; ALA’s pothole product; Antare's reinsurance head
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Endless heatwaves are becoming insurance’s hot potato
Editor’s View: A summer of heatwaves, wildfires and increasing subsidence claims is another warning that insurance cannot rely on yesterday’s climate to price tomorrow’s risks, according to Emma Ann Hughes.
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."
The ‘whole narrative has to change’ on broker value in a soft market
Clients would benefit from having a fuller picture of the work that reinsurance brokers do on behalf of their portfolios.
Why continuous monitoring will define AI insurance
Traditional underwriting models cannot assess autonomous artificial intelligence systems, which Nik Kairinos, CEO and co-founder of Raids AI, argues makes real-time monitoring critical to insuring emerging liabilities.
Jensten’s Scottish presence; Munich Re’s miner product; Uinsure’s panel
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Captives consultation ‘a strong start’ by regulators
Dan Sammons, captives manager for HDI Global UK & Ireland, reacts to a consultation paper released by UK regulators on Tuesday (14 July), saying it is a strong start, but that the execution will decide its success.
Antares CEO Mike van der Straaten passes away
Mike van der Straaten, CEO of Antares, passed away over the weekend following a short illness, a statement from the business has confirmed.