SME
Consilium’s launch; Coversure’s office; QBE's hire
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Roundtable: Transforming risk management in commercial insurance
How insurers and brokers can help businesses navigate a complex risk landscape and strengthen loss prevention for the future.
Big Interview: Robert Kennedy, Howden
Howden’s UK and Ireland CEO Robert Kennedy shares his growth plans for the business and explains why the broking giant won’t abandon the high street any time soon.
MGA Forecast of 2026
Entering 2026, MGA chiefs feel the sector is in a strong yet testing position buoyed by technology, specialism and capacity support, but facing a softening market that will reward those combining underwriting discipline, data-driven innovation and…
JLR breach sparks debate on insurance gaps and state support
Joel Leigh, partner at law firm Howard Kennedy, examines how the £2bn Jaguar Land Rover breach triggered government intervention, supply-chain strain and potential disputes that underline the need for robust cyber cover.
MGAs Review of the Year 2025
2025 was a landmark year for MGAs, marked by record growth, major partnerships, technological innovation and expanding global reach, even as soft market conditions and pricing pressures tested resilience across the sector.
Q&A: Nikki Lidster, Zurich
Zurich UK’s head of SME Nikki Lidster talks to Insurance Post about the firm’s growth in 2025, its plans for 2026, and how it revamped its products this year.
Insurers Review of the Year 2025
Insurers managed to post profits amid a softening market in 2025, invested in technology and pushed to reaffirm the industry’s vital role in protecting society with the Labour government and regulators.
Broker Review of the Year 2025
A softening market put downward pressure on brokers revenue in 2025 but businesses that embraced digital breakthroughs and delivered exceptional service have succeeded in holding on to their clients in a competitive market.
Insurtech Review of the Year 2025
Insurtechs came of age in 2025, shifting from disruption to deep integration, proving artificial intelligences real-world value, expanding globally, and cementing their role as essential partners driving insurance innovation and modernisation.
Tide names insurance business CEO
Insurance Post can reveal Dan McNally has been appointed senior vice president and CEO of Tide’s global insurance business.
Clear Group’s Scottish expansion; Bridgehaven’s buy; B.P. Marsh’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
ESG that stands up in tougher times
At a recent Insurance Post roundtable in partnership with CRIF, leading insurers and ESG specialists explored how the industry is translating sustainability goals into measurable progress – and what it will take to keep that momentum in tougher times.
Six insurance risks of employee attendance monitoring
With major employers starting to keep tabs on office attendance, Colin Ashworth, managing director of insurance operations at NFP, unpicks the potential claims that could arise from forcing more employees back into the workplace.
Pool Re scheme spurs Axa to include terrorism cover in SME policies
Axa is planning to add terrorism cover to its SME products by the second half of next year, as a result of a Pool Re scheme that will offer insurers “significant” discounts to reinsure SME terrorism risk.
Diary of an Insurer: NFU Mutual’s James Trevis
When he isn’t deep in strategy meetings shaping the future of cyber insurance for SMEs, James Trevis, NIS portfolio manager and cyber specialist at NFU Mutual, is out on his bike, enjoying a drink with friends, or travelling with in his campervan.
Alp’s Acturis product; Tide’s SME cover; Marsh Corporate’s MD
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Q&A: Jake Wells, Meshed
Jake Wells, co-founder and chief operating officer of Meshed, discusses the insurtech’s vision of providing high quality service to small-to-medium businesses through the artificial intelligence-native broking platform.
Does Intact’s UKGI investment signal a new era of insurers buying into brokers?
Content Director's View: With Intact investing into the owner of Addler Fairways, are we about to see another dawn of insurers buying into commercial insurance distribution? Jonathan Swift weighs up the lessons of the past and present to find an answer.
Compare the Market CEO dismisses ChatGPT taking over PCWs
Compare the Market CEO Mark Bailie has argued the question of Chat GPT taking over from price comparison websites is “fundamentally flawed”.
Brown & Brown buys MGA; MS Amlin x CyberCube; Acrisure’s triple appointments
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.