Storm
How insurers are navigating a stormy yacht market
From superyachts to mid-tier pleasure craft, Tom Luckham explores what's driving the yacht insurance market, and whether better tech, data and underwriting is keeping pace with risk.
Shifting insurance claims from payout to prevention
As claims costs hit record highs, Fiona Nicolson examines how insurers are increasingly using data, technology and customer engagement to prevent losses before they occur.
Diary of an Insurer: Hood’s Ryan Fuller
Ryan Fuller, associate director of travel at Hood Group, explores artificial intelligence-driven operational initiatives for travel insurance and reserves Thursday mornings for a relaxed breakfast with his wife.
Gallagher forecasts growth in parametric climate protection
Parametric insurance will play a growing role in closing climate protection gaps, according to Gallagher’s head of climate strategy, carbon insurance and parametric solutions, James Bosley.
Climate change puts brokers centre stage
With floods, heatwaves and subsidence rewriting the rules of risk, Caroline Elliott-Grey, senior product manager for UK and Ireland at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, argues brokers who harness property-level insights can build trust, protect clients and…
Storm Goretti losses estimated at £417m
Perils has updated its industry loss estimate for Storm Goretti, also known as Elli, increasing its initial prediction from €467m (£407m) to €479m.
How 3D inspection tech is transforming insurance
How advances in inspection technology, including the integration of drone imagery with ground-based Lidar scanning, are giving insurers unprecedented visibility of assets and buildings is examined by Rachel Gordon.
Storm damage claims test insurers’ settlement choices
A year of severe storms has strained repair networks and claims operations, which Ben Blain, head of property at Verisk Claims, points out has placed insurers’ settlement decisions, data oversight and ability to evidence fair customer outcomes firmly…
Flood support gaps that insurers can’t afford to ignore
Flood victims face prolonged financial strain and unmet mental health needs, a survey has shown, placing fresh scrutiny on how insurers handle claims, vulnerability and post-loss support.
Government’s deregulation would worsen home insurance outlook
Louise Clark, general insurance policy manager at the Association of British Insurers, has urged the government to reconsider proposals to further relax building regulations following the close of a recent consultation.
Dark kitchens, 50mm hailstones and urban wildfire join risk list
New risks posed by societal, environmental and climate change, including dark kitchens, urban wild fires and 50mm hail stones, were highlighted during a joint meeting of the Post Claims and Underwriting Clubs last week in London.
Building homes back better after floods
With the Environment Agency warning one in four homes is now at risk of flooding, the latest Insurance Post Podcast explores what the insurance industry is doing to make properties more resilient from storms.
Which? warns insurers are failing storm-hit homeowners
Insurers have been accused by Which? of shirking their responsibilities for paying out policyholder's claims when their houses suffer damage due to storms and other extreme weather events.
Average storm claim value more than doubles since 2017
Recent data has indicated the rising cost of covering storm damage, with the average cost in 2025 reaching £1,242.
Property claims cost insurers a record £6.1bn in 2025
Insurers paid out a record £6.1bn in property claims in 2025, according to the Association of British Insurers’ latest data.
Big Interview: Chris Hall, QuestGates
After more than half a century working his way up from trainee at Commercial Union to CEO of one of the UK’s largest independent loss adjusting groups, Chris Hall’s wife wanted him to consider retiring.
Non-violent cargo thefts could ‘move needle’ for marine rates
The International Union of Marine Insurance has sounded the alarm on a worldwide increase in non-violent cargo theft being carried out by criminals posing as logistics providers.
Storm Goretti sees Crawford’s claims levels triple
Crawford and Company has reported a tripling of its claims frequency in the aftermath of Storm Goretti, which hit the UK last week.
Cytora x Pilotbird; Amiga’s Lloyd’s capacity; Gallagher’s tax appointment
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
LA wildfires push global nat cat losses past $100bn again
Insured natural catastrophe losses exceeded $100bn (£74.5bn) in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year, driven largely by record wildfire losses in the US and persistent severe convective storms, according to Swiss Re Institute.
Claims & Legal Review of the Year 2025
From artificial intelligence-driven efficiencies and people-focused service to global expansion, 2025 saw claims and legal sector leaders raise their game when it comes to settling claims.