Underwriting
After Blueprint Two: what a cargo coverholder should stop waiting for
In March 2026, Lloyd’s set out a new strategy and confirmed it was transitioning away from Blueprint Two. This content highlights the implications for cargo coverholders, and how tigerlab’s platform connects delegated authority and brokerage operations.
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.
Building an autonomous insurance platform: The future that's already here
Most insurers operate fragmented architecture built over decades for claims, policy management, billing and underwriting. This blog highlights the true cost of operating siloed systems and how technology leaders can close the gap with a single, reusable…
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…
Aviva’s Morse is third HNW exec to join Euna
MGA Euna has hired the third Aviva high-net-worth private clients executive who left the provider back in May this year.
US property and casualty insurance industry statistics 2026
How big is the US P&C insurance market and what are the current trends? This blog explores the numbers that matter for 2026, organised by market size, profitability, catastrophe exposure, line of business, and the largest carriers.
Can MGAs stay ahead in personal lines pricing?
In today’s fast paced, competitive, personal lines market, pricing has become a key battleground. This content highlights why pricing agility, richer data and digital trading capabilities are becoming the defining competitive advantages for ambitious…
Q&A: Matt Perkins, Hiscox UK
Matt Perkins, trading director, high net worth, art and collections at Hiscox UK, discusses underinsurance, first-generation wealth, and the changing shape of the HNW market.
The next step for neurodiversity in insurance workplaces
Despite growing recognition of neurodiversity's business benefits, Johnny Timpson, Gain founder member, says the insurance industry must do more to ensure neurodivergent employees can thrive without masking their conditions.
AI will amplify rather than replace underwriting expertise
Allison Hamilton, head of US customer success at Cytora, argues the industry’s future will depend not on replacing experienced underwriters with artificial intelligence, but on helping them adapt and use technology to enhance their judgement.
Diary of an Insurer: Allianz’s Faith Kitchen
Faith Kitchen, head of client relationship management at Allianz, focuses on growing accounts, mentors an A Level student, and finishes the week watching her son's cricket practice.
Ripe’s classic car move; Percayso x Driverly; Sompo's UK CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz deal to bring Coalition to 15 markets by mid-2027
Coalition CEO Joshua Motta has told Insurance Post the firm’s partnership with Allianz will take it into 15 countries by the end of June 2027.
Infographic: The UK’s rebuild cost gap is changing
In 2026, just 8% of UK properties are insured for the right amount. Based on data from 46,917 rebuild cost assessments completed, this infographic sheds light on the accuracy of building sums insured for residential and commercial properties, plus the…
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.
15 insurtechs compete in ‘record-breaking’ Lloyd’s Lab
Lloyd’s Lab ran its 17th cohort pitch day on Thursday (10 September) as start-ups competed in the realms of space-weather data, weather intervention, and frontier-AI forecasting.
Why connected data is the real AI advantage in insurance
What separates insurers who experiment with AI from those who scale it into real, measurable outcomes? This blog highlights some key takeaways from a recent discussion between Microsoft and AutoRek which explored the power of connected AI data within…
Acorn Group sees continued GWP growth and steady profits
Acorn Group has reported continued growth in its non-standard insurance business, with gross written premium rising to £803m in 2025, an 8% increase compared to the year before.
Diary of an Insurer: Zurich’s Paul Green
Paul Green, Zurich UK's multinational hub manager, engages with brokers, leads underwriters, enjoys river walks with his dog and late-night F1 racing sessions.
How 9/11 still shapes insurance
Editor’s View: On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on how the attacks changed terrorism risk, catastrophe modelling and insurance capacity forever and reminds the sector of how it must always help people recover from loss.
Large losses likely before AI becomes stand-alone insurance class
Artificial intelligence needs to be better defined by insurance companies – and a few large associated losses are likely to be absorbed within existing product lines – before it is underwritten as a stand-alone class of business.
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.
Forget breaking in: AI helps cyber criminals blend in
Cyber insurers must adapt as attackers increasingly exploit trusted identities, software and AI-generated content rather than traditional vulnerabilities, according to Ben Watson, class underwriter for cyber at Westfield Specialty International.
DCL racing to number one with Tokio Marine backing
Direct Commercial founder and CEO Phil Cunningham has told Post the MGA is chasing the top spot in haulage and commercial fleet following its sale to Tokio Marine HCC.