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AIG buys Salford City FC; Prestige x Urban Jungle; Biba’s deputy chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
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.
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.
Ageas and Saga launch first product under partnership
Ageas UK and Saga have today (16 December) announced the launch of the first product under their 20-year affinity partnership.
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.
What's next for agentic AI?
AI has already made the move from futuristic concept to an everyday part of insurance operations, including risk assessment, underwriting and claims processing. This blog sheds light on how agentic AI takes one step further by working autonomously…
Diary of an Insurer: Liberty Specialty’s Henry Nelson
Henry Nelson, chief underwriting officer for the UK, Middle East and North Africa at Liberty Specialty Markets, balances strategy and encounters with US Presidents with early-morning family time, cycling and revisiting guitar bands.
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.
Lloyd’s flags softening market concerns
Lloyd’s chief of market performance Rachel Turk has flagged several areas of concern for the market as rates soften “quicker than anticipated”.
Die Hard: Who is insurance’s answer to John McClane?
Content Director's View: Putting aside the argument about whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not, Jonathan Swift asks if you have ever wondered who would be the insurance equivalent to NYPD cop turned terrorist plot spoiler John McClane?
Biggest takeaways from the Insurance Innovators Summit & two AI tracks
This year’s Insurance Innovators Summit in London made one thing abundantly clear: the conversation around AI in insurance has shifted to execution and applying AI in ways that are tangible. This blog sheds light on four key takeaways from the event and…
Insurance in step with AI
At a recent webinar hosted by Insurance Post in association with Hyland, insurers explored how agentic AI could reshape underwriting, claims and fraud – and the challenges of keeping humans in the loop.
Fore! Golf boom drives up risks on and off the fairway
With more people teeing off than ever, David Worsfold examines how golf’s quiet fairways conceal growing exposures and gets to grips with the widening gap in the insurance cover many players and clubs rely on.
Lloyd’s flags sharp decline in future female underwriting leaders
Lloyd’s is facing a shrinking pipeline of female underwriting talent, with new data revealing women remain significantly under-represented at senior levels.
Diary of an Insurer: Zurich’s Louise Griffiths
For Louise Griffiths, trading underwriter for Zurich UK, no two days are ever quite the same working in Wales and the south-west region, from growing her own fruit and vegetables to hosting roundtables.
Aviva nabs Admiral data director for executive role at Direct Line
Aviva has appointed Rachel Purchase, currently director of data and analytics at Admiral, as chief underwriting officer for Direct Line Retail.
How ESG data can optimise SME insurance and drive resilience
While awareness of ESG’s business value is growing, many SME insurers still treat ESG as a long-term data goal rather than a near-term priority. This blog highlights why ESG isn’t just a compliance checkbox; it’s a powerful lens for assessing SME…
Spotlight: Shifting fraud detection to the point of application
Financial pressures and new technology are boosting fraudulent activity to ever-higher levels. This spotlight highlights why application and identity fraud have become the fastest-growing and most challenging threats to detect, and how insurers can…
Spotlight: From siloed fraud teams to shared intelligence
Combating fraud in today’s environment demands both cutting-edge technology and a collaborative approach to stay one step ahead of increasingly sophisticated criminals. This spotlight sheds light on how underwriting, claims and fraud-prevention teams can…
Big Interview: Simon McGinn, CEO of Dual UK
Simon McGinn, CEO of Dual UK, is betting on regional expansion, specialist expertise and empowering underwriting talent, rather than pursuing takeovers, to double the MGA business by 2030.
Giving AI arms and legs to move insurance forward
At a recent webinar hosted by Insurance Post in association with Hyland, insurers explored how agentic AI could reshape underwriting, claims and fraud – and the challenges of keeping humans in the loop. This article explores several key themes that…
Jensten buys broker; Pen's renewables product; Zurich UK's head of compliance
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
How Dual’s data capability is transforming the MGA
Simon McGinn, CEO of Dual, has shared how the MGA’s data capability has been transformed in recent years and is accelerating the growth of the business.
Axa CIO reveals ROI on AI
Artificial intelligence has resulted in a significant uptick in the number of customers Axa retains, according to the insurer’s chief information officer Natasha Davydova.