Underwriting
Mea’s Richter on how AI can help firms manage ‘peak season’
Artificial intelligence can potentially help firms manage their peak season workloads, according to Max Richter, global growth leader at Mea Platform.
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.
Q&A, Chris Hill and Paul Muir, One Answer Insurance
Paul Muir, CEO of One Answer Insurance, and Chris Hill, newly appointed board consultant, discuss how governance, underwriting discipline and investment in people will support the broker’s growth plans.
Voice channels: the hidden front door to fraud
Voice channels, synthetic identities and AI technology are creating new fault lines in insurers’ existing fraud controls. With criminals targeting telephony channels as a gateway to wider fraud activity, this content sheds light on how insurers can use…
Centerbridge exploring Canopius sale
Centerbridge Partners, the primary shareholder of insurance and reinsurance firm Canopius Group, is open to offers on the business, sources have told Insurance Post.
Telephony data is your secret weapon against fraud
Fraudsters today switch easily between web, mobile apps and contact centres, exploiting whichever route offers the least resistance to make bogus policy applications and claims. This content highlights how real-time phone-number intelligence gives…
Aviva almost doubles personal lines premiums after Direct Line deal
Aviva has hailed a strong first half of 2026 with group operating profit increasing 24% to £1.32bn and UK personal lines premiums almost doubling following the acquisition of Direct Line.
BIA 2026 winner Q&A: QBE’s UK executive director Chris Wallace
QBE’s Chris Wallace explains what it means to be crowned General Insurer of the Year at the British Insurance Awards, sharing insights into claims transformation, developing solutions for emerging risks and the importance of keeping clients and brokers…
Monitoring telephony channels: are insurers missing the signals?
Fraudsters leave clues long before a claim is made. This content examines whether insurers are making the most of the intelligence hidden in customer calls.
Pet insurance must stop pricing averages and focus on health
Artificial intelligence, augmented data and preventative care models could help insurers move beyond commoditised underwriting, sell more policies and give consumers fairer premiums, according to Kesh Thukaram, co-founder of Best Insurance and excitare…
The hidden role of telephony channels in insurance fraud
Voice calls remain a key customer touchpoint – and an overlooked source of fraud intelligence. This content examines how insurers could be using telephony data to detect scams earlier and disrupt organised fraud.
Protestors accuse sector of hiring ‘corporate spies’
Climate change protesters have claimed the insurance sector has hired “corporate spies” to tail activists.
Pinpointing your P&C personalisation problem
Nearly 60% of P&C customers want personalised products but most insurers are running personalisation initiatives on top of operating models that were never built for them. This whitepaper highlights why personalisation is not a data problem but an…
Infographic: Six questions every insurance board should be able to answer
Most underperforming insurance portfolios do not fail because of bad strategy. They fail because good strategy breaks down in execution. This infographic highlights six questions every insurance board should be able to answer to address the stability gap…
What insurers want from AI
Everyone is talking about AI, but are insurers focusing on the right opportunities? Part one of this four-part series sheds light on what insurers want from AI, what they’re overlooking and how AI agentic capabilities will add significantly more value in…
Optalitix advocates for AI-assisted ‘spreadsheets’
Underwriters should be encouraged to use AI-assisted Excel, says Optalitix co-founder Dani Katz, as the software company focuses on allowing natural language to increase accessibility as well as speed.
Markel’s Broker hub; Chubb and Acturis; MGAA’s milestone
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Holmes hoping to retire at Allianz following strong H1 2026
After record profits for the sixth consecutive reporting period, Allianz UK CEO Colm Holmes has said the “best of Allianz is in the future”.
AI can help insurers cover ‘equally complex’ SME risks says Sixfold
Alex Schmelkin, co-founder and CEO of Sixfold, said despite AI being an opportunity for the industry to narrow down protection gaps, smaller businesses are still not seeking as many coverages as they should.
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.
Markel takes Allianz’s Nguyen for MD for specialty
Markel has named Doan Nguyen as managing director, specialty for its London Market operation, effective immediately.
Big Interview: Mike Bottle, Arch Insurance UK
Mike Bottle, managing director of the Arch Insurance UK regional division, speaks to Insurance Post about his time in role so far, and why staying visible and relevant to brokers is top of the agenda.
Redundancies confirmed as Intact restructures regional leadership
Intact UK has confirmed to Insurance Post that it has made changes within its regional leadership structure, and that up to 35 job roles will be lost.