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Simon Hunt, HDI

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Simon Hunt: HDI UK and Ireland is ‘central’ to overarching group strategy success

2026-07-29T07:00:00+01:00By

Newly minted chief executive describes the global insurer’s UK and Ireland arm as a ‘core hub’ that will be intrinsic to the overall success of the business’ international four-year strategy

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News Analysis

Regulatory tightening in UK M&A market ‘weeding out’ weaker distribution firms

2026-07-28T07:00:00+01:00By

As broker and MGA M&A deal volumes hit multi-year lows, a managing director believes regulatory tightening ’has materially slowed consolidation in the UK insurance distribution sector while accelerating selective market exit’

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IT Interview

Nick Linacre: How the Claims MGA of the Year brings an investigator’s mindset to claims handling

2026-07-27T07:00:00+01:00By

Winning Insurance Times’ Claims MGA of the Year award was recognition of Purbeck Insurance Services’ approach to claims, but for claims manager Nick Linacre, the real success comes long before a claim is ever paid

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Ageas UK’s Ant Middle explains thought process behind insurer’s job cuts following M&A

2026-07-24T07:00:00+01:00By

’We need to make sure we’re efficient as a business and we need to make sure we’re organising ourselves for the future to make sure we are the successful business we intend to be,’ says chief executive

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Fabricated claims have ‘overtaken’ ghost broking as sector's biggest fraud threat

2026-07-23T07:00:00+01:00By

‘We identified an increase in first party misrepresentation – people playing around with their risk criteria application stage to try and reduce the premiums – which is an indicator that perhaps the cost of living crisis is now hitting,’ says head of counter fraud

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News Analysis

Meltem Yazar: Claims Champion on how ‘every claims process can be improved’

2026-07-22T07:00:00+01:00By

Insurance Times’ Claims Champion of the Year explains why empathy, curiosity and questioning established processes are key to delivering fair customer outcomes

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London’s subsidence timebomb – check your postcode here

2026-07-21T07:00:00+01:00By

New figures from property data intelligence firm Chimnie, published exclusively by Insurance Times, reveal that the overwhelming majority of London properties will be at risk of subsidence-related damage by the year 2080

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Review: Genasys’ Insurance Simulator 2026 could be the sector’s career shop window

2026-07-20T07:00:00+01:00By

The insurance sector’s answer to the job-sim gaming trend is here, with the game free to play

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Industry has ‘obligation’ to retrain individuals who lose jobs to AI

2026-07-17T07:00:00+01:00By

’I don’t think the industry is as far advanced around retraining as it should be,’ says chief executive

Jimmy Williams

IT Interview

Jimmy Williams: How Urban Jungle is fending off fraud for renters’ financial inclusion

2026-07-16T07:00:00+01:00By

‘If we can tell the difference between a genuine customer who just happens to live in a lower income postcode and a fraudster, we can underwrite that better,’ says chief executive

Simon Waine, Gallagher

IT Interview

Simon Waine: Homing in on ‘advice led broking’ and ‘client obsessed’ talent in Gallagher’s corporate division

2026-07-15T06:00:00+01:00By

Focusing on talent, rather than geography, is central to the broker’s service strategy moving forward, with recruitment volumes on the up for staff that have a ‘level of gravitas’, says corporate division managing director

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Alex Hardy: Existing MGA partnerships driving portfolio growth

2026-07-14T07:00:00+01:00By

‘We’ve still got growth ambitions, but when you’re setting out in the early days, you’re really doing one thing – now we’ve got the exciting challenge of trying to pat our head and rub our tummy at the same time,’ says director

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