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David Nichols: Zurich UK’s ‘best ideas’ driven by broker engagement

2026-06-10T07:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

‘We don’t have the right to demand growth – we have to show up and earn respect to get it,’ says head of retail

Jon Walker: Crafting restructured Axa Insurance UK to be ‘bigger, broader, bolder’ in next three-year strategic cycle

2026-06-09T07:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

New chief executive is dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s of insurer’s upcoming strategic priorities – this includes greater adoption of AI and the possibility of staff streamlining

News Analysis

World Cup 2026 opens goal to ‘single point of failure’ cyber risks

2026-06-08T07:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

Conflicts involving Russia, Ukraine, Iran and broader geopolitical tensions have ‘increased the likelihood that major events will be used as platforms for cyber-enabled messaging and symbolic attacks’, says director of threat intelligence services

News Analysis

World Cup windfall or claims headache? Hospitality’s summer surge puts insurers on alert

2026-06-05T08:00:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

A summer boost from staycation spending and World Cup crowds is set to lift UK hospitality revenues, but insurance experts warn that higher footfall could drive claims and expose underinsurance across the sector

News Analysis

Claims and customer outcomes reshape insurer placement decisions

2026-06-04T07:00:00+01:00By Matt Scott

A new report from Insurance DataLab has collated claims, complaints, solvency and underwriting data into a single framework designed to give brokers a broader view of insurer performance

News Analysis

TechTalk: AI washing creates ‘massive expectation gap’ across insurance provision and liability

2026-06-03T07:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

’The pressure to use AI is coming from competitors, boards, investors and the fear of being left behind – which is why much of the current market noise is better described as AI gloss than AI strategy,’ says technology consulting director

IT Interview

Alex Ktenidis: Allianz’s new chief distribution officer on broker ‘roadshow’ as growth areas identified

2026-06-02T07:00:00+01:00By James Cowen and Katie Scott

’What I’m really looking forward to do is creating edge through insight,’ says new appointee

IT Interview

David Aslin: Human touch in a digital market – why Lumara is betting on relationships

2026-06-01T07:00:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

As the insurance market pushes deeper into AI and automation, Lumara’s chief executive argues that underwriting expertise and broker relationships still matter most

News Analysis

In Focus: How can insurers stay relevant as captives grow in the UK?

2026-05-29T07:00:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

As captive arrangements become more popular in the UK, insurers, brokers and regulators are considering how these models can help corporates tackle emerging and complex risks. But as the risk retention versus transfer conversation evolves, how can insurers tap into captives to remain relevant and support underwriting?

News Analysis

In Focus: Middle East conflict reveals ‘huge risk management gap’

2026-05-28T07:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

The latest SR:500 Exchange virtual roundtable, hosted by sister publication Strategic Risk, brought together risk professionals, brokers and academics to discuss risk management’s moving goalposts amid geopolitical fluctuations

News Analysis

Green shoots in packages and specialist segments amid commercial lines premium slump

2026-05-27T07:00:00+01:00By George McDade

Insurance Times’ Commercial Lines Premium Index – released in association with Open GI – reveals that while a 7.7% year-on-year fall in commercial lines GWP has reaffirmed persistent soft market conditions, a small number of lines have bucked the trend

News Analysis

The Big Question: Is UKGI ready to respond effectively to another pandemic event?

2026-05-26T07:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

May 2026’s hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship is ringing unsettlingly familiar alarm bells – but, with this threat of a new health crisis emerging, is UK general insurance (UKGI) ready to respond effectively to another possible pandemic event and action lessons learned from Covid-19?

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