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

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

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

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

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

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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Biba 2026: Allianz seeking pricing transformation to support brokers in ‘challenging’ personal lines market

2026-05-22T07:00:00+01:00By

’It’s even more important that we get down to that level of granularity, utilising brokers’ data, to make sure that we can help support volume where we can while profitability is under challenge,’ says managing director for personal broker

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Shopping and switching rates continue to fall among home insurance customers

2026-05-21T07:00:00+01:00By

New data from Consumer Intelligence reveals that home insurance policyholders’ shopping and switching behaviour has fallen to record low levels over the past two years, though some evidence indicates that trend may be changing

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Biba 2026: Zurich reacts to double five-star accolades in eTrading Report

2026-05-20T07:00:00+01:00By

‘We are absolutely laser-focused on making sure that we are listening to, and acting on, broker feedback,’ says head of SME trading

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On the mid‑tier squeeze – too big to exit, too small to absorb the shock

2026-05-19T07:00:00+01:00By

The mid-tier insurance arena has become a ‘no man’s land’ for firms too large to be nimble specialists and too small to achieved the industrialised efficiency of the global giants, says management consultant

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Biba 2026: Pen Underwriting seeking continued product expansion in a ‘topsy turvy market’ – Tom Downey

2026-05-18T07:00:00+01:00By

’Our teams are closer to the brokers and closer to the customers, so they know what they need to do,’ says chief executive

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Biba 2026: McLarens warns of cyber-physical BI gaps and data centre exposures

2026-05-15T07:00:00+01:00By

Brokers need to rethink traditional business interruption cover as cyber, AI and data centre exposures blur the line between digital and physical losses, says executive director

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Biba 2026: Intact eyes new commercial lines ‘opportunities’ in eTrade – Becky Henry

2026-05-14T07:00:00+01:00By

Following a dip in the insurer’s extranet score in Insurance Times’ Five Star eTrading report 2026, the insurer’s vice president of eTrade says it is focused on revitalising ‘stagnant’ products to keep pace with broker service needs

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Biba 2026: QBE focused on construction and multinational growth – Nat Ferrigan

2026-05-13T07:00:00+01:00By

‘It’s about building on that regional trade and taking our client conversations to the next level,’ says insurer’s head of distribution

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Biba 2026: Jensten Group ‘growing and extending propositions at rapid pace’ after restructure

2026-05-12T07:00:00+01:00By

’We’ve got bold ambitions,’ says chief executive

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What’s to play for in Insurance Times’ upcoming eTrading Report 2026?

2026-05-11T07:00:00+01:00By

Ahead of this month’s release of the eTrading Report 2026, Insurance Times has revisited the 2025 edition to analyse the key battlegrounds as firms challenge for a prestigious five-star award

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