High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 15 December to 19 December 2025
Aon secures temporary restraining order against Howden, pending hearing
Aon has submitted a lawsuit against Howden
Aon alleges ‘calculated and egregious’ trade secret theft by Howden
’This case is about a calculated and egregious scheme of trade secret theft, contractual breaches, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference and unfair competition,’ claims the lawsuit
Insurance Times Awards 2025: Finalists for the Insurance Broker of the Year award
Seven firms are competing for the Insurance Broker of the Year category at the Insurance Times Awards
Insurance Times Awards 2025: Aon ‘transforms’ client service with AI-driven risk analyser tools
Rob Kemp, head of UK commercial risk at Aon, talks about his firm’s entry to the Insurance Broker of the Year category
Insurance Times Awards 2025: Finalists for the Excellence in Technology – Broker award announced
Aon, Chase Heptons and Somerset Bridge dsicuss their entries to the Excellence in Technology – Broker category
Top 50 Brokers: Which brokers were flying high in 2025?
After reviewing the top 50 brokers’ data for 2025, consulting firm MarshBerry selects its best performers over the last 12 months
Briefing: Ex-Lloyd’s chief executive still to find a home after AIG split
Former Lloyd’s leader has showcased inconsistency in career prospects after declining Aon and AIG advances – but what is the reasoning behind this and what could be next for Neal?
Tomorrow’s insurance leaders will come from overlooked places
‘To look for new talent, we need to explore avenues we’ve never explored and that includes both ends of the socioeconomic spectrum,’ says chief executive
In Focus: The impending ‘peril’ of underinvesting in reinsurance talent
‘The real issue isn’t that reinsurance is too niche – it’s that we’ve failed to communicate its relevance and impact,’ says chief commercial officer
The Big Question: How can brokers support directors to navigate new regulations and mitigate the risk of D&O claims?
Ukraine’s resilience poses questions for insurers for when the war ends
Brokers on the up despite challenging market
Jane Kielty: Aon leverages expertise and scale to ‘join the dots’ for clients
Jane Kielty: Aon leverages expertise and scale to ‘join the dots’ for clients
’We’re creating new solutions where they didn’t exist before to help clients solve problems,’ says broker’s UK chief executive
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