High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 23 to 27 March 2026
Revealed: Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards finalists 2026
The awards are designed to recognise the best and brightest in the UK insurance claims sector
Brown and Brown partners with social mobility charity to champion early careers
’This partnership is an important step in helping ensure that more young people can access professional careers based on their talent and potential,’ says chief executive
Industry talent development must focus on three ‘critical role clusters’ – Aon
‘As automation transforms the industry, 14% of roles and 23% of total headcount are at risk of severe disruption from AI and automation,’ says head
Principal acquires Bristol-based broker to create £60m-plus GWP business
’Our strengthened market presence will also enable us to deliver further value to UK motorcyclists,’ says managing director
Acrisure hires ex-Marsh leader to lead aviation expansion
’The opportunity to establish and expand a dedicated aviation practice within Acrisure’s global network is an incredible opportunity,’ says appointee
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Glasgow fire ‘wakeup call’ for historic property insurance and business interruption
’As humans, we do not naturally like going to that worst case scenario and so when an event as devastating as this occurs, it is often a wakeup call,’ says managing director
High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 23 to 27 February 2026
Attacking opportunity: Can the cyber insurance market deliver in 2026?
Record cyber attacks in 2025 exposed entrenched supply‑chain vulnerabilities and caused widespread disruption to UK businesses, yet cyber insurance penetration remains low – what opportunities does the market see to protect businesses going forward?
Briefing: The top 10 learnings about UKGI’s talent crisis
January 2026’s one-day Destination Insurance conference was eye-opening for many reasons – but amid the insights gleaned, it is now up to UKGI to walk the talk
Insurance fraud sector exemplifies the ‘good and bad uses of AI’
’Fraudsters are using AI in the same way that we are looking to use it within our organisations, such as for reconnaissance, target identification and research – the world of AI fraud is moving very quickly and is going to be a challenge for us,’ says director
Briefing: From Dubai with love – a room with a frontline view on a rapidly changing world
Glasgow fire ‘wakeup call’ for historic property insurance and business interruption
Opinion: Regional broker market poised to ‘outpace growth’ in London
IWD: Promoting more women requires the sector to ‘shine a light’ on invisible barriers
Briefing: Shockwaves will be felt in London as missiles fly in the Persian Gulf
Olga Collins: WBN leader says brokers must become ‘an extension’ of corporate risk management
Briefing: AI and commercial insurance broking – existential threat or strategic opportunity?
The Big Question: Insurer megamergers are adding up – what M&A opportunities are still on the table for UKGI’s largest carriers?
Olga Collins: WBN leader says brokers must become ‘an extension’ of corporate risk management
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) chief executive discusses the changing role of brokers, the importance of active risk management and emphasises the vital need for advisory-led relationships
Mike Joseph: Incident that saw CUO ‘an hour away from not making it’ led to career rethink
Lucida Group’s Mike Joseph says it is a ‘surreal’ feeling to retire, but that it has ’been on my mind that you never know what’s around the corner’
Renewals saw reinsurers keen to deploy capital, buyers focused on banking savings – Gallagher Re’s Kerton
Three years of strong profitability left reinsurers comfortable with their risks despite softened rates, while cedants prioritised reduced cost over additional protection
Ryan Gill: Steering Bspoke ‘delicately’ through a broker service transformation
With long-term investments coming to fruition, the MGA group’s recently appointed chief executive sets out how broker service improvements will promise a return to a five star rating and drive growth in 2026
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