’This collaboration reflects our broader strategy to strengthen our digital capabilities and enhance how we operate with a focus on improving the service we provide to clients and trading partners,’ says chief executive
’Our broker relationships are essential to what we do, so his role in enhancing broker engagement, expanding partnerships and ensuring alignment between underwriting appetite and market demand is invaluable,’ says director of commercial
‘Our focus is on making sure farmers and rural businesses are supported by specialists who understand the sector,’ says managing director
‘Our aim is to give brokers confidence that when a claim occurs, their clients will receive expert, responsive support,’ says managing director
‘Disruptor’ chief executive says the new broker network will operate alongside the group’s existing appointed representative network, providing ‘options’, ‘choice’ and ‘support’ to directly authorised brokers
’This sponsorship reflects the powerful synergy between our organisations,’ says chief executive
’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
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 23 to 27 February 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?
Government has made it clear that it sees the insurance industry as central to its cyber resilience plans, so the insurance industry must respond
‘We’re seeing an increasing number of horse owners choosing to self-insure, however, this approach carries significant financial risk,’ says equestrian schemes underwriting specialist
Chief executive believes broker consolidation across UK’s northern regions is giving industry talent greater pause for career thought – and enabling joint venture partnership opportunities
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
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’
Three years of strong profitability left reinsurers comfortable with their risks despite softened rates, while cedants prioritised reduced cost over additional protection