Commercial Lines

Simply Business expands panel with Ventis partnership

2026-08-18T13:00:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

‘This partnership signals our continued commitment to delivering simplicity, choice and value for our customers,’ says chief executive

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‘Maintenance crisis’ brewing as UK’s towed vehicle fleet ages – UK Towing Safety Alliance

2026-08-18T07:00:00+01:00By George McDade

Breakdowns now make up over three quarters of towing related incidents on UK roads, as an ageing fleet offsets a welcome drop in road traffic collisions

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MGAs offer alternative channel as brokers struggle to place niche fleet risks

2026-08-17T14:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘Pressures still exist in certain parts of the commercial motor market, particularly within more specialist or operationally complex fleet sectors,’ says deputy chief executive

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Aviva refuses ‘to chase unprofitable’ commercial lines business amid soft market as GWP tumbles 4% in HY results – Jason Storah

2026-08-17T06:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

‘In a softening market, if you’re chasing top line, it can get you into trouble,’ says UK and Ireland general insurance boss

IT Interview

Charles Bush: Employee risk is ‘definitely higher up’ corporate agendas as ‘very significant’ losses start to stack up

2026-08-14T08:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

The insurer’s head of commercial claims says that although employees are the ‘most important assets’ within an organisation, they are also ‘one of the points of greatest weakness’

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MGA secures new £120m capacity deal for property owners’ proposition

2026-08-13T11:22:00+01:00By George McDade

‘We are delighted to be building on our successful partnership in this way,’ says head

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Data centre insurance market set to more than double to £17.8bn by 2030

2026-08-12T11:00:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

‘AI is turning the latest generation of data centres from a specialist real estate asset into mission-critical infrastructure,’ says chief executive

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MGA Subscribe appoints new managing director

2026-08-12T10:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘He combines deep underwriting knowledge with extensive leadership experience and a strong understanding of how specialist MGAs can create value,’ says chief executive

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Seventeen Group acquires £5m GWP commercial broker

2026-08-11T10:42:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

The acquired firm specialises in the real estate, construction and leisure sectors

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French broker enters UK market with acquisition of six Leicester-based firms

2026-08-10T12:32:00+01:00By George McDade

The deal for a suite of Leicester-based firms involved in the real-estate insurance sector marks the French firm’s first foray into the UK market

News Analysis

Drones set to deliver net risk benefits – but sky-high human error claims costs must be mitigated

2026-08-10T07:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

Although research demonstrates that drone usage can reduce a business’ net risk profile overall, risk professionals must think strategically about combating pilot errors as ‘the human in that chain is the weak link’ contributing to claims costs