Commercial Lines

Insurance Times publishes new UK product liability report in association with Arch

2026-05-19T06:00:00+01:00By Savan Shah

The research comes as the market undergoes one of the fastest and most complex periods of change in its history

The most common causes of claims in the aesthetics sector – and how to prevent them

2026-05-18T14:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

‘The frequency and the severity of claims’ in ‘a very litigious’ sector can be mitigated through ‘effective, proactive risk management’, says MGA’s head of legal and risk management

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Biba 2026: AI developments reinforcing the need for preventative cyber insurance

2026-05-18T13:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘What we see now with agentic AI is that in the same way it helps any UK business run better and have more scale, it gives the threat actors faster scale too,’ says managing director

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Biba 2026: Commercial insurance is too complex to automate but AI can still transform it

2026-05-18T08:08:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

’We will always need underwriters, because we need underwriters to make the decision,’ says managing director of commercial and chief distribution officer

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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 Yiannis Kotoulas

’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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Aviva posts improved premiums and COR in Q1 results despite ‘challenging’ commercial conditions

2026-05-14T13:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘We delivered profitable growth across Aviva despite global market volatility, demonstrating yet again the advantages of our market-leading positions,’ says group chief executive

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Biba 2026: Evolving AI capabilities present both cyber risks and opportunities

2026-05-14T11:23:00+01:00By George McDade

‘As an attacker, you only have to win once and you’ve got an opportunity, where as a defender you have to win every single time,’ says country manager

Analysis

Briefing: Adjuster’s plea may leave marine sector all at sea

2026-05-14T08:00:00+01:00By Jon Guy

The marine hull market has so far relied on rules originally introduced in the 1890s, but portions of these are probably due a refresh

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

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

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 Yiannis Kotoulas

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

News Analysis

Opinion: Could captive appetite uptick present opportunity for brokers?

2026-05-13T06:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

Although ‘the captive piece can be perceived as a dark art’ by some brokers, increasing interest in these models from the risk management community means opportunities abound for intermediaries willing to get stuck in

Research

Insurance Times reveals headline results of 2026 eTrading survey

2026-05-12T06:00:00+01:00By Savan Shah

More than 750 broker respondents provided feedback on their eTrading experiences via software houses and insurer extranets

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