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Aviva hires 15 into regional specialty team
‘We’ve invested heavily in people, capability and technology to improve visibility, availability and decision making,’ says head
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Dual expands social care offering with SEN school and children’s home product
‘Dual is particularly well placed to innovate in specialist areas such as social care,’ says chief underwriting officer
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Leeds-based MGA appoints two in support of expansion plans
‘As our client base continues to grow throughout the UK, EU and international markets, it’s essential that we continue to invest in our people,’ says chief executive
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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 27 April to 1 May 2026
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Peach appoints ex-Applied head as new distribution manager
’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
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Brown and Brown partner with MGA to offer agricultural cover
‘Our focus is on making sure farmers and rural businesses are supported by specialists who understand the sector,’ says managing director
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The data gap has narrowed in commercial property – LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Sponsored content: Richard Toomey, vertical market manager for the UK and Ireland at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, discusses the need for accurate data in commercial property underwriting
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Data focused captives can be complementary buffer to plug emerging risk coverage gaps
Risk experts predict that captives will continue to grow in popularity as a tool to make hard to write risks ‘palatable’ for the insurance market – particularly during hard market cycles
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What is the ‘biggest constraint’ in the captive model?
Although captives are becoming a more sought-after tool for risk managers, global organisations face jurisdictional hurdles when trying to establish a multinational programme, agree expert panellists
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How technology is revolutionising risk management for global cargo claims – Gallagher Bassett
Sponsored content: Alan Munro, chief information officer at Gallagher Bassett company W K Webster, explains why insurers must stay ahead of the curve in a changing claims arena
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MGA to launch real estate products for non-standard risks
’This new proposition has been developed directly in response to broker demand,’ says chief executive
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How insurance is helping prevent own goals at 2026’s World Cup
Travel insurance small print needs to meet high healthcare costs in North America, while longer opening hours for UK pubs means a re-evaluation of employers’ and public liability products is necessary
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