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Insurance firms warned of grey areas as informal messaging becomes business norm
’Informal communication is now a normal part of how many businesses communicate,’ says consultancy and professional services sector lead
Hiscox launches new 606 broker portal
’The new 606 broker portal gives brokers more control, quicker placement and easy self service through a clear, intuitive experience,’ says HNW trading director
Pen Underwriting secures new consortium backing for non-standard home specialism
’Their collective backing and trust in Pen Underwriting’s proven expertise in underwriting means we have significant scope to grow our already large portfolio,’ 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
Hiscox UK appoints new chief underwriting officer
’Our business is built on specialist underwriting expertise and I look forward to seeing our capabilities evolve under his leadership,’ says chief executive
Hiscox announces $300m share buyback as it improves COR for FY25
‘We have achieved multi year growth and margin expansion through new products, deeper distribution, the deployment of new technologies and the execution of our change programme,’ says group chief executive
Jo Musselle: How Hiscox wants underwriters to ‘see around corners’
’Our job is to deal with the market that’s in front of us, not the market we’d like to be in front of us,’ says chief underwriting officer
Claims performance comes into sharper focus as brokers seek placement certainty
A new survey from Insurance DataLab sheds light on how claims experience is shaping broker behaviour – and why it is becoming a critical tool in navigating an increasingly complex placement landscape
Crackdown on cosmetic cowboys will require underwriting and risk cover to ‘evolve’
As the government introduces new regulations for the aesthetics market, a chief executive warns that new risks will emerge for clients and brokers will ‘play a key role’ in managing ’where these risks sit’
The Big Question: Insurer megamergers are adding up – what M&A opportunities are still on the table for UKGI’s largest carriers?
A surge of deals has triggered a new consolidation cycle that is redefining scale, competition and capability across the UK general insurance market. But questions remain around integration risk, broker dynamics and whether bigger will truly mean better.
Fresh faces, fresh thinking: Counter fraud leaders call for recruitment overhaul
In Focus: The impending ‘peril’ of underinvesting in reinsurance talent
Is influencer insurance the next must-follow for protecting content creators?
TechTalk: Directors face ‘real risk’ of liability in wake of cyber attacks
Briefing: As AI evolves, affirmative cover is becoming ever more important
Brokers are ‘logical latecomers’ to AI use as ‘old guard’ believe in certain way of doing tasks
In Focus: Underwriting is the lifeblood of MGAs, but claims service must not be ignored
Gender pay gaps at UK insurers revealed – the best and worst performers
Gareth Hemming: Hiscox carrying ‘positive momentum’ on broker sentiment into 2025
’We’re clear on where we want to go in terms of strategy and growth, but we’re going to do it in a way that’s informed by broker feedback and input,’ says specialist insurer’s head of distribution
FCA review on rule simplification offers ‘opportunity’ to forge ‘proportionate’ framework – Jon Dye
The chief executive says Consumer Duty marked ‘a significant regulatory change’ that ‘has involved a good deal of work’ to implement and embed successfully within the insurer’s operations
Jon Dye: Hiscox is third of way through ‘strategy for profitable growth’
UK chief executive flags ‘really good energy’ at the specialist insurer as it targets retail growth ‘between 5% and 15% at the right level of profit’ over four-year strategy duration
Jo Musselle: Hiscox targets ‘new distribution deals’ with brokers as part of ‘omnichannel’ strategy
Market-wide appetite ‘to trade more in a digital way’ sees insurer commit to roll out high net worth proposition on eTrade extranet by year-end, says chief underwriting officer
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