Insurer Analysis

Lee Mooney, August 2025

IT Interview

Lee Mooney: Markel UK preparing for ‘next chapter’ after internal restructure

2026-08-07T07:00:00+01:00By

Managing director supports international growth strategy by reshuffling divisional deck to strip siloes and boosting specialist product count

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News Analysis

Briefing: Getting decisions right starts with trusted data

2026-08-06T08:00:00+01:00By

Major decisions are being delayed, revisited and second-guessed not because of a lack of data, but a lack of confidence in it. Insurance DataLab’s Matt Scott argues that trusted, independent insight is now becoming absolutely critical to decision-making

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IT Interview

Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth

2026-08-06T07:00:00+01:00By

‘We’re really focused on finding areas of business that are not mainstream, but where we know that the London market has something specialist to offer,’ says broker’s executive director

ESG support

News Analysis

Beyond the promise – what makes ESG meaningful in insurance?

2026-08-04T15:16:00+01:00By

What separates meaningful ESG from performative sustainability? As expectations rise, the industry is under growing pressure to demonstrate that commitments translate into action

Stuart Heath Approved 2.2.26

IT Interview

Stuart Heath: Tokio Marine HCC seeks to inject ‘fresh ideas’ with global distribution strategy

2026-07-31T07:00:00+01:00By

International head of distribution says specialty insurer is planning to “strike that gold” with tiered broker distribution strategy, aiming to mirror UK plan implementation in the US and Europe

Simon Hunt, HDI

IT Interview

Simon Hunt: HDI UK and Ireland is ‘central’ to overarching group strategy success

2026-07-29T07:00:00+01:00By

Newly minted chief executive describes the global insurer’s UK and Ireland arm as a ‘core hub’ that will be intrinsic to the overall success of the business’ international four-year strategy

Meltem champion

News Analysis

Meltem Yazar: Claims Champion on how ‘every claims process can be improved’

2026-07-22T07:00:00+01:00By

Insurance Times’ Claims Champion of the Year explains why empathy, curiosity and questioning established processes are key to delivering fair customer outcomes

Toby Clegg

News Analysis

Briefing: Confidence men and women – and the industry’s missing marketing narrative

2026-07-16T08:00:00+01:00By

Toby Clegg asks whether the sector is missing a trick in ignoring one of its most fundamental marketing narratives

James York

Analysis

Briefing: Ryanair’s real product is certainty – insurance can learn from that

2026-07-09T08:00:00+01:00By

What can the insurance sector learn from the different expectation management strategies employed by two of the world’s biggest budget airlines?

Sharon Brown, Peia

News Analysis

Briefing: Pet and equine insurance fraud becoming a market sustainability challenge

2026-07-08T08:00:00+01:00By

Sharon Brown, founder and chief executive at the Pet and Equine Insurance Association (Peia) discusses the need for a market reaction to the growing threat of fraud

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Analysis

Informal communication ‘scope creep’ exposes CPS sector to ‘slowly changing claims environment’

2026-07-08T07:00:00+01:00By

‘Clients who are using these sorts of informal channels can create contractually and legally binding agreements and, if they then default on those agreements, or if they don’t deliver what the customer thought was being promised, then there’s a risk of being exposed to a claim,’ says partner

XL Bully puppy

News Analysis

Banned breeds: Has the insurance market left dog attack victims exposed?

2026-07-03T07:00:00+01:00By

The removal of mandatory third-party liability insurance for exempted banned dogs has closed one regulatory loophole – but it has also exposed a wider question for insurers. As the market retreats from high-risk breeds, who ultimately bears the financial cost when serious attacks occur?

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