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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 3 to 7 August 2026
Allianz UK operating profit increases by 18.2% despite slight dip in business volumes
Allianz UK chief executive Colm Holmes explains that the decrease in total business volume ‘masks’ that policy numbers have grown
Antares Global announces new leadership structure
The move comes following the passing of chief executive Michael van der Straaten
Go Compare launches learner driver insurance comparison service
’Bringing together a dedicated panel of insurers in one place makes it easier for learners to compare their options and make well-informed decisions,’ says motoring insurance expert
Police warn drivers over rise in ‘crash for cash’ fraud
’Crash for cash fraud is a growing problem and criminals are becoming more aggressive in how they carry out these schemes,’ says head
ManyPets fetches new business growth as profit before tax increases by 59%
ManyPets boss says this is despite a ’very competitive’ UK pet insurance market that ’hasn’t grown as much’
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Lee Mooney: Markel UK preparing for ‘next chapter’ after internal restructure
Managing director supports international growth strategy by reshuffling divisional deck to strip siloes and boosting specialist product count
Briefing: Getting decisions right starts with trusted data
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
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
Beyond the promise – what makes ESG meaningful in insurance?
Stuart Heath: Tokio Marine HCC seeks to inject ‘fresh ideas’ with global distribution strategy
Simon Hunt: HDI UK and Ireland is ‘central’ to overarching group strategy success
Meltem Yazar: Claims Champion on how ‘every claims process can be improved’
Briefing: Confidence men and women – and the industry’s missing marketing narrative
Briefing: Ryanair’s real product is certainty – insurance can learn from that
Briefing: Pet and equine insurance fraud becoming a market sustainability challenge
Lee Mooney: Markel UK preparing for ‘next chapter’ after internal restructure
Managing director supports international growth strategy by reshuffling divisional deck to strip siloes and boosting specialist product count
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
‘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
Stuart Heath: Tokio Marine HCC seeks to inject ‘fresh ideas’ with global distribution strategy
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 UK and Ireland is ‘central’ to overarching group strategy success
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
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