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Aon expands Ukraine war risk facility as MS Amlin boosts reinsurance capacity
‘With the war continuing to imperil the Ukrainian economy, war risk insurance is central to sustaining investment and building resilience in Ukraine,’ says chief executive
Flood Re acquires BeFloodReady and unveils plans for national flood resilience platform
’There is much more we can do to help people prepare, reduce the damage and recover more quickly,’ says director of corporate affairs
Uinsure appoints ex-Markerstudy leader as new chief trading officer
’Uinsure has scaled significantly over the last few years and the opportunity for our insurer partners has naturally grown with it,’ says appointee
Aviva appoints ex-Chaucer UK chief executive as managing director for GCS
’I’m looking forward to working with colleagues, brokers and clients to help shape the next chapter of its success,’ says appointee
Ageas and Esure add two non-executive directors to boards
’Their insight and independent challenge will be invaluable in helping the board oversee the next phase of integration,’ says chair
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 5 to 9 October 2026
Top 50 Insurers
Top 50 Insurers 2025
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurers for 2025 – but where has your firm placed?
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Top 50 Insurers 2024
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurers for 2024 – but where has your firm placed?
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Top 50 Insurers 2023
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurers for 2023 – but where has your firm placed?
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Top 50 Insurers
Top 50 Insurers 2025
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurers for 2025 – but where has your firm placed?
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‘It’s not about robots’ – Zurich says technology should remove friction, not judgement
Insurance Times’ latest webinar with Zurich explored how insurers can use technology to deliver faster, more efficient trading without sacrificing underwriting judgement, broker relationships or the human element of claims
Top 50 Insurers 2026: What size really says about underwriting performance
Scale is a trump card that often sees insurers succeed in the annual Top 50 Insurers ranking, however financial figures analysed by Insurance DataLab reveal that there is more to the underwriting performance story than meets the eye
Russell White: Peach set to become main driver of premium across NPA Insurance
’Peach will become more than 50% of the insurance company premium across all of NPA Insurance,’ says chief executive
Scott Egan: SiriusPoint ready to redeploy capital as market softens
Chief executive says four years of turnaround work have put SiriusPoint on stronger footing with cedants and ratings agencies
Matt Cox: Turning claims into a strategic asset at Allianz UK requires a 'mindset shift'
’This year’s pivot, from January onwards, has been to figure out how we maximise the benefit and the assets that we’ve got, as well as how we recognise claims itself as a strategic asset in the whole of the insurance cycle,’ says chief claims officer
Kelly Madeley: Industry must ‘make insurance exciting’ to attract talent
Ki’s chief people officer Kelly Madeley believes the insurance industry needs to widen its talent pool, embrace different career paths and work collectively to show young people that insurance can be a career where they make a difference
Aviva refuses ‘to chase unprofitable’ commercial lines business amid soft market as GWP tumbles 4% in HY results – Jason Storah
Charles Bush: Employee risk is ‘definitely higher up’ corporate agendas as ‘very significant’ losses start to stack up
Lee Mooney: Markel UK preparing for ‘next chapter’ after internal restructure
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