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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 13 to 17 July 2026
The biggest M&A stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest M&A announcements across the market from 13 to 17 July 2026
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 13 to 17 July 2026
QBE appoints new head of outward reinsurance for international division
’His deep experience and expertise will be a tremendous asset to our team,’ says CUO
HSB hires ex-Munich Re lead as new director of strategy and value propositions
‘Her experience will help us strengthen our position as a trusted specialist partner, ensuring we continue to anticipate customer needs and deliver commercially successful solutions,’ says chief executive
Industry has ‘obligation’ to retrain individuals who lose jobs to AI
’I don’t think the industry is as far advanced around retraining as it should be,’ says chief executive
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Briefing: Confidence men and women – and the industry’s missing marketing narrative
Toby Clegg asks whether the sector is missing a trick in ignoring one of its most fundamental marketing narratives
Briefing: Ryanair’s real product is certainty – insurance can learn from that
What can the insurance sector learn from the different expectation management strategies employed by two of the world’s biggest budget airlines?
Briefing: Pet and equine insurance fraud becoming a market sustainability challenge
Informal communication ‘scope creep’ exposes CPS sector to ‘slowly changing claims environment’
Banned breeds: Has the insurance market left dog attack victims exposed?
Motor and property spearhead recovery across UKGI’s biggest business lines
The Big Question: Is UKGI distinguishing intentional D&I from performative action?
Luke Baker: Dovetail policy wordings are ‘a key concern’ for risk managers in combating increasingly fragmented yet interconnected risk landscape
In Focus: How can MGAs sustain growth over the next five years?
Has corporate consolidation broken the pet insurance model?
Alex Hardy: Existing MGA partnerships driving portfolio growth
‘We’ve still got growth ambitions, but when you’re setting out in the early days, you’re really doing one thing – now we’ve got the exciting challenge of trying to pat our head and rub our tummy at the same time,’ says director
Luke Baker: Dovetail policy wordings are ‘a key concern’ for risk managers in combating increasingly fragmented yet interconnected risk landscape
Alongside tailored risk transfer, captive creation is booming in preparation for the next hard insurance market cycle, says insurer’s global and specialty director
Ant Middle: How Ageas UK is standing out in a tough personal lines market
’For us, being a specialist, scaled player is where we can really stand out,’ says chief executive
David Nichols: Zurich UK’s ‘best ideas’ driven by broker engagement
‘We don’t have the right to demand growth – we have to show up and earn respect to get it,’ says head of retail
Jon Walker: Crafting restructured Axa Insurance UK to be ‘bigger, broader, bolder’ in next three-year strategic cycle
Alex Ktenidis: Allianz’s new chief distribution officer on broker ‘roadshow’ as growth areas identified
Biba 2026: Aviva and DLG personal lines integration ‘well on track’ ahead of part VII process
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