Backchat: September 2025
Barking mad pet claims, news of an upcoming nuptial, Square Mile stunt doubles and an afternoon at the races. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
MGA partners with specialty insurer to launch E&O underwriting practice
This new partnership ’reflects our determination to work with MGAs that deliver innovative, value-added solutions to policyholders’, says chief underwriting officer
Tiernan explains importance of clear timeline messages after latest Blueprint Two delay
’It’s important that at the centre we get very clear messages with timelines that give all the stakeholders the ability to have an investment timeline that they can engage with,’ says chief executive
Allianz hires Ageas leader as managing director of personal broker business
’With a wealth of experience and excellent team leadership skills, he is well placed to grow our broker business profitably,’ says managing director
‘Industry-specific tailwinds and headwinds’ causing mixed forecasts – S&P
‘The property and casualty insurance market will remain challenging, with many business lines seeing rates decline due to plentiful capacity and robust competition,’ says analyst
TfL proposals tackle ‘unfair’ insurance gap between London pedicabs and taxis
‘It’s unfair that someone can go and get a pedicab and yet a taxi driver that has got a lot of insurance is paying several thousand pounds,’ says director
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Opinion: Are micro firms buying commercial covers like a personal lines customer?
Market feedback has revealed that micro businesses of less than 10 staff could fall victim to buying commercial covers with a personal lines mindset, risking underinsurance and coverage gaps – how can the sector mitigate this?
Clean energy revolution facing extreme weather challenge
’These are perils that we haven’t really taken seriously in the past, given the emphasis on the US market, and now there are increasingly unmodeled events,’ says underwriter
Briefing: Sector has long road ahead to ensure inclusivity of vulnerability
In Focus: The impending ‘peril’ of underinvesting in reinsurance talent
Motor insurance switching reaches historic low – are GIPP rules finally making an impact?
UKGI market returns to underwriting profit as expense management pays dividends
Lee Mooney: New UK boss gearing up to ‘change the pace’ at Markel
Rather than ‘reinvent the wheel’, managing director plans to tap into global group expertise to increase insurer’s ‘share of wallet’ with brokers and ‘dial up the pace’ on product and people volume
Alex Ktenidis: Tackling SME underinsurance with the ‘right conversation at the right time’
’SMEs are sleepwalking into an underinsurance problem at the moment,’ says director of digital trading
Martin Hall: ERS targets next £100m GWP through mobility, AI and cultural continuity
‘We’re definitely part of the changing face of mobility,’ says managing director at ERS
Michelle Taylor: New role provides opportunity to ‘draw the dots’ and fill Aviva’s distribution strategy gaps
Expanding the insurer’s exclusive regional broker proposition and tackling the relationship ripple effect of broker consolidation are both key focus areas for the broker distribution director
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