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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 10 November to 14 November 2025
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, promotions and leadership changes from 10 to 14 November 2025
Markel International hires managing director for new London market business
’We’ll build a business that continues to deliver profitable growth and lasting relationships,’ says appointee
Property and casualty insurer becomes Biba partner
’Being part of Biba also gives us a valuable opportunity to connect with regional brokers and partners, exchange ideas and work together to deliver the best outcomes for customers,’ says head of distribution operations and strategy
Aviva Q3 trading update predicts 2026 targets to be hit one year early
‘We continue to make excellent progress and now expect to achieve our financial targets in 2025, one year early,’ says group chief executive
Backchat: November 2025
Cooking up a storm in a baking challenge, an insurer’s time capsule tour, industry-centric reading and a new artificial intelligence collaboration. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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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The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurers for 2025 – but where has your firm placed?
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Was scratching out required pet damage insurance from Renters’ Rights Act a missed opportunity?
With the Renters’ Rights Act coming into force last month, the decision to drop the clause that allowed landlords to require tenants hold pet damage insurance has come under fire, with a managing director branding it a ‘retrograde step for landlords and tenants alike’
Sector should not aim to implement AI as a ‘be-all and end-all’ solution
’The AI can recommend a course of action, but the handler has to take the final decision,’ says chief executive
Xavier Laurent: Banging the drum for ‘consistency’ at Covéa Insurance following new UK leadership
Georgina Davis: Making a mark on regional growth and future leaders
Briefing: As Reeves urges insurers to back London, where should investment be made?
In Focus: Are HNW lifestyles evolving faster than traditional risk models?
Retroactive reckoning: Construction PI faces its 30-year shadow
The Big Question: What’s the next black swan event for UKGI – and is the sector ready?
Briefing: Digital ID is no panacea for fraud – and implementation challenges lay ahead
Destination Insurance: Futureproofing talent starts with tackling retention
Xavier Laurent: Banging the drum for ‘consistency’ at Covéa Insurance following new UK leadership
Although emphasising that status quo will be maintained at the insurer in the short term, incoming chief executive adds that his business development expertise will prove ‘instrumental in supporting Covéa Insurance’s next chapter’
Georgina Davis: Making a mark on regional growth and future leaders
After six months in role, the sector’s youngest regional head has taken her division from strength to strength – writing over 30% more new business so far this year than in all of 2024
Covéa Insurance extends strategic plan to 2028 as De Macedo prepares to hand over UK reins
Exiting chief executive tells Insurance Times about his strategic swansong and the personal drivers that have steered his decision to return to France
Luisa Barile: From puppy to profit – how ManyPets learned new tricks for growth
‘I’ve told my team very clearly – I want us to be number one. Success means being the undisputed go-to for pet insurance in the UK,’ says chief executive
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