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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 11 to 15 May 2026
Ageas UK to make job cuts after review of organisational structure
’We are reducing duplication, reinvesting in digital and data and building the skills and capabilities needed to meet evolving customer needs while keeping prices fair,’ says spokesperson
Conference colleague connections: What are 2026’s networking hotspots in Manchester?
Networking at 2026’s Biba Conference does not stop when Manchester Central closes its exhibition doors – read on to discover the must attend gatherings in brokers’ diaries this year and the elite venues firms are booking
Ageas and Saga launch new product as part of 20-year partnership
‘Ageas and Saga share a commitment to deliver great service when it matters most and are dedicated to making the customer experience journey as easy as possible,’ says managing director
Saga boosts profit in 2025 after Ageas deal
‘The restructuring of our insurance business, and the partnership with Ageas, derisks and simplifies our operating model, creating a more stable platform for growth,’ says group chief executive
Ageas joins Sky Protect panel
’We see an abundance of opportunities in the thriving personal lines market and this collaboration is a strong endorsement of our data and technical capabilities,’ says managing director of broker and partnerships
The Big Question: Insurer megamergers are adding up – what M&A opportunities are still on the table for UKGI’s largest carriers?
A surge of deals has triggered a new consolidation cycle that is redefining scale, competition and capability across the UK general insurance market. But questions remain around integration risk, broker dynamics and whether bigger will truly mean better.
Why Aviva, Ageas UK and Markel were named insurers of the year at 2025’s Insurance Times Awards
Insurance DataLabs provides the facts and figures behind the biggest insurer trophies at the Insurance Times Awards 2025
Top 50 Insurers: HCC International tops 2025 Underwriting Gold Awards
Insurance DataLab has done the number crunching to reveal which underwriters have excelled in the UK, Gibraltar and Lloyd’s marketplaces – with Insurance Times exclusively revealing the findings
Insurance sector reacts as government weighs up mandatory testing for over 70s motorists
’We, as an insurer, welcome any measures that give us and our older customers assurance that they meet the required standards required to hold a driving license,’ says chief underwriting officer
Briefing: As Aviva completes DLG takeover, is more personal lines market consolidation on the cards?
Gender pay gaps at UK insurers revealed – the best and worst performers
Briefing: US broker should welcome $2bn investment as it continues UK expansion
Briefing: Does Ageas’ purchase of Esure make up for it losing out on DLG?
Ant Middle: Organic growth focused plan seeks to put Ageas UK top of the personal lines pile
Insurer gender pay gap reports flag senior staff imbalance and part-time job problem
Why 2024 was a transformational year for UK M&A
Why Ageas, Aviva and QBE were named insurers of the year at 2024’s Insurance Times Awards
Ant Middle: Organic growth focused plan seeks to put Ageas UK top of the personal lines pile
The insurer has ‘earned the right to think bigger as a business’ and topple the likes of Allianz, Axa and Hastings from the personal lines podium using product expansion, AI investment and a commitment to broker partners, says chief executive
Ant Middle: M&A will provide Ageas UK with ‘optionality for the future’
Chief executive eyes new product lines and M&A opportunities as personal lines insurer plots out its next three to five-year strategy
Insurance Times Advent Calendar: Ant Middle
For the 23rd day of advent, Ant Middle, chief executive at Ageas UK, talks industry achievements and some Lego alternatives
Ant Middle: Ageas has planted its flag firmly in personal lines brokered business lines
’We are a business that only succeeds if we can succeed with brokers,’ says Ageas chief executive
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