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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
Arch Insurance UK’s regional division appoints new branch manager
’His breadth of experience across underwriting and distribution, alongside his dedication to delivering high quality service, will ensure we continue to meet the evolving needs of our brokers and clients,’ says appointee
Arch Insurance UK promotes for new head of casualty
’His promotion is testament to his proven leadership skills and strong technical expertise that have established him as a highly respected figure in the market,’ says director of underwriting
Arch Insurance International launches new IP consortium at Lloyd’s
’We are proud to bring together this specialist consortium to support what is a rapidly growing and increasingly important class of business,’ says head
Thwarted Winter Olympics hack highlights growing cyber exposure for major events
‘What this story really highlights is that cyber risk in sport is no longer hypothetical,’ says law firm partner
Insurance Times confirms 2026’s five star insurers for commercial and personal lines
More than 850 UK general insurance brokers responded to Insurance Times’ survey to rate their commercial and personal lines insurer partners
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
Gender pay gaps at UK insurers revealed – the best and worst performers
Insurance Times investigates the gender pay gaps at the biggest insurers listed within its annual Top 50 Insurers report
Brokers reveal 2025’s best and worst commercial lines insurers
Markel UK has topped brokers’ commercial lines ranking for the second year running and a third time in five years, according to exclusive research from Insurance Times
Mike Bottle: Arch’s UK regional MD on bringing international scale to bear
’You’ve got to be committed to the proposition because if you lose sight of what the broker wants, then you very quickly lose momentum,’ says recently promoted leader
Mike Bottle: Arch’s UK regional MD on bringing international scale to bear
’You’ve got to be committed to the proposition because if you lose sight of what the broker wants, then you very quickly lose momentum,’ says recently promoted leader
Steve Bashford: Arch’s strategy is bringing ‘London expertise to the regions’
’Our message is that we deal with brokers the way they want – we’re not going to force anybody to take an optimised trading route irrespective of premium size,’ says chief executive for UK regions
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