The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, promotions and leadership changes from 6 to 10 October 2025
Political risk impacting profitability for 85% of UK businesses – Beazley
’Political shifts, economic uncertainty and global tensions are converging at an unprecedented scale – and the ripple effect is shaking business confidence across sectors and geographies,’ says group head of specialty risks
Beazley sees profit before tax fall despite insurance business growth
‘Growth of 2% reflects our disciplined approach and is fully aligned with our strategy of prioritising rate adequacy and long-term profitability over short-term income,’ says chief executive
Beazley accused of stalling as BI claim disputes head to court
’Our clients and this firm notified these claims in 2020 and they are still no further, despite the legal landscape changing so much in the favour of policyholders,’ says solicitor
Beazley appoints ex-Swiss Re leader as new head of parametric insurance
’He is a seasoned expert with the leadership experience and personal commitment to this specialism,’ says head
Allianz reportedly on the hook as M&S cyber claim could hit £100m
The cyber attack on the retailer first came to light last month
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
Briefing: High profile attacks represent penetration opportunity for cyber market
The sector should ’never waste a good crisis’, says MGA distribution director
Are SMEs paving the way for cyber attacks on larger companies?
The relationship between a big business and partner SME can present ’a vast opportunity for hackers to infiltrate the larger business’ due to ’weaker security systems’ that are typically employed at small companies
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