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Allianz UK expands renewable energy appetite

2026-10-26T13:00:00+00:00By

’Our aim is to make it easier for brokers to arrange cover as their customers’ projects develop,’ says head

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AmTrust International acquires Wakam

2026-10-26T10:25:00+00:00By

Following Wakam SA getting a temporary ban on underwriting new contracts and renewing existing contracts, the business is now fully capitalised and able to write new business and renew policies following the deal

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PHP vulnerability raises fears of systemic cyber claims

2026-10-26T09:00:00+00:00By

‘The PHP vulnerabilities are a reminder that organisations can’t fix what they can’t see,’ says group head

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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-10-23T14:00:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 19 to 23 October 2026

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House of Lords tells FCA to ‘accelerate’ work on home and travel as timescales ‘not clear’

2026-10-23T08:00:00+01:00By

’We know that the FCA is undertaking various pieces of work to make progress on many of the issues our report has highlighted, but the timescales are not clear and it should produce a roadmap of what it is doing,’ says chair

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Allianz UK secures capacity deal with digital insurance broker

2026-10-23T06:00:00+01:00By

’It’s a strong example of how we’re using digital trading to make our products available to more businesses,’ says head

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Cobra Network boss joins Acrisure as UK retail chief executive

2026-10-22T11:00:00+01:00By

‘Tedstone is a highly respected leader with deep experience of the UK insurance market and a strong track record of building successful businesses,’ says president of international insurance solutions and global markets

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Markerstudy confirms 80 roles affected by business simplification programme

2026-10-22T10:00:00+01:00By

Firm says proposed changes will impact approximately 80 roles across the business as it continues to evolve its operating model

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1st Central launches agentic AI motor insurance proposition

2026-10-21T12:00:00+01:00By

‘It could reduce the time customers spend managing their insurance by around 40 per cent,’ says chief executive

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FCA plans to be ‘agentic’ regulator and shift to AI supervision

2026-10-20T09:30:00+01:00By

’Part of our work to become a smarter regulator means developing our future as an agentic regulator, using the same technologies reshaping our markets to make ourselves sharper, faster and more effective,’ says chief data, information and intelligence officer

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Home insurance premiums continue to fall

2026-10-20T06:00:00+01:00

’Competitive home insurance premiums are almost 17% below their level two years ago and are still falling,’ says director

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Brit expands presence on Acturis

2026-10-19T08:59:00+01:00By

’By expanding our presence across the Acturis platform, we can continue to deliver our market-leading underwriting proposition to a wider customer base,’ says UK eTrading business development manager

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