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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-06-19T14:00:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 15 to 19 June 2026

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Airmic 2026: Risk managers must get comfortable operating in the gaps between traditional risk categories as modern risks ‘refuse to stay in their lane’

2026-06-19T12:00:00+01:00By

Successful risk managers of the future will ‘understand connections, navigate uncertainty that doesn’t fit neatly into a risk register, see around corners and imagine futures that haven’t ever happened before’, says insurer chief underwriting officer

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Aviva to rebrand acquired Lloyd’s syndicate

2026-06-19T06:00:00+01:00By

‘We’ve already combined our teams and capabilities and are now seeing the benefits of trading as one platform,’ says chief executive

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PRA sets out vision for UK captive regime ahead of consultation

2026-06-18T12:00:00+01:00By

The UK’s proposed captive regime is moving from concept towards consultation, with the PRA signalling a focus on simplicity, proportionality and commercial viability

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Sompo appoints ex-Aspen leader as new chief underwriting officer and head of strategy for international markets

2026-06-18T10:01:00+01:00By

The new appointee’s ’leadership and direction will help us to deliver even greater connectivity, consistency, discipline and long-term success as we continue to grow our international markets business,’ says chief executive

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Autonomous vehicle safety principles welcome, but more work needed – Thatcham Research

2026-06-18T06:00:00+01:00By

‘If safety is the promise of automated vehicles, transparency is what will build trust,’ says vehicle technology manager

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Addept Insurance launches digital-first home emergency services

2026-06-17T12:00:00+01:00By

’By adopting a digital-first approach we can remove call centre volumes while increasing the service’s capacity to focus on contractor deployment and improving customer experience and control service costs,’ managing director

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Two-thirds of consumers would cut insurance cover without monthly payments

2026-06-16T12:00:00+01:00By

‘Finance from insurers and premium finance are central to enabling insurance customers to pay for cover monthly,’ says consumer spokesperson

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FM promotes for new London operations chief executive

2026-06-16T11:00:00+01:00By

’With his long track record of success across underwriting, client service and operations at FM, he brings extensive experience to serve our clients in this important region,’ says EMEA division manager

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Brokerbility announces new managing director for Gauntlet AR network

2026-06-16T08:00:00+01:00By

‘We will continue to strengthen the proposition, enhance the support available to our partners and create opportunities for sustainable growth,’ says managing director

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Third of UK insurers lagging behind on personalisation as ‘AI execution gap’ grows

2026-06-15T14:00:00+01:00By

’The conversation around AI is becoming far more practical now – less about testing the technology and more about whether insurers can bridge the execution gap and actually embed AI confidently and at scale into the way decisions get made every day,’ says head of UK, Ireland and South Africa

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Liberty launches satellite-powered parametric wildfire cover with Iceye partnership

2026-06-15T13:00:00+01:00By

‘Built on rapid and verifiable observation data from our SAR satellite constellation, this offering provides quick confirmation when agreed loss parameters are met,’ says head of reinsurance

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