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Intact to merge UK and EU specialty businesses

2026-11-11T12:00:00+00:00By

’Combining our UK and European speciality lines businesses and creating a UK regulated branch will make the placement of European risks easier for brokers,’ says chief executive

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WATCH: New Leisure, New Risks webinar in partnership with Hiscox

2026-11-11T12:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

As leisure businesses evolve, are their insurance policies keeping pace? An expert panel discusses this issue and more in the latest Insurance Times webinar

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Backchat: November 2026

2026-11-11T11:00:00+00:00By

A well travelled tote, an historic exhibition makes a comeback, Insurance Times staffer turns tourist at insurer headquarters and broker bosses European marathon. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…

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Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance to acquire outstanding share in Canopius

2026-11-11T09:29:00+00:00By

’What this brings Canopius is permanent capital and an owner with a long-term view,’ says chief executive

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Daily Roundup: The stories making headlines on 10/11/26

2026-11-10T15:06:00+00:00By Insurance Times

Here are the stories making headlines today

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HDI gets green light to begin underwriting through Syndicate 2029

2026-11-10T13:00:00+00:00By

’The products in scope for Syndicate 2029 represent strategic growth areas for HDI,’ says active underwriter

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Motor insurance payouts remain at record £3.2bn

2026-11-10T11:00:00+00:00By

’While competitive premiums are welcome news for customers, persistently high claims costs are putting significant pressure on insurers,’ says director of general insurance and international policy

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Ageas clarifies pet insurance position following new business pause

2026-11-10T08:00:00+00:00By

Insurer says it is ‘very much’ in pet insurance market as it builds expertise through broker partners

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​Compare the Market launches temporary car insurance comparison service

2026-11-09T11:20:00+00:00By

’Launching temporary car insurance is a natural next step in strengthening our motor insurance proposition,’ says head

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Chubb warns insurance risks becoming ‘commoditised’ as technology advances

2026-11-09T08:00:00+00:00By

‘The real risk isn’t in us competing with one another with a client. It’s in the further commoditisation of insurance,’ says president

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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-11-06T15:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 2 to 6 November 2026

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Zurich UK eyes underwriting opportunities for fraud analytics after £109m detection

2026-11-06T10:19:00+00:00By

Its AI and advanced analytics tool ’has been game-changing for us in terms of the maturity of that contextual data analysis, but it makes you hungry for even more data,’ says head of claims fraud

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