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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-10-30T16:15:00+00:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 26 to 30 October 2026

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New Beazley boss not moving to London as Zurich’s Greco confirms hire is medium-term move

2026-10-30T11:00:00+00:00By

The insurer’s group chief executive tells Insurance Times that appointment to replace Beazley’s Cox is designed to support the initial integration process, rather than form the firm’s long-term leadership structure

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​Tokio Marine teams up with broker on ‘first’ humanoid robot cover

2026-10-30T10:47:00+00:00By

’The new cover is the first of its kind in the UK,’ says general manager

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Ageas to offer car quotes through ChatGPT via Esure

2026-10-29T13:18:00+00:00By

’The plugin provides a valuable testing ground to help us understand how customers engage with conversational AI and how these tools could shape future insurance journeys,’ says managing director

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Axa UK joins Pool Re scheme to expand SME terrorism cover

2026-10-29T12:00:00+00:00

’Axa’s decision to include terrorism cover as standard within selected digital SME products is another important step towards closing the UK’s terrorism protection gap,’ says chief underwriting officer

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Devolution, IPT and business rates: Insurance industry responds to 2026 Autumn Budget

2026-10-29T06:00:00+00:00By

’We’ll continue to work closely with our members and the government as it sets out more details on its plans to drive this forward,’ says ABI director general

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Allianz UK serves up new hotels and restaurants proposition

2026-10-28T12:30:00+00:00By

’We’ve looked closely at where the pressures really bite and shaped the cover around them, so it reflects how hotels and restaurants actually operate rather than relying on a generic policy wording,’ says head

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Tesco Insurance expands into holiday home and landlord cover

2026-10-28T06:00:00+00:00By

‘We can give customers access to specialist insurance designed for these types of properties’ says chief customer officer

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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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