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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-02-27T15:56:00+00:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 23 to 27 February 2026

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The biggest people moves this week

2026-02-27T13:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 23 to 27 February 2026

Vicky Walker

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Intact Insurance promotes for new vice president of property and casualty claims

2026-02-27T10:00:00+00:00By

’Her strong focus on customer outcomes and developing high performing teams makes her exceptionally well placed to lead property and casualty claims into its next chapter,’ says chief operating officer

AXA appointment Arista

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Axa increases GWP to €116bn in 2025

2026-02-26T14:00:00+00:00By

’These results demonstrate the earnings power of our well-diversified franchise and reinforce our confidence in Axa’s ability to generate sustainable, long‑term value,’ says chief executive

Colm Homes 2026 Allianz

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Allianz posts 30% increased operating profit in UK for FY 2025 results

2026-02-26T13:00:00+00:00By

’We also reduced our COR by two percentage points, increased operating profit by almost 30% and improved productivity by 10%,’ says chief executive

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Aviva restructures GCS leadership team as Probitas chief executive exits business

2026-02-26T10:51:00+00:00By

’GCS is in a strong position and we are committed to continuing to build a market-leading dual stamp specialty insurance business,’ says chief executive

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Hiscox UK appoints new chief underwriting officer

2026-02-26T09:09:00+00:00By

’Our business is built on specialist underwriting expertise and I look forward to seeing our capabilities evolve under his leadership,’ says chief executive

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UK ranks among Europe’s biggest climate risk underestimators – FM

2026-02-25T13:00:00+00:00By

‘What businesses don’t see can hurt them, especially as climate and operational risks shift faster than expected,’ says director

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Ex-Dual duo launch new MGA specialising in manufacturing and unoccupied properties

2026-02-25T11:00:00+00:00By

’We deliberately limit our appetite to areas we are passionate about and understand deeply,’ says chief executive

Hiscox

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Hiscox announces $300m share buyback as it improves COR for FY25

2026-02-25T10:00:00+00:00By

‘We have achieved multi year growth and margin expansion through new products, deeper distribution, the deployment of new technologies and the execution of our change programme,’ says group chief executive

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Aviva’s 2025 tech investment drives increased service speed – Rebecca Gambrell

2026-02-25T07:00:00+00:00By

As a result of new tech deployments last year, 84% of new business referrals are now responded to in less than an hour, while 60% of calls are answered in 30 seconds or less, says managing director

Chris Cochrane

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Aviva appoints new group CIO as veteran retires

2026-02-24T12:29:00+00:00By

’This is a very important appointment for Aviva,’ says chief executive

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