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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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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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