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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-05-15T14:11:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 11 to 15 May 2026

cyber insurance, data

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Biba 2026: Insurance firms risk becoming 'irrelevant' without stronger cyber propositions

2026-05-15T11:20:00+01:00By

Chief executive warns low cyber insurance uptake poses a major challenge for the sector

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Axa XL launches new arm to scale prevention services

2026-05-15T10:28:00+01:00By

’Our clients are looking for more than risk transfer, they want partners who can help them anticipate, prevent and mitigate risk,’ says CUO

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Lloyd’s working to deliver greater clarity on cyber cover

2026-05-15T09:56:00+01:00By

’It is about clarity for the policyholders. We will lean heavily on the LMA as this is wording related,’ says chief of market performance

self-driving, AKLS

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Biba 2026: Brokers and insurers face new liability questions over self driving cars

2026-05-15T06:00:00+01:00By

Industry experts warn autonomous vehicles are creating major uncertainty around fault, liability and underwriting

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Aviva posts improved premiums and COR in Q1 results despite ‘challenging’ commercial conditions

2026-05-14T13:00:00+01:00By

‘We delivered profitable growth across Aviva despite global market volatility, demonstrating yet again the advantages of our market-leading positions,’ says group chief executive

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Go Compare launches price comparison services on ChatGPT

2026-05-14T12:01:00+01:00By

’It’s an exciting first step and we’re looking forward to seeing how it performs and helping people save money even faster and easier than before,’ says chief executive

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Biba 2026: Evolving AI capabilities present both cyber risks and opportunities

2026-05-14T11:23:00+01:00By

‘As an attacker, you only have to win once and you’ve got an opportunity, where as a defender you have to win every single time,’ says country manager

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Ageas UK to make job cuts after review of organisational structure

2026-05-14T06:15:00+01:00By

’We are reducing duplication, reinvesting in digital and data and building the skills and capabilities needed to meet evolving customer needs while keeping prices fair,’ says spokesperson

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Biba 2026: Government introduces new Enhancing Financial Services Bill

2026-05-13T12:21:00+01:00By

’We want Britain to be more competitive globally and to harness the UK’s global leadership in financial services,’ says government

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Biba 2026: Financial workers call on insurers to improve pay outside conference

2026-05-13T10:01:00+01:00By

Union says staff are facing “real terms pay cuts” as insurers continue to post strong profits

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Biba 2026: QBE focused on construction and multinational growth – Nat Ferrigan

2026-05-13T07:00:00+01:00By

‘It’s about building on that regional trade and taking our client conversations to the next level,’ says insurer’s head of distribution

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