All articles by Katie Scott
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NewsShift Technology hosts reputation and networking focused coaching event for female network
The afternoon coaching session this year marks the third arranged in the UK by the technology firm, which is striving to provide a ‘community space’ for women in insurance to discuss day-to-day dilemmas
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NewsBackchat: September 2026
A gruelling cycling challenge, cyber-centric podcast launch, big broker anniversary and some sad news, with condolences to the Parker family. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisOpinion: Brokers evolve beyond distribution to take on industry-wide marketeer remit
The role and function of an insurance broker is changing – with distribution now just one of many faces these professionals present. Growing remits as marketeers and recruiters must become more visible as part of road map to futureproof UKGI
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NewsFitch Ratings: 1/1 renewals will have T&Cs focus and be ‘less price led’
At the RVS conference, the credit rating agency confirmed its ‘deteriorating’ sector outlook for 2027 – however, it flagged that this negativity was ‘nuanced’ and maintained confidence ‘that most reinsurers will be able to navigate this challenging phase of the cycle’
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NewsEscalating ‘intensity of hail’ in SCS events driving claims costs and motor damage – Perils
The (re)insurance market has to become more focused on mitigation as hail increasingly drives ‘billion dollar’ insured loss events, says chief executive
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NewsSwiss Re has ‘almost zero’ appetite for new US liability business due to ‘frustrating’ legal system abuse
With commercial liability losses reaching $174bn (£128.7bn) in the US last year, Swiss Re’s chief executive explains that legal system abuse is driving claims payouts that ‘are not connected with the original underwriting assumptions’ – leaving the reinsurer ‘very concerned’
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NewsLloyd’s set to diversify with ‘very good’ syndicate pipeline – AM Best
Following a financial strength rating upgrade in 2024, support for syndicates has grown in the Lloyd’s marketplace, with new geographies and products now coming into scope
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NewsSidecars steering towards casualty and specialty risks – Aon
In the last two years, there has been ‘a true expansion of sidecars into either whole account sidecar structures or casualty-based structures’, driving ‘a great deal of attention’ from investors, says Aon
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NewsAM Best ringfences broker facilities as ‘net credit negative’ risk
Managing director of analytics explained that ‘reduced underwriting control’ is a ‘primary concern’ for reinsurers navigating the soft market cycle
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NewsReinsurers closely consider M&A opportunities as surplus capital deployment tool
Market commentators suggest that M&A opportunities encompassing specialty lines, MGAs, insurtechs and firms with a Lloyd’s footprint could be particularly attractive to reinsurers looking to redeploy capital for inorganic growth
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NewsAlternative capital now ‘embedded’ as ‘permanent form of capacity’ for reinsurance market as investor risk appetite and ILS scope expand
Alternative capital shows signs of perminancy and cat bonds ‘complement’ reinsurance pricing by ‘stepping in to provide more cover for frequency risk as reinsurers have retrenched from that’, according to Moody’s
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IT InterviewEllie Jackson: From ‘ditzy’ apprentice to ‘tenacious’ broker MD in five years – How thoughtful succession planning is unlocking new growth opportunities at Robert Gerrard
The 28-year-old managing director bringing ‘a little bit of Essex in every boardroom’ as she homes in on international opportunities, new scheme potential and a talent first mindset for her incoming era of leadership
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NewsInsurance Times cements new Pet Pledge partnership with Peia
The collaboration will commence in December 2026, with a wider, in-person roundtable series following in 2027
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NewsCyber policy wordings have potential to provide unintended AI cover – IUA
Although believing that artificial intelligence is ‘an insurable exposure’, explicit coverage is still hard to find as use cases around the technology continue to evolve and differ vastly between businesses, says underwriting director
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NewsAviva explores ‘big growth opportunity’ in ‘specialty personal lines’ as Direct Line acquisition bolsters HY financials – Jason Storah
UKGI boss confirms that insurer wants to ‘ramp up’ specialty personal lines provision, leveraging Direct Line assets to secure greater market share where Aviva is currently sparse
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NewsInsurance Times secures Insurance DataLab as new data partner for Top 50 Brokers report
Market intelligence platform will ‘add a new dimension to the analysis’ by providing greater insight on broker performance, says co-founder
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NewsAviva swerves any ‘big proclamations’ around redundancies as it continues AI investment
UKGI chief executive acknowledges that AI is ‘changing our business’, with staff headcount just one of many considerations the insurer is working through as part of its ongoing AI adoption
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NewsAviva refuses ‘to chase unprofitable’ commercial lines business amid soft market as GWP tumbles 4% in HY results – Jason Storah
‘In a softening market, if you’re chasing top line, it can get you into trouble,’ says UK and Ireland general insurance boss
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IT InterviewCharles Bush: Employee risk is ‘definitely higher up’ corporate agendas as ‘very significant’ losses start to stack up
The insurer’s head of commercial claims says that although employees are the ‘most important assets’ within an organisation, they are also ‘one of the points of greatest weakness’
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NewsMarkel UK adopts ‘fluid’ approach to talent development to avoid ‘pigeonholing’ – Lee Mooney
Managing director confirms that specialist insurer is investing in all areas of talent development – but despite ‘opening the doors at Markel UK’, supply and demand bottleneck still cranks up competitiveness for entry level roles
