Here are the stories making headlines on 3 November 2026
Starting off the day, Arch Insurance announced it had promoted Mick Gladding to regional underwriting manager for London and the Home Counties within its UK Regional Division.
The appointment takes effect immediately and will see Gladding take responsibility for strengthening collaboration between underwriting teams across the region and supporting Arch’s wider growth strategy.
Then, Ardonagh appointed Mallory Motley as head of international placement as it looks to strengthen its relationships with global insurers and develop its international placement strategy.
Motley will join the group placement team, led by Ron Hayes, and work across Ardonagh’s businesses to identify opportunities in international markets.
After that, Axa Commercial appointed Carolyn Rich as its new marketing and broker development director.
The appointment follows the retirement of Al Stewart in July and forms part of Axa Commercial’s continued investment in its senior leadership team.
And Hiscox UK revealed that its insurance contract written premium (ICWP) grew by 11.1% in the last year.
In a trading update published today (3 November 2026), the specialist insurer reported that its UK business had secured £603.1m in the nine months to September 2026, up from £543.1m during the same period in 2025.
Finally, today’s Story of the Day was an analysis of Insurance DataLab’s latest Insurer Performance Index.
Six insurers have achieved Insurance DataLab ’Recommended Insurer’ status, having combined a top-quartile overall Index Score with at least an amber rating across each of the four individual pillars.
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