High Five: Catch up on the biggest exclusive stories this week

Starting off the week, editor Katie Scott spoke to Rebecca Gambrell about how Aviva is improving its eTrading service.

• Rebecca Gambrell: Aviva seeks to ‘raise the bar’ on eTrading service following 2024’s five star success

Then, Jon Guy spoke to Mark Plews about Markel UK’s involvement in the care sector.

• Mark Plews: ‘Proactive’ risk management is ‘an increasing part’ of Markel UK’s service for care sector

Following this, Matt Scott discussed M&A trends from 2024.

• Why 2024 was a transformational year for UK M&A

After that, junior reporter Chantal Kapani explored current campaigns to mitigate the effects of flooding.

• UK government’s housing expansion plans has industry nervous for flood risk impact

Rounding off the week, deputy editor Yiannis Kotoulas wrote a piece on the artificial intelligence arms race when it comes to detecting and combating insurance fraud

• TechTalk: Insurance fraud and the AI arms race