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

Kicking the week off, editor Katie Scott interviewed specialist insurer Markel’s broker divisional director Jo Sykes on the firm’s new five pillar plan – entitled Ambition 2030.

• Jo Sykes: Markel UK devises five pillar plan to become ‘more relevant’ for brokers

Then, data reporter George McDade dug into the results of research from claims automation software provider RDT, exploring the potential for AI integration with human operatives to improve workflows and business processes.

• Claims handling the number one target for human led AI integration

Later in the week, senior reporter Harry McNeil dove into the world of high net worth (HNW) fashion collections and the complexities that can arise from claims relating to theft of these high value, exclusive items.

• HNW homes at risk from underinsured wardrobes

In her second feature of the week, editor Katie Scott spoke to Verlingue executive director Barry Reynolds about the problems of Lloyd’s modernisation programme Blueprint Two – and where the market can go from here.

• Blueprint Two benefits will take ‘quite some time’ to impact London market as project is ‘too big’

And topping off the week, data reporter George McDade provided his analysis of the gender pay gaps at the biggest insurers in the UK through analysis of their published data.

• Gender pay gaps at UK insurers revealed – the best and worst performers