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

Starting off the week, Katie Scott  discussed how a greater number of reinsurers are looking to diversify their portfolios in 2025 by tapping into emerging risks.

• Greater appetite around reinsurers ‘rolling the dice’ on ‘immature’ cyber market

Then, George McDade analysed eight major commercial lines products to predict where the industry will see sustainable growth in 2026 amid challenging market forces.

• Which commercial lines products will find sustainable profit in 2026?

Following this, Scott spoke to Pen Underwriting chief executive Tom Downey about the firm’s strategic ambition to achieve £1.75bn in gross written premium (GWP) by 2030.

• Tom Downey: Pen Underwriting aims to be £1.75bn GWP business by 2030

After that, James Cowen spoke to Wrisk chief executive Nimeshh Patel, who said that as automotive brands look to keep the customer experience “sacrosanct”, they are becoming more attracted to working with businesses that have “intermediary layers”.

• Nimeshh Patel: Automotive brands want to work with businesses that have ‘intermediary layers’

Rounding off the week, Sam Barker discussed referral fees in the motor market.

• Is it the end of the road for motor referral fees?