Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 12 to 16 October 2026
This week’s top news story was Aviva and Q Underwriting renewing their long-standing commercial motor partnership for a further five years.
The deal, worth approximately £200m in gross written premium (GWP), extends a relationship that has served brokers and customers for more than 20 years.
Aviva’s big week continued with the appointment of Johan Slabbert as managing director of its Global Corporate and Specialty (GCS) business and chief executive of Aviva Syndicates.
His previous leaderships roles include chief executive at Chaucer UK, chief executive at MS Amlin AUL and chief executive at MSIG North America.
Next, the launch of a new insurance broker specialising in boutique commercial and private clients hit the headlines. Called Decello, the business will be led by insurance veteran Neil Grimshaw as managing director.
This week’s fourth most read story followed specialty broker Price Forbes’ launch of a new London market facility designed to incorporate property, stock throughput and terrorism cover in a single policy.
Price Forbes said that the facility – named Accordium – will target SME and mid-market business with total insured values up to $1bn (£750m)
Finally, the market learned that Howden has appointed Elliot Richardson as group chief commercial officer, a newly created role designed to strengthen collaboration across its global insurance, reinsurance, underwriting and employee benefits businesses.
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