The Office of Fair Trading has extended the deadline for consideration of Catlin's acquisition of Wellington by ten days. The deadline is now 15 December.

Catlin's £591m bid for Wellington was accepted at the end of October. The acquisition will make Catlin the largest underwriting operation at Lloyd's.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.