Insurance Times Awards 2026: QBE on its ‘organisation-wide’ commitment to fraud prevention
Ben McBean, assistant claims manager in the QBE EO claims special investigation unit, explains why his firm deserves to win the Excellence in Fraud Mitigation award
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 17 to 21 August 2026
QBE promotes for new director of financial lines
‘Once again, we are lucky to have been able to call upon our strong internal talent pool to lead a key area,’ says executive director
Solar panel fires rise at more than twice the rate of UK installations
‘It is clear installation quality and fire safety are not keeping pace with the speed of deployment,’ says risk manager
QBE appoints new head of outward reinsurance for international division
’His deep experience and expertise will be a tremendous asset to our team,’ says CUO
QBE and seven suppliers form UK rewilding consortium
‘The voluntary carbon market works best when buyers are connected to the land they’re funding. They can visit it, see it change and show their stakeholders something real,’ says chief executive
Top 50 Insurers 2026: Aviva retains table title despite GWP dip
Insurance Times content director Katie Scott reviews the headline findings of this year’s Top 50 Insurers report, flagging where firms are winning, losing – and battling the soft market
Top 50 Insurers 2026: Berkshire Hathaway International tops IDL’s 2026 underwriting gold awards
Market intelligence firm Insurance DataLab confirms which businesses in the UK, Gibraltar and Lloyd’s marketplaces have outperformed in terms of underwriting, showcasing a variety of paths to profitability among the insurer cohort
In Focus: Talent attraction versus job opportunities – Where is the biggest people pinch point?
While outreach programmes and work experience initiatives are helping to showcase the breadth of insurance careers available, figures show that hiring rates have fallen. So, what is the biggest issue here – attracting young talent or creating enough opportunities for them once they are interested?
TechTalk: Enhanced underwriting prompts ‘transformational stage’ for insurance
The acceleration in digitally enhanced insurance placement across the London market is redefining the centuries-old process of follow trading
Autonomous cars could hit UK next year – but is UKGI ready?
In Focus: Should insurers give brokers more ownership of coverage points when eTrading?
Chris Wallace: Charitable campaign targets £1m single day fundraise following market-wide ‘momentum’
Brokers reveal 2025’s best and worst insurer eTrading platforms
Gender pay gaps at UK insurers revealed – the best and worst performers
The Big Question: What were the most unexpected takeaways from the Biba Conference 2025?
Brokers reveal 2025’s best and worst commercial lines insurers
The Big Question: How can insurance firms stay competitive and differentiate themselves in a soft market?
Jason Harris: Connectivity, people and agility are the key pillars for QBE International
’Clearly, my predecessor did a fabulous job and a key goal was to keep the good things from his era. But, when he retired, it was time for a different approach,’ says chief executive
Corinne Pringle: QBE wants to ‘push the boundaries of eTrade’
The insurer is focused on ‘increasing the appetite of our products so that brokers can really trade from the micro to the larger SMEs on the same platforms’
Q&A: Insurance staffer seeks to clamp down on harmful suicide content
Founder and director of R;pple Alice Hendy tells Insurance Times head of research Savan Shah how her brother’s suicide gave rise to her business
Etrading Q&A: QBE improves quote functionality to aid brokers buying cyber insurance
Insurance Times speaks to QBE’s etrade development manager, Corinne Pringle, on the latest developments in the QBE FastFlow extranet platform
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