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Solar panel fires rise at more than twice the rate of UK installations

2026-08-10T11:08:00+01:00By Iris Hakaj

‘It is clear installation quality and fire safety are not keeping pace with the speed of deployment,’ says risk manager

July offers ‘proof of life’ for UK insurance distribution M&A market

2026-08-10T10:25:00+01:00By George McDade

‘Transaction volumes remain muted, with a large number of the historically most acquisitive firms having either slowed down or quietly paused their UK M&A this year,’ says managing director

Drones set to deliver net risk benefits – but sky-high human error claims costs must be mitigated

2026-08-10T07:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

Although research demonstrates that drone usage can reduce a business’ net risk profile overall, risk professionals must think strategically about combating pilot errors as ‘the human in that chain is the weak link’ contributing to claims costs

Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth

2026-08-06T07:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

‘We’re really focused on finding areas of business that are not mainstream, but where we know that the London market has something specialist to offer,’ says broker’s executive director

Wildfire threat spreading to UK as incidents hit record levels

2026-08-06T06:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘Wildfires are an increasing risk for the UK insurance market and can no longer be confined to hotter climates,’ says senior product manager

A third of commercial rooftops unfit for solar without remedial work

2026-08-04T07:00:00+01:00By George McDade

Data from 575 structural feasibility surveys of commercial rooftops has shown that 35% of buildings cannot safely support solar panel installations without remedial work or alterations

Adjusters urged to submit fire and flood loss data due to wildfire risk

2026-08-03T13:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

’We’re asking adjusters to ensure that they make submission a routine part of every qualifying claim,’ says deputy chair

Average subsidence claim reaches £20,000 as record spring drives surge

2026-08-03T10:46:00+01:00By George McDade

‘As extreme weather becomes more common, protecting homes will be increasingly important,’ says director

Michelle O’Reilly: Looking over the add-on sector with a ‘lawyer’s eye’ from Alps

2026-08-03T07:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

As brokers increasingly turn to add-on products to differentiate themselves in a soft market, a managing director sees an opportunity for growth via ‘expanding distribution, new business acquisition and product development’

Human error still bigger cyber risk than AI-native attacks

2026-07-31T11:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘While we haven’t yet seen AI-native attacks emerge as their own driver of insured loss, that could of course change at any moment,’ says chief executive

Lockton launches global data centres and digital infrastructure practice

2026-07-30T13:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

’The global data centre and digital infrastructure market is evolving at extraordinary speed,’ says chief executive

Insurer use of agentic AI creating ‘new generation of conduct risk’

2026-07-30T12:13:00+01:00By George McDade

‘The widespread deployment of AI agents marks a pivotal shift for insurers in the UK,’ says report

Gavin Lillywhite: Breaking the headcount-growth equation

2026-07-30T07:00:00+01:00By George McDade

Over the past decade, insurance technology firm Xceedance has seen its headcount scale rapidly as the business has grown, but now, says senior vice president of business development Gavin Lillywhite, the operating model needs to change

McLarens launches specialist sports and leisure claims service

2026-07-30T06:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

’With brokers and insurers having recognised the need for specialist sports and leisure teams, we saw an opportunity to offer the same depth of sector segmentation on the claims side,’ says sports and leisure lead

Average underwriter response times rise to 2.3 days – PPL

2026-07-29T13:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

‘For years, service performance has been recognised as an important differentiator in the London market, but firms have lacked a consistent and objective way of measuring themselves against their peers,’ says chief operating officer

CFC adds affirmative AI cover to media insurance policy

2026-07-29T11:31:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

’AI is no longer an emerging technology for media companies,’ says chief underwriting officer

Simon Hunt: HDI UK and Ireland is ‘central’ to overarching group strategy success

2026-07-29T07:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

Newly minted chief executive describes the global insurer’s UK and Ireland arm as a ‘core hub’ that will be intrinsic to the overall success of the business’ international four-year strategy

Aon launches AI governance assessment tool

2026-07-27T14:00:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

’As boards, regulators and stakeholders seek greater visibility into how AI is being deployed and governed, organisations need a clearer understanding of their AI maturity, control environment and exposure,’ says global risk consulting leader

Insurers could drop vessel cover after Strait of Hormuz toll payments

2026-07-27T11:56:00+01:00By George McDade

‘The clause and guidance align with existing sanctions and terrorism frameworks,’ says legal and regulatory director

Rogue AI Hugging Face cyber incident heralds new ‘era of agentic autonomous attacks’

2026-07-27T06:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

’When the cost of running a full attack chain approaches zero, criminals don’t need to be selective – small and medium-sized businesses that were safe because they weren’t worth a dedicated team’s time become viable targets at scale,’ says director of cyber threat intelligence

High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-07-24T14:00:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 20 to 24 July 2026

Protestors target Aviva over immigration detention centre links

2026-07-24T11:31:00+01:00By George McDade

The protest is the second that Boycott Bloody Insurance has targeted at Aviva in recent months

New wedding insurance proposition Save The Date launches

2026-07-23T13:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘Weddings are among the largest purchases many people will make, but customers are not always given a clear view of the cover they are buying,’ says founder

Elevate Specialty launches embedded rent guarantee and landlord legal protection products

2026-07-23T11:53:00+01:00By George McDade

‘Our role is to help partners turn genuine customer needs into insurance products that work,’ says chief executive

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