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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 10 to 14 August 2026
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Simply Business launches pet damage cover for landlords
‘We want to ensure our customers feel protected against new risks,’ says chief executive
IT Interview
Charles Bush: Employee risk is ‘definitely higher up’ corporate agendas as ‘very significant’ losses start to stack up
The insurer’s head of commercial claims says that although employees are the ‘most important assets’ within an organisation, they are also ‘one of the points of greatest weakness’
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Rise in vulnerable road users could push motor claims costs up 6%
‘The casualty mix is changing as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are disproportionately represented in the most serious injury claims,’ says director
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Data centre insurance market set to more than double to £17.8bn by 2030
‘AI is turning the latest generation of data centres from a specialist real estate asset into mission-critical infrastructure,’ says chief executive
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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
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July offers ‘proof of life’ for UK insurance distribution M&A market
‘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
News Analysis
Drones set to deliver net risk benefits – but sky-high human error claims costs must be mitigated
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
IT Interview
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
‘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
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Wildfire threat spreading to UK as incidents hit record levels
‘Wildfires are an increasing risk for the UK insurance market and can no longer be confined to hotter climates,’ says senior product manager
News Analysis
A third of commercial rooftops unfit for solar without remedial work
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
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Adjusters urged to submit fire and flood loss data due to wildfire risk
’We’re asking adjusters to ensure that they make submission a routine part of every qualifying claim,’ says deputy chair
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Average subsidence claim reaches £20,000 as record spring drives surge
‘As extreme weather becomes more common, protecting homes will be increasingly important,’ says director
IT Interview
Michelle O’Reilly: Looking over the add-on sector with a ‘lawyer’s eye’ from Alps
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’
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Human error still bigger cyber risk than AI-native attacks
‘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
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Lockton launches global data centres and digital infrastructure practice
’The global data centre and digital infrastructure market is evolving at extraordinary speed,’ says chief executive
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Insurer use of agentic AI creating ‘new generation of conduct risk’
‘The widespread deployment of AI agents marks a pivotal shift for insurers in the UK,’ says report
IT Interview
Gavin Lillywhite: Breaking the headcount-growth equation
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
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McLarens launches specialist sports and leisure claims service
’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
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Average underwriter response times rise to 2.3 days – PPL
‘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
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CFC adds affirmative AI cover to media insurance policy
’AI is no longer an emerging technology for media companies,’ says chief underwriting officer
IT Interview
Simon Hunt: HDI UK and Ireland is ‘central’ to overarching group strategy success
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
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Aon launches AI governance assessment tool
’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
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Insurers could drop vessel cover after Strait of Hormuz toll payments
‘The clause and guidance align with existing sanctions and terrorism frameworks,’ says legal and regulatory director
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