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As leisure businesses evolve, are their insurance policies keeping pace? An expert panel discusses this issue and more in the latest Insurance Times webinar
News Analysis
Risk professionals want to know: Will insurance survive, thrive or die?
Insurer leaders took to the plenary stage at Rotterdam’s Ferma Forum 2026 event in October, providing an array of thought provoking stances on the risk and insurance industry’s status quo, direction of travel and which pivots are central to sector futureproofing
News Analysis
Binance’s $6.3bn cyber attack will ’sharpen underwriting’ of crypto-exchanges
’Beyond Binance, firms that hold funds on the exchange or depend on it, such as market makers and fintechs, could be disrupted by the suspension of deposits and withdrawals,’ says director of insurance risk consulting
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Q&A: Hiscox on the new risks brought on by an evolving leisure sector
Sponsored content: Simon Ratcliff, head of commercial property and casualty at Hiscox UK, discusses what’s changing across the leisure sector, what that means for risk and the questions brokers should be asking as their clients evolve
News Analysis
Briefing: Designing out the opportunities that ghost brokers exploit
In his inaugural column for Insurance Times, Matt Gilham, director at Whitelk Fraud Performance Consulting, examines how the insurance buying process can be considered to support legitimate policies and deter ghost brokers
News
PHP vulnerability raises fears of systemic cyber claims
‘The PHP vulnerabilities are a reminder that organisations can’t fix what they can’t see,’ says group head
News Analysis
Briefing: ‘Growth Britain’ needs resilience in every postcode
Graeme Trudgill, chief executive at Biba, discusses the broker trade body’s asks for the upcoming budget
Sponsored Content
How AI is forcing insurers, software vendors and advisors into new roles – Acini
Sponsored content: Arek Baran, head of Guidewire practice at Acini, discusses the impact AI is having on the work required from insurance professionals
IT Interview
Colin Wallace: ‘Sun, moon and stars’ aligning for commercial growth at CBPF
After several years of regulatory scrutiny and a strategic pivot, Wallace explains why Close Brothers Premium Finance is moving from simplification to growth
News
High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 12 to 16 October 2026
News
Specialist MGA incubator appoints new chief digital officer
‘The playing field is changing quickly and I look forward to seeing where we can take the business,’ says new appointee
News
Aon expands Ukraine war risk facility as MS Amlin boosts reinsurance capacity
‘With the war continuing to imperil the Ukrainian economy, war risk insurance is central to sustaining investment and building resilience in Ukraine,’ says chief executive
News
Specialty broker launches new London market facility
Lloyd’s insurer Brit will lead the facility, supported by additional exclusive automated follow capacity
News
High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 5 to 9 October 2026
News
Specialty MGA appoints industry veteran to lead new bloodstock portfolio
‘His deep technical knowledge and experience of developing bloodstock portfolios will play an important role in broadening our specialist capabilities,’ says chairman
News
Asos data breach offers firms stark warning over cyber resilience
‘While Asos may have contained the breach, we know from recent history that the ramifications of this attack are likely to have a long-lasting impact,’ says vice president
News
Leveraging insurance data for risk foresight is a “real opportunity”
Insurers seek to better harness unique client dataset to inform risk foresight – especially as today’s interconnected risk landscape calls for a partnership approach, rather than just a risk transfer transaction
News
CFC upgrades cyber cover as attacks increasingly target business leaders
‘Cyber attacks no longer stop at the organisation’s network,’ says head
News
ABI sees ‘opportunity’ for UK’s G20 presidency to tackle protection gap after joining alliance
’This alliance between our four associations is a platform that our respective governments can call upon to inform that programme and we are collectively keen to see protection gaps being explored as part of that presidency,’ says director general
News
Insurers must pivot to become ‘more customer-centric’
Insurer chief executive points to MGAs, parametric policies and distribution channels as prime areas of innovation that could impact risk professionals
News Analysis
Briefing: Closing protection gaps requires a longer-term view of risk
Mike Dalby, chief executive at Howden’s consumer division, discusses the dangers of underinsurance and other protection gaps for clients, especially as winter rolls in
News
MGA launches Zurich-backed haulage fleet proposition
‘Together, we’ve developed a forward-thinking solution that reflects the evolving needs of the haulage industry,’ says head
News
FERMA president urges risk professionals to challenge insurance cycle status quo and address AI paradox
Association leader encourages event attendees to ’take risks’ and ’be open to leaving your comfort zone’
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Why manufacturers’ confidence is falling even as demand holds firm – Travelers
Sponsored content: James Hampson, portfolio manager for manufacturing insurance at Travelers Europe, discusses how the insurance sector can provide manufacturers with some much-needed confidence that risks are managed
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