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Social mobility and belonging vital as class-based barriers persist – Zurich UK
Rethinking what an apprentice looks like in today’s insurance industry – Movo Partnership
Informal communications in professional services create new risks – Hiscox
Q&A: Clegg Gifford apprentice on growing talent pipelines into insurance
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News
Irwell Insurance set to launch four new products as ‘major step’ in growth strategy
’The approval is a compelling endorsement of the quality of our products, our governance framework and the professionalism with which we operate,’ says chief executive
News
Married couples facing highest home cover costs
‘As couples and families may often live in larger properties and own more possessions, this can sometimes contribute to higher premiums,’ says expert
News
Britain must adapt and invest as heat risks intensify – Swiss Re
‘We treat a hot summer as a novelty rather than a hazard. But globally, heat kills more people each year than floods, earthquakes and hurricanes combined,’ says chief executive
Analysis
TechTalk: Hyperscale data centre boom triggers ‘call to action’ to break down insurance silos
’Effective underwriting of these massive campuses requires precise risk pricing that accounts for asset concentration and, crucially, the potential for cascading failures,’ says senior credit analyst
News
Lloyd’s launches marine war risk market consortium to support Strait of Hormuz shipping
’This is a clear example of the Lloyd’s market’s role in bringing together specialist underwriting expertise, claims capability and global market capacity to support the resilience of marine supply chains,’ says chief executive
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 15 to 19 June 2026
News
Airmic 2026: Risk managers must get comfortable operating in the gaps between traditional risk categories as modern risks ‘refuse to stay in their lane’
Successful risk managers of the future will ‘understand connections, navigate uncertainty that doesn’t fit neatly into a risk register, see around corners and imagine futures that haven’t ever happened before’, says insurer chief underwriting officer
News
Airmic 2026: Tripartite communication central to tackling protection gaps
Trade associations publish joint report with short, medium and long-term action points on how to mitigate protection gaps, including a product design pivot to focus on outcomes rather than strict lines of business
News
LMA seeks clarity on US-Iran peace deal
‘The main requirement for recovery is stability and certainty for shipowners and insurers,’ says chief executive
News
AI, regulation and climate risks top key global insurance concerns
‘The complex and demanding intervention that AI is creating across the sector clearly presents both opportunity and risk,’ says chair
News
PRA sets out vision for UK captive regime ahead of consultation
The UK’s proposed captive regime is moving from concept towards consultation, with the PRA signalling a focus on simplicity, proportionality and commercial viability
News
Cover costs fall for young drivers but monthly mark-ups still biting
‘There are always savings to be had when taking out car insurance, and sometimes it’s the basics that offer the most potential,’ says chief executive
News
Autonomous vehicle safety principles welcome, but more work needed – Thatcham Research
‘If safety is the promise of automated vehicles, transparency is what will build trust,’ says vehicle technology manager
News
TBIG acquires majority stake in Barnet broker
‘We have ambitious plans for the future, including continued organic growth, investment in our people and the development of new opportunities,’ says managing director
News
Marsh launches captive offering for multinational employee benefits risks
The new offering ’enables clients to take an off-the-shelf, low-cost approach to risk retention and break new ground in managing mounting international employee benefits costs,’ says global pooling and cell facilities leader
News
Over four million homes could be at risk of subsidence by 2070
‘Subsidence is an area where homeowners can easily be caught out, both by the risk to their property and by the excess they’d face on a claim,’ says head
IT Interview
Insurance sector still scratching head over ‘muddy’ emerging risk of intellectual property, cyber and general liability cross-section – Lockton
Risk managers could face policy exclusions arising from ‘complicated’ emerging risk cross-section, however broker senior vice-president ringfences geopolitical challenges as the risk community’s most pressing concern in 2026
News
Liberty launches satellite-powered parametric wildfire cover with Iceye partnership
‘Built on rapid and verifiable observation data from our SAR satellite constellation, this offering provides quick confirmation when agreed loss parameters are met,’ says head of reinsurance
News
Telematics key to reducing high claims rates among new drivers – Aviva
‘Action needs to be taken to make our roads safer, not just for young drivers, but also vulnerable road users,’ says chief executive
IT Interview
Parametric policies are steering risk transfer from annual renewal cycles to a resilience mindset – Descartes Underwriting
The MGA’s head of Europe, UK, Middle East and Africa explains that parametric insurance covers are encouraging risk transfer strategies to swap a material damage focus for an operational disruption response, giving organisations an ‘extra edge’
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 8 to 12 June 2026
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Informal communications in professional services create new risks – Hiscox
Sponsored content: Maxim Dobrov, consultancy and professional services sector lead at Hiscox, discusses the risks that can arise from the increased use of informal communications in professional services
News
Lloyd’s broker launches new delegated authority and consortia team
‘Our aim with this specialist unit is to help carriers harness these advantages through bespoke, efficient consortium solutions,’ says managing director
IT Interview
David Nichols: Zurich UK’s ‘best ideas’ driven by broker engagement
‘We don’t have the right to demand growth – we have to show up and earn respect to get it,’ says head of retail
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