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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
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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
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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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Rogue AI Hugging Face cyber incident heralds new ‘era of agentic autonomous attacks’
’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
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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 20 to 24 July 2026
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Protestors target Aviva over immigration detention centre links
The protest is the second that Boycott Bloody Insurance has targeted at Aviva in recent months
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New wedding insurance proposition Save The Date launches
‘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
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Elevate Specialty launches embedded rent guarantee and landlord legal protection products
‘Our role is to help partners turn genuine customer needs into insurance products that work,’ says chief executive
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Poor claims service sends UK insurance sentiment into the red
’Customers are no longer judging their insurer on price alone,’ says chief executive
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Consilium partners with CyberCube to strengthen cyber offering
‘By leveraging CyberCube’s analytics, Consilium will be able to support clients globally,’ says head of broker sales
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London’s subsidence timebomb – check your postcode here
New figures from property data intelligence firm Chimnie, published exclusively by Insurance Times, reveal that the overwhelming majority of London properties will be at risk of subsidence-related damage by the year 2080
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Drive Further appoints Rob Crashley as head of business development
‘I’m really looking forward to working with the team to identify new opportunities to support its continued growth,’ says new appointee
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Simply Business adds cyber cover through Elevate partnership
‘We can put meaningful, accessible protection in the hands of small business owners,’ says chief executive
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Clear Group sees 44% revenue uplift in latest full year results
‘We have delivered another highly positive year for Clear Group, with strong revenue growth, improved profitability and continued organic growth,’ says chief executive
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