While Sainsbury's changes one of its home insurance suppliers from Norwich Union (NU) to Halifax General Insurance Services, all is not lost for NU. It seems NU could be a beneficiary of Asda's forthcoming entry into the intermediary market.

Backchat has learnt that talks between the UK's third largest supermarket chain and Churchill has fallen flat and that the baton has been picked up by a number of players, including NU and Euclidian, which could provide travel and, er, caravan insurance through the stores.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.

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