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News Analysis‘Amber flag’ solar panel fire risk demands action from commercial insurers
‘If we don’t recognise it’s happening, we don’t get control of it – it’s going to get out of control,’ says insurance risk engineer
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NewsClimate protest forces evacuation at London market conference
’We disrupted this conference because insurance professionals cannot keep discussing ‘risk’ in isolation from the risks they are actually creating’, says activist
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NewsDestination Insurance: The sector must appeal to young people’s priorities by ‘holding that mirror up’
’Your firm could be doing loads of good in the world but it’s that little bit of bad that sours the whole soup which means that retaining that talent is very difficult,’ says campaign manager
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NewsGrowth optimism drives insurance M&A and AI investment – KPMG
‘Insurers are on the front foot, turning market uncertainty into an opportunity for bold action,’ says global head of insurance
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NewsDestination Insurance: How can the insurance industry make itself attractive to Gen Z talent?
‘If you spend so much of your life doing a job, it kind of has to mean something,’ says chief impact officer
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NewsDestination Insurance: Quantitative reporting fundamental to talent pipeline success
‘If you don’t have the data, you’re in a dark room, fumbling around to find a key to open a door that you know will make everything much easier,’ says director
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NewsDestination Insurance: Insurance should treat its talent problem like ‘eating an elephant’
The industry should focus on smaller, specific and solvable problems, says chief executive
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NewsBiba Manifesto 2026: Expansion to the growth and skills levy would help industry grow
’Training and skills is a really important part of what we do,’ says chief executive
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NewsThe biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, departures and leadership changes from 5 to 9 January 2026
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NewsSystemic approach from insurers, banks and government needed to address global climate risk
‘The growing convergence of climate, nature and macroeconomics presents complex challenges that no single sector can solve alone,’ says director
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IT Awards 2025REVEALED: Which firms won at 2025’s Insurance Times Awards?
Around 1,000 UK general insurance professionals gathered in Park Lane last night to celebrate outstanding market achievements at flagship awards ceremony – but which firms took home gold, silver and bronze prizes?
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NewsHowden-owned MGA launches biodiversity credit insurance product
‘There’s a growing awareness that for sustainable development to progress, the biodiversity market must scale and insurance has a key role to play in unlocking that,’ says underwriting director
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NewsMarkerstudy launches sustainability project to grow climate resilience
’Building climate resilience is a key priority for us as our industry both relies on and is influenced by the natural environment,’ says chief marketing, communications and sustainability officer
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NewsPen Underwriting enters renewable energy market as new proposition launched
’By bringing underwriting expertise and greater market choice into important but underserved sectors like anaerobic digestion, we are also helping support UK industries,’ says managing director of commercial
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NewsNew £100m-backed initiative aims to unlock insurer capital for global climate action
‘The only chance we have of meeting the monumental funding demands of the climate emergency is to mobilise private capital at scale,’ says chief executive
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NewsHigh Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 3 November to 7 November 2025.
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News AnalysisBriefing: Lloyd’s in climate crosshairs as campaigners call for fossil fuel exit
Although passionate protestors declare that Lloyd’s of London is ‘condemning us all to a future of climate chaos’ by insuring fossil fuel projects, there is still a waiting game to be played as the renewable energy sector attempts to gain critical mass
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NewsGlobal Allianz offices defaced over ties to Israeli arms supplier
‘Allianz insures genocide by investing in the global arms trade. Drop Elbit or expect more visits from our activists,’ says group’s spokesperson
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News AnalysisThe Big Question: What’s the next black swan event for UKGI – and is the sector ready?
From climate shocks to cyber catastrophes, insurers are expanding scenario modelling, deepening collaboration and investing in data-driven resilience to withstand the next systemic disruption. But how important is this preparation? Insurance Times puts the question to leading voices from the market.
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NewsLloyd’s market’s ‘first’ nuclear fusion insurance facility launches
‘With nuclear fusion, we’re positioning ourselves ahead of commercial deployment to ensure insurance coverage doesn’t become an obstacle when this technology is ready to scale,’ said chief underwriting officer
