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NewsLiberty 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
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NewsStudents occupy Gherkin over Swiss Re’s stance on Coral Triangle gas projects
‘We pledge to boycott careers in any insurance or financial companies that prop up the fossil fuel or arms industries,’ says campaigner
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NewsCampaigners stage Lloyd’s protest over Coral Triangle gas projects
’Insurers underwriting fossil fuel companies are helping destroy the marine habitats families depend on every day,’ says campaigner
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NewsE-cigarette fires increase by a third in 2025 despite disposable vape ban
Issue is now ‘beyond an emerging risk’, says head of large and complex claims
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NewsHowden-owned MGA secures capacity deal with Axa over natural resources product
’It’s a powerful example of collaboration, expertise and commitment to drive progress in the renewable energy sector,’ says chief underwriting officer
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NewsZurich adds 24/7 environmental emergency response service to UK policies
New programme gives commercial customers access to global spill response and regulatory support
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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 5 to 8 May 2026
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NewsProtestors disrupt Aviva AGM
Footage shows campaigners attempting to block access to boardrooms
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NewsAdmiral Group commits to £1m partnership with national children’s charity
’We’re proud to support work that strengthens resilience, responds to poverty and climate related challenges and puts children’s voices at the heart of shaping safer futures,’ says chief sustainability officer
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NewsJBA Risk Management scales global flood model to meet evolving risk
’Our new global flood model’s enhanced functionality, built on our flood maps, enables our clients around the world to fully understand their flood exposure,’ says managing director
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News‘Rest of the world’ should adopt insurance’s risk modelling approach – Rowan Douglas
’We are the only industry that properly takes blood pressure, not just has a nice chat with the doctor,’ says senior advisor
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AnalysisIs wildfire risk an ‘underestimated’ peril spreading to the UK?
With the threat of wildfires spreading globally, industry experts tell Insurance Times what the risks are to properties in rural urban interfaces and HNW structures in the UK if the industry is unprepared
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News AnalysisIs countering rising flood risk an ‘impossible task’ for UK insurers?
‘If you’re in an area of low risk, there is a limit to how much you’re going to cross-subsidise for someone who is in a high risk area – that is a circle that’s hard to square,’ says partner
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NewsLMA report reveals fundamental shift in climate transition assumptions
’We are not just observing – we are actively supporting our clients across different sectors and industries as they navigate decarbonisation and adaptation,’ says finance and risk director
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NewsInsurance Networks Fair draws capacity crowd to City of London Club
Last week’s Insurance Networks Fair – organised and hosted by Empower Development – attracted a full house to the City of London Club, bringing together industry veterans and newcomers alike to promote the networks and clubs that form the backbone of the insurance community
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NewsUK ranks among Europe’s biggest climate risk underestimators – FM
‘What businesses don’t see can hurt them, especially as climate and operational risks shift faster than expected,’ says director
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NewsCII exams reach ‘decade-long peak’
‘The results demonstrate an appetite for skills and progression within the sector, as well as our members’ continued commitment to professional development,’ says director
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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
