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Former international rugby player joins Howden

2025-08-21T06:44:00+01:00By

‘I am a results-driven professional focused on building long lasting, meaningful business relationships, which makes Howden the perfect fit for me,’ says appointee

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High five: Catch up on the biggest exclusive stories this week

2025-08-15T14:00:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the biggest exclusive stories from 11 to 15 August 2025

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One in three SMEs have no form of cyber insurance

2025-08-14T12:00:00+01:00By

‘The rapid adoption of new tools, techniques and procedures by threat actors is outpacing traditional risk assessment models,’ says report

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Briefing: Does cyber insurance need its telematics moment?

2025-08-13T10:00:00+01:00By

’We’re now seeing the early signs of a cyber telematics model emerge, where insurance premiums reflect an organisation live security posture,’ says Google Cloud’s UK head of insurance, legal and financial services

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TechTalk: Directors face ‘real risk’ of liability in wake of cyber attacks

2025-08-13T07:00:00+01:00By

‘There should be no assumption that cyber risks are covered under a D&O policy,’ says law firm partner

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Hiscox plans raft of new product launches for 2025’s H2

2025-08-07T06:00:00+01:00By

The insurer is currently crafting numerous products to launch by year-end, as well as maintaining its hunt for suitable broker scheme opportunities, says chief underwriting officer

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Recent international retail attacks ‘not big enough’ to harden cyber market

2025-08-05T06:00:00+01:00By

’Just based on very early discussion around this, it’s looking like this isn’t necessarily going to be a big claims event for the cyber insurance markets,’ says senior editor

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Greater appetite around reinsurers ‘rolling the dice’ on ‘immature’ cyber market

2025-08-04T07:00:00+01:00By

Softer market conditions are encouraging diversification strategies – however, the challenge and opportunity see-saw of branching into emerging risks presents a tightrope for reinsurers to navigate

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​London-based cyber risk management firm raises $4.7m

2025-07-29T13:00:00+01:00

’We are delighted to back the team as they grow their international footprint and continue to lead innovation in cyber risk management,’ says investment director

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Cost of living crisis ranked as biggest threat to SMEs

2025-07-25T11:00:00+01:00By

Despite a slight decline in concern, SMEs have once again rated the cost of living crisis as the biggest threat to their continued operation

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Brokers are ‘logical latecomers’ to AI use as ‘old guard’ believe in certain way of doing tasks

2025-07-25T07:00:00+01:00By

Multiple experts spoke at Insurance Times’ TechTalk Live roundtable, which focused on affirmative cover for artificial intelligence and the myriad impact this technology is having on policies and practices

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Digital assets broker launches crypto cyber security framework

2025-07-22T09:00:00+01:00By

’This collaborative model encourages best practices while supporting the sector’s evolution, demonstrating our commitment to finding innovative ways to serve emerging markets,’ says cyber class underwriter

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CFC declines to comment as it reportedly considers £5bn UK listing

2025-07-21T06:00:00+01:00By

It has been reported that the firm is considering an IPO

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High five: Catch up on the biggest exclusive stories this week

2025-07-18T14:00:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the biggest exclusive stories from 14 to 18 July 2025

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What is stopping the creation of a public backstop for the cyber market?

2025-07-15T06:00:00+01:00By Tim Evershed

‘The wider challenge is how do you plan long-term thinking in a short-term political environment?’ says broker cyber practice leader

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Cyber insurance market surges as threats diversify

2025-07-14T13:00:00+01:00By

With a cagr of 16%, cyber is one of the fastest growing insurance markets, driven by growing threat vectors and high-profile incidents

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New property facility aims to combat commercial underinsurance crisis

2025-07-09T12:27:00+01:00By

‘Our proposition has been designed in collaboration with global insurers, existing clients and trusted professional advisers to the real estate sector,’ says managing director

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Markel launches pre-loss services for UK cyber clients

2025-07-09T09:26:00+01:00By

’At Markel, we feel we’re uniquely positioned as a business because we’re going behind risk transfer solutions by offering these additional pre-loss services to help clients manage their cyber risk,’ says director

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SMEs warned of ‘serious consequences’ if not prepared for cyber attacks

2025-07-08T08:07:00+01:00By

‘Their lack of cyber resilience can have serious consequences, not only for their own organisations, but also for their supply chains,’ says head of cyber

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CFC hires former Covea leader as new CTO

2025-07-02T06:00:00+01:00By

‘CFC’s tech roadmap is like no other insurance business,’ says new appointee

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