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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 23 to 27 March 2026
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Policy Expert posts strong results ‘despite a challenging insurance market’
‘With a strong platform in place and a clear strategy for the years ahead, we remain focused on delivering sustainable growth,’ says chief executive
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Rate drops slow but motor premiums continue to fall
‘Average car insurance prices for new policies have been decreasing for some time and recently hit a three-year low,’ says chief executive
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Motorists reducing policy coverage as driving costs climb
‘While avoiding some insurance add-ons may save money, it does also expose many drivers to significant risk,’ says managing director
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Dual promotes for new group chief commercial officer
‘This is a tremendous opportunity in a fantastic business, and I am proud to take up this opportunity to help drive our strategy and oversight of our new initiatives,’ says new appointee
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Asset management firm launches institutional-investment insurance business
‘This is a fragmented market with growing demand for specialist risk solutions,’ says chief executive
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Briefing: The top 10 learnings about UKGI’s talent crisis
January 2026’s one-day Destination Insurance conference was eye-opening for many reasons – but amid the insights gleaned, it is now up to UKGI to walk the talk
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Axa merges commercial and retail arms to launch new UK general insurance business
’Creating a unified general insurance business gives us greater scale, sharper focus and the ability to respond more effectively to changing market dynamics,’ says new chief executive
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The AA partners with insurance firm for tyre cover scheme
‘We’re delighted to deepen our relationship with the AA and launch a straightforward tyre cover that truly complements roadside assistance,’ says managing director
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HDI Global sees insurance revenue climb 5% in latest results
‘We will continue to build our capabilities and bring new propositions to market, particularly across energy, power and ESG,’ says interim chief executive
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Industry talent development must focus on three ‘critical role clusters’ – Aon
‘As automation transforms the industry, 14% of roles and 23% of total headcount are at risk of severe disruption from AI and automation,’ says head
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Nine in 10 brokers prefer regional insurer presence
‘Brokers continue to tell us that strong relationships and face-to-face engagement are central to their success,’ says managing director
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The Big Question: What is the potential impact of the Middle East conflict on UKGI?
Insurance Times asked industry figures to consider the risks arising from the ongoing Middle East conflict and what it could mean for the UK insurance market
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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 16 to 20 March 2026
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Fantasy Football: Insurance’s top managers give advice for blank gameweek 31
Arsenal, Manchester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace are all without a fixture, so their players will score no points
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New MGAs should choose between distribution advantage and underwriting insight
‘In my view, the real successful MGAs are the ones that begin by deciding what they want to do and what they can bring to the table,’ says chief executive
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Brokerslink announces change to Ardonagh representative on board of directors
‘I am delighted to join the Brokerslink board of directors and to represent the Ardonagh Group within such a highly regarded global broking business,’ says new appointee
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‘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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Lloyd’s profit crosses £10bn in strong full year results
‘Strong underwriting performance, disciplined growth and resilient investment returns underpinned the Lloyd’s market’s result in 2025,’ says chief executive
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Briefing: From Dubai with love – a room with a frontline view on a rapidly changing world
The situation in the Middle East proves that appearances can be deceiving, with the complexity of today’s risks still clearly keeping the insurance industry on its toes – or the back foot
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