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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-07-31T14:00:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 27 to 31 July 2026

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Human error still bigger cyber risk than AI-native attacks

2026-07-31T11:00:00+01:00By

‘While we haven’t yet seen AI-native attacks emerge as their own driver of insured loss, that could of course change at any moment,’ says chief executive

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Admiral joins property flood resilience body as official supporter

2026-07-30T14:00:00+01:00By

’The insurance industry has a vital role to play in shaping how we respond to increasing flood risk,’ says chair

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Insurer use of agentic AI creating ‘new generation of conduct risk’

2026-07-30T12:13:00+01:00By

‘The widespread deployment of AI agents marks a pivotal shift for insurers in the UK,’ says report

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Gavin Lillywhite: Breaking the headcount-growth equation

2026-07-30T07:00:00+01:00By

Over the past decade, insurance technology firm Xceedance has seen its headcount scale rapidly as the business has grown, but now, says senior vice president of business development Gavin Lillywhite, the operating model needs to change

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NatWest launches new home insurance proposition

2026-07-28T12:18:00+01:00By

‘When the right technology exists, institutions with millions of customers can deliver insurance in a way that genuinely works,’ says chief distribution officer

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Criminal networks behind one in 10 luxury watch claims

2026-07-28T11:18:00+01:00By

‘Fraud involving luxury watches is not just confined to isolated or opportunistic incidents,’ says senior manager

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Taxi broker launches new brand identity

2026-07-28T09:05:00+01:00By

’The rebrand gives us the chance to build on that momentum, evolve and reinvest in our customers,’ says head

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Pet-related costs and emergencies rise as pet-friendly holidays grow

2026-07-27T13:00:00+01:00By

‘Pets are a central part of the family, so it’s no surprise that they play a major role in how people plan their holidays,’ says head

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Insurers could drop vessel cover after Strait of Hormuz toll payments

2026-07-27T11:56:00+01:00By

‘The clause and guidance align with existing sanctions and terrorism frameworks,’ says legal and regulatory director

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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-07-24T14:00:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 20 to 24 July 2026

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Protestors target Aviva over immigration detention centre links

2026-07-24T11:31:00+01:00By

The protest is the second that Boycott Bloody Insurance has targeted at Aviva in recent months

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New wedding insurance proposition Save The Date launches

2026-07-23T13:00:00+01:00By

‘Weddings are among the largest purchases many people will make, but customers are not always given a clear view of the cover they are buying,’ says founder

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Elevate Specialty launches embedded rent guarantee and landlord legal protection products

2026-07-23T11:53:00+01:00By

‘Our role is to help partners turn genuine customer needs into insurance products that work,’ says chief executive

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Poor claims service sends UK insurance sentiment into the red

2026-07-23T06:00:00+01:00By

’Customers are no longer judging their insurer on price alone,’ says chief executive

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Admiral, Aviva and NFU Mutual give Consumer Duty evidence to House of Lords committee

2026-07-22T12:00:00+01:00By

‘I can tell you that the visibility that’s been achieved around customer metrics, at both the board level and all the way through the organisation, is really good,’ says Aviva UK boss

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IPT receipts total £2.2bn for first quarter of financial year

2026-07-21T12:00:00+01:00By

‘The recent surge in IPT revenues has been closely linked to the sharp rise in insurance premiums over the past few years,’ says actuarial director

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London’s subsidence timebomb – check your postcode here

2026-07-21T07:00:00+01:00By

New figures from property data intelligence firm Chimnie, published exclusively by Insurance Times, reveal that the overwhelming majority of London properties will be at risk of subsidence-related damage by the year 2080

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Drive Further appoints Rob Crashley as head of business development

2026-07-20T14:00:00+01:00By

‘I’m really looking forward to working with the team to identify new opportunities to support its continued growth,’ says new appointee

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Clear Group sees 44% revenue uplift in latest full year results

2026-07-20T12:33:00+01:00By

‘We have delivered another highly positive year for Clear Group, with strong revenue growth, improved profitability and continued organic growth,’ says chief executive