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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-04-02T14:35:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 30 March to 2 April 2026

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New MGA announces slew of leadership appointments

2026-04-01T13:00:00+01:00By

‘These appointments represent a significant investment in our leadership team and core capabilities,’ says chief executive

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Biba renews member travel insurance scheme

2026-04-01T12:14:00+01:00By

‘Travel insurance can often be complex for customers to understand, but it is essential that they have suitable protection,’ says chief executive

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Millions spent on insurance AI with little to show for it

2026-04-01T11:03:00+01:00By

‘Insurance doesn’t have an AI problem, it has a strategy execution problem,’ says chief executive

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News Analysis

Briefing: Duty of disclosure headache must be simplified to battle misunderstandings

2026-04-01T08:00:00+01:00By

Getting duty of disclosure details wrong can have severe ramifications for brokers’ commercial clients – although inconsistent insurer requirements here are a pain point, brokers must not let this element fly under the radar

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Charities urged to maintain cover as risks and demand increase

2026-04-01T07:00:00+01:00By

’A broad range of challenges over the last few years has affected the whole economy, but organisations operating in the third sector have faced a particularly distinct and demanding set of circumstances,’ says broker spokesperson

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How CMA reforms could impact pet insurance pricing – Pearson Ham

2026-03-31T14:30:00+01:00By Stephen Kennedy

Sponsored content: Stephen Kennedy, director at Pearson Ham, discusses how the market could react to recent regulatory intervention

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Admiral Business launches taxi insurance product

2026-03-31T12:00:00+01:00By

‘Taxi drivers face unique pressures every day and by working with specialist brokers that know the market really well, we’re building an insurance experience that genuinely supports them,’ says chief commercial officer

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Embedded insurance platform Qover secures £9m in growth funding

2026-03-31T10:00:00+01:00By

‘Our goal is to protect 100 million people by 2030, building the infrastructure that makes a global safety net real,’ says chief executive

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Previously flooded homeowners paying 121% more for cover

2026-03-30T12:00:00+01:00By

‘Even living near water can push premiums up ever so slightly,’ says expert

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Atec Group appoints new chief technical officer

2026-03-30T10:00:00+01:00By

‘She joins at a pivotal moment in the evolution of our business,’ says chief executive

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Average van insurance premiums begin to rise

2026-03-30T06:00:00+01:00By

‘While affordability improved over the past year, particularly for higher-risk segments, these latest trends suggest that the window of declining prices may be closing,’ says expert

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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

2026-03-27T15:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

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’

2026-03-27T11:00:00+00:00By

‘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

2026-03-26T14:00:00+00:00By

‘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

2026-03-26T13:00:00+00:00By

‘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

2026-03-26T12:00:00+00:00By

‘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

2026-03-26T11:00:00+00:00By

‘This is a fragmented market with growing demand for specialist risk solutions,’ says chief executive

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News Analysis

Briefing: The top 10 learnings about UKGI’s talent crisis

2026-03-25T09:00:00+00:00By

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

2026-03-24T15:00:00+00:00By

’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