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Insurance Times Advent Calendar: John Warburton

2025-12-19T10:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

For the 19th day of advent, John Warburton, chief executive at Konsileo, discusses budget positives, being proud to work in insurance and dancing our way into Gen Z’s good books

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AIG becomes largest shareholder in Beckham and Neville-owned football club

2025-12-19T09:08:00+00:00By

’This expanded relationship gives us the platform to keep raising standards and building something that has real value to our players, staff and to our loyal supporters,’ say Beckham and Neville

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Nancy Bewlay: ’When I hear uninsurable, I often think the homework hasn’t been done’

2025-12-19T08:00:00+00:00By

After 33 years in the industry, Axa’s first group chief underwriting and pricing officer tells Insurance Times why excluding emerging risks like AI goes against insurance’s core purpose.

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Understanding market price movement – Pearson Ham

2025-12-18T15:00:00+00:00By Stephen Kennedy

Sponsored content: Stephen Kennedy, director at Pearson Ham, discusses how to understand your trading environment and market movements

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Broadway Insurance Partners posts 66% GWP growth in latest results

2025-12-18T14:00:00+00:00By

‘It is immensely satisfying both to see how far we have come in our first five years in business and how much potential we still have to fulfil,’ says chief executive

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Top 50 Brokers: Consolidators double down on M&A integration for 2025

2025-12-18T11:00:00+00:00By

The big have only gotten bigger as an integration focus from UKGI brokers has hit pause on rampaging acquisitional growth, leading to static table standings for the first time in report’s history

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WATCH: Insurance Times Awards 2025 highlights

2025-12-17T13:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

The official video from the evening is out – can you spot yourself?

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Insurance Times Advent Calendar: Jo Sykes

2025-12-17T10:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

For the 17th day of advent, Jo Sykes, UK broker divisional director at Markel, discusses award wins, next year’s strategy and industry impact

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A race to the bottom – the unintended consequence of GIPP?

2025-12-17T08:00:00+00:00By

Four years after the introduction of GIPP, and with slowing premium growth finally allowing its impact to be assessed, Insurance Times investigates whether the rules spawned a worrying unintended consequence – and whether an Irish model might provide the remedy

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Opinion: Will 2026 see swathe of IPOs as the consolidation of consolidators well runs dry?

2025-12-17T07:00:00+00:00By

UK general insurance has broker consolidators aplenty – but what does the next stage of their growth journeys look like? Gossip in the sector’s rumour mill has a suggestion…

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Regional engagement and empowerment are key to MGA and broker success – Pen Underwriting

2025-12-16T15:30:00+00:00By Nick Milton

Sponsored content: Nick Milton, head of sales and distribution for the UK and Europe at Pen Underwriting, explains how MGAs and brokers can support each other

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Prestige Underwriting’s non-standard home cover now available through insurtech partner

2025-12-15T15:00:00+00:00By

‘Prestige’s specialist risk expertise, combined with our digital-first approach, means we can now help non-standard customers get quality cover fast,’ says chief executive

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Backchat: December 2025

2025-12-15T13:00:00+00:00By

A classy rebranding party with rugby theme, a special scent for new office digs, advent adverts land and market personality reveals second Santa linked job. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…

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Fantasy Football: Managers given five free transfers – and this is how to use them

2025-12-12T14:00:00+00:00By

These transfers come due to this season’s Africa Cup of Nations, which begins on 21 December

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Systemic approach from insurers, banks and government needed to address global climate risk

2025-12-12T09:00:00+00:00By

‘The growing convergence of climate, nature and macroeconomics presents complex challenges that no single sector can solve alone,’ says director

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Pen Underwriting secures new multiyear fleet capacity deal with Zurich

2025-12-12T07:00:00+00:00By

‘We are ideally placed to provide sustainable solutions and responsive service in sectors that have the potential for complex and catastrophic claims,’ says director

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Westfield Specialty expands into company market

2025-12-11T13:28:00+00:00By

’Westfield Specialty’s strategic focus is on long-term, sustainable growth, aided by the build-out of our operation in European markets,’ says global president

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Derek Coles: UGL Insurance’s chief executive talks ‘recalibrating’ after completing ‘three years in one’

2025-12-11T08:00:00+00:00By

’We’re like a chameleon, or a leopard that can change its spots – we can be different things to different markets and that’s what gives our business flexibility,’ chief executive tells Insurance Times

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Insurance veteran to retire from HSB after 40-year career

2025-12-11T07:00:00+00:00By

‘I am so grateful for everything the insurance industry has given me,’ says retiree

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Continental Europe primed to adopt Consumer Duty type rules as ‘alignment between regulators’ gains prominence

2025-12-10T14:00:00+00:00By

French industry leader believes the UK’s ‘regulatory focus’ for general insurance oversight is set to ‘become the new norm in Continental Europe’