Zurich News
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AnalysisIWD: Is it time to reshape the traditional path to senior underwriting?
Director says that without structured advocacy, ’talented women can remain technically strong but commercially invisible’
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NewsHigh Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 2 to 6 March 2026
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NewsZurich sets out specialty growth plans as Beazley deal agreed
Zurich believes taking over Beazley would help to establish a leading global specialty platform
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NewsLatest Beazley results show 19% profit drop ahead of Zurich takeover
‘Our focus remains on business as usual,’ says chief executive
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NewsBeazley outlines why it agreed to be acquired by Zurich
Under the terms of the transaction, Beazley shareholders will be entitled to receive a total value of 1,335 pence per Beazley share
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NewsZurich takeover of Beazley moves forward as £8.1bn terms officially agreed
’This transaction is a strong step in accelerating Zurich’s specialty strategy,’ says chief executive
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NewsUris Group-owned MGA targets growth in non-standard home portfolio in 2026
’We’re expecting to add more propositions this year and we are confident the demand will be there from our broking partners,’ says chief underwriting officer
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NewsHigh 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 February 2026
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NewsZurich reports strong operating profit in latest full-year results
‘Over the past year, we have delivered one of our strongest operating profits in our UK business to date,’ says chief executive
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NewsZurich secures more time to finalise Beazley takeover
’Zurich has commenced a period of confirmatory due diligence and, with the support of the board and management of Beazley, that process is progressing as planned,’ says statement
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NewsHigh Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 2 to 6 February 2026
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NewsZurich’s anticipated acquisition of Beazley could ‘accelerate market consolidation’
’A combined Zurich–Beazley could prompt competitive responses from other global carriers and Lloyd’s participants,’ says analyst
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NewsZurich agrees £8bn takeover terms for Beazley
’Zurich looks forward to commencing its confirmatory due diligence on Beazley and working with Beazley towards a binding offer announcement,’ says insurer
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NewsInsurance Times confirms 2026’s five star insurers for commercial and personal lines
More than 850 UK general insurance brokers responded to Insurance Times’ survey to rate their commercial and personal lines insurer partners
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NewsZurich invests £1.3m in new AI apprenticeship programme
’I’m proud of the investment we’re making to develop our people who will help us move the needle on AI,’ says chief technology officer
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NewsHigh Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 19 to 23 January 2026
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NewsBeazley rejects Zurich’s takeover proposal as it ‘materially undervalues’ insurer
Beazley also revealed that Zurich’s interest in a takeover began last year and that a bid in June 2025 was higher than the one put forward in January 2026
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NewsZurich confirms plans to launch Lloyd’s syndicate amid Beazley bid
It has been reported that the launch could be in a ’matter of weeks’
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NewsDestination Insurance: UKGI still failing to grasp value of apprenticeships
Some suggested the introduction of an industry-wide employer ‘badge’ to create reputational pressure and raise standards
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NewsBeazley urges shareholders ‘to take no action’ after Zurich submits takeover proposal
’We will update shareholders in due course,’ says Beazley statement
