Chris Sweeney

Chris Sweeney

Insurance Business United Kingdom

Chris Sweeney

Managing Editor - Special Reports

22 years experience

Chris's specialty topics

insurtech broker and intermediary channel business growth strategies

Chris Sweeney is Managing Editor of Special Reports at Insurance Business UK, leading the in-depth editorial projects that examine the trends, data, and market forces reshaping the UK's insurance industry. His special reports coverage spans the broker and intermediary channel, underwriting and risk management trends, insurtech and digital transformation, and the business growth strategies defining the most successful brokerages and insurance leaders across the UK.

Chris joined Key Media in 2022, bringing extensive experience leading editorial teams across print and digital at national newspapers and magazines in the UK. He has also reported internationally, including for newspapers in the Middle East, hosted podcasts, and is the author of two internationally published books.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I apply the same rigor and high editorial standards to every special report, ensuring we are delivering the best coverage we can across the insurance sector and bringing our readers inside the industry's success stories”

Also published by

The Sun · The Times · The Gulf News · The Daily Record · The Daily Express

Featured content from Chris

Global 5-Star Technology and Software Providers Best Insurance Carriers and Program Administrators in the USA The Best Insurance Professionals Under 40 in the USA | Rising Stars

Previous experience

  • News UK — Feature Writer
  • Reach — Journalist

Education

  • M.A in Economics, University of Glasgow
  • Post graduate diploma, Scottish Centre of Journalism Studies

Read the latest stories by Chris

IB TALK

How commercial property risks are changing in the UK

AXA's Matt Briggs discusses the emerging risks reshaping commercial property insurance, from lithium-ion batteries and net zero retrofits to climate change and what underwriters look for in a well-managed risk

Has construction insurance moved from paying claims to preventing them?

Prevention, collaboration and changing expectations are reshaping construction insurance. AXA's Andrew Hogg shares where the market is heading

Inside the rise of drone insurance

Coverdrone's Phil Heath and Richard Webb discuss the growth of drone insurance and what it reveals about insuring emerging technologies.

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