Josh Recamara

Josh Recamara

Josh is a business journalist for Insurance Business. He is a Journalism graduate with nearly a decade of experience in business journalism, previously serving as a news writer for a major US financial market information provider and then as an editor for a US-based newswire.

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QuestGates buys specialist power and construction claims firm RHP

QuestGates buys specialist power and construction claims firm RHP

Three acquisitions in eight months - and the pattern tells brokers more than any individual deal

BIBA renews Renovation Plan scheme with Howden

BIBA renews Renovation Plan scheme with Howden

Nine years, three owners, one continuous scheme - and a coverage gap most renovation clients don't know they have

Westfield Specialty grows premium 25% in H1 2026

Westfield Specialty grows premium 25% in H1 2026

Westfield Specialty's first-half results show growth accelerating across both its US and international platforms

Bspoke Group strengthens distribution team with two new hires

Bspoke Group strengthens distribution team with two new hires

Two distribution hires signal Bspoke's intent to simplify how brokers trade across a multi-MGA group

PERILS trims Windstorm Nils loss estimate to €695 million

PERILS trims Windstorm Nils loss estimate to €695 million

The third estimate settles below the second but above the first - a revision sequence that has direct implications for parametric trigger instruments

PM urges retailers to pull disposable BBQs as wildfire risk hits insurers hardest yet

PM urges retailers to pull disposable BBQs as wildfire risk hits insurers hardest yet

As underwriting appetite tightens across drought-affected postcodes, government action remains voluntary while the market has already moved

Motor's claims ratio jumps five points as healthcare cash plans keep top FCA spot

Motor's claims ratio jumps five points as healthcare cash plans keep top FCA spot

A five-point move in the market's largest retail product signals a pricing squeeze that will reach brokers' clients at renewal

CII awards Chartered status to 453 insurance and financial planning professionals

CII awards Chartered status to 453 insurance and financial planning professionals

With Consumer Duty raising the bar on demonstrable competence, Chartered status is shifting from career milestone to competitive necessity

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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