HM Treasury

Will UK plc get a globally competitive risk transfer tool?

If a state-backed hit fails Treasury certification, neither Pool Re nor standard property cover may respond

The reported request could cut off one of the few independent checks on what frontier AI can do, just as cyber underwriters are rewriting wordings for agents that break in on their own

AI workers quit over human doomsday scenario

The guides address how perpetrators redirect claims payments and cancel cover without a partner's knowledge

It has been excluded from standard UK commercial property cover for more than 30 years. Aviva says it is the first insurer to use Pool Re's new reinsurance scheme to change that - but brokers with central London clients need to know the scheme's limits

A new CII report says boards and customer-facing staff need training that goes beyond basic AI tool use, or trust in the sector could suffer - and brokers have a specific question worth asking every carrier partner using AI

As the sector races to upskill for an AI-driven future, the CII's Adam Harper argues the real competitive edge won't come from technology alone, but from the judgement, ethics and trust only professionals can provide

A £429m first-half result looks weak against the exceptional H1 2025 comparison, but customer numbers are growing, rates are rising ahead of the market, and Flock signals where Admiral's ambitions are pointing

Regulator wants to cut informational barriers that have made consolidation costly and complex for smaller mutuals