Low commissions and outdated sales habits are keeping general insurance on the sidelines
Bryony Garlick Sep 07, 2026
Hastings Direct reports a near-140% August spike - and insurers warn the peak has not passed
The government's own safety study found product quality inconsistent across the six units tested - one failed a trip-time threshold and another shrank under heat. Asking whether an installed device is on the ENA register is now an underwriting question with evidence behind it
Year-two data shows 730 risks covered and near-complete placement certainty - while remediation lags well behind schedule
Northern Ireland's confirmed record summer has created ideal breeding conditions for rats, and most home policies won't pay for the damage they cause
As buildings are used in more complex ways, brokers say the risk clients underestimate most isn't a new one, it's how far their insurance has fallen behind the business itself
Lithium-ion, office conversions and volatile weather mean brokers can no longer assume a familiar building carries a familiar risk
Freeholder insolvency has frozen insurance proceeds, leaving leaseholders paying mortgages on a demolished building
New broker data shows roughly 750,000 UK homes now sit empty
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
Prevention, collaboration and changing expectations are reshaping construction insurance. AXA's Andrew Hogg shares where the market is heading
Coverdrone's Phil Heath and Richard Webb discuss the growth of drone insurance and what it reveals about insuring emerging technologies.
