Property

Pen Underwriting doubles property owners capacity in Sompo deal

Pen Underwriting doubles property owners capacity in Sompo deal

The agreement with Endurance Worldwide Insurance Limited arrives as rebuild cost gaps make property owners' business more complex to place correctly

Mark Rosanes Aug 13, 2026
Fourth UK heatwave piles pressure on insurers facing record claims

Fourth UK heatwave piles pressure on insurers facing record claims

Subsidence, wildfire and drought exposure is building as temperatures hit a 31-year high this week

UK rebuild costs jump to 4.9% as oil price shock adds new pressure

UK rebuild costs jump to 4.9% as oil price shock adds new pressure

Property insurers already grappling with record subsidence payouts now face a second cost pressure building from construction materials

Vape and betting shop crackdown puts property portfolios at risk

Vape and betting shop crackdown puts property portfolios at risk

New planning powers create a PI question for advisers

New Forest wildfire exposes gaps in standard UK property cover

New Forest wildfire exposes gaps in standard UK property cover

Hampshire blaze shows how a single fire can generate motor, property and business interruption claims at once

Solar fires are growing more than twice as fast as installations - here's the certificate to request

Solar fires are growing more than twice as fast as installations - here's the certificate to request

DC cabling faults and lithium-ion battery storage are driving both more fires and worse ones. The fix starts with two documents most brokers aren't yet asking commercial clients for

Some home insurers accept 45% of claims. Others accept 85%

Some home insurers accept 45% of claims. Others accept 85%

A 40-point gap between the best and worst performers, and early cracks now showing in pet insurance too, give brokers real leverage at renewal

95% of landlords say they understand the rules. 96% are worried they'll still get it wrong

95% of landlords say they understand the rules. 96% are worried they'll still get it wrong

More compliance changes are coming in 2026 and 2028, and a quarter of landlords are already weighing an exit - brokers have a genuine window to fill the gap

Claims data decline threatens to harden commercial property terms, brokers warned

Claims data decline threatens to harden commercial property terms, brokers warned

As loss adjuster submissions decline, insurers are pricing emerging risks like lithium-ion battery fires with an increasingly incomplete picture

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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