Site Map for August 2026

Date
Title
31 Aug 2026
Aon makes £12.4 billion broker deal
31 Aug 2026
Which AI tool are users most satisfied with?
31 Aug 2026
Bank of England chief warns AI cyber risk threatens financial stability
31 Aug 2026
Allianz circles AA in deal that could reshape UK motor insurance
28 Aug 2026
Behavioural data now decides which fleets get cover
28 Aug 2026
Musk's Cursor AI used in Russia linked hit on seven firms as insurers race to rewrite cyber cover
28 Aug 2026
Government's cowboy builder crackdown could make insurance a condition of market access
28 Aug 2026
£1bn a year in waste crime, £7.3m recovered - what the gap means for cover
28 Aug 2026
MGA paper just got riskier for brokers amid FCA governance push
28 Aug 2026
European recalls fell 7.9% - so why does Sedgwick say that's not good news?
28 Aug 2026
Tokio Marine HCC just bought the MGA insuring one in nine commercial trucks on UK roads
28 Aug 2026
Amiga Specialty secures fourth capacity deal in under two years
28 Aug 2026
HDI International has given a strategist the CFO chair
27 Aug 2026
Manchester Airports Group hit by cyberattack, data of 8.7 million customers accessed
27 Aug 2026
Today’s yellow flood warning doesn't care whether you're in a flood zone
27 Aug 2026
Kennedys capped its payout at £3 million. A judge said that was too low
27 Aug 2026
AXA and Logistics UK join forces for fleets
27 Aug 2026
UK brokers say whether the market works depends on where you look
27 Aug 2026
Brokers move beyond price as commercial property risk evolves
27 Aug 2026
Nepal flood was triggered by a glacier, not an earthquake. For brokers, the cause is the question
27 Aug 2026
Ageas H1 results show the UK personal lines market tightening
27 Aug 2026
Prudential's H1 results show where Asia's protection gap business is going
27 Aug 2026
Broker AI Academy takes first applications as skills gap bites
27 Aug 2026
Aegon files SEC paperwork to become Transamerica Inc.
27 Aug 2026
Munich Re Specialty launches first-of-its-kind tunnelling rescue cover at Lloyd's
27 Aug 2026
Phone scams cause 28% of APP fraud losses. A client's crime policy needs the right wording
27 Aug 2026
UK surety market braces for Ardmore losses after years of steady recovery
26 Aug 2026
What are the top emerging risks for businesses today?
26 Aug 2026
Meta's $16.68 billion child safety settlement is a D&O and tech benchmark
26 Aug 2026
Nepal flood leaves hundreds missing and tests travel cover limits
26 Aug 2026
AI will not replace brokers but it will expose lazy broking
26 Aug 2026
The same building doesn't mean the same commercial property risk
26 Aug 2026
GLP-1 growth creates a new liability test for brokers
26 Aug 2026
Insurance complaints fall - but one line bucks the trend
26 Aug 2026
Spectrum fire victims still waiting two years on - and insurance is why
26 Aug 2026
Empty homes hit a decade high - and unoccupied property cover is becoming a real broker growth line
26 Aug 2026
New plug-in solar rules bring fresh fire risk to leasehold cover
26 Aug 2026
UK home insurance pricing turns a corner as most insurers quietly raise rates
26 Aug 2026
Storm warnings across England and Wales - falling on ground too dry to absorb them
26 Aug 2026
Chesnara posts strongest H1 in years - but for advisers it's about what's happening inside the book
26 Aug 2026
Mid-market cyber severity has tripled even as claims fall - Chubb survey
26 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: Brokerslink, Pro Global, MS Amlin and Rokstone
26 Aug 2026
Steadfast profit rises as takeover puts Lloyd's broker in play
25 Aug 2026
HDI Global targets lead market position in fine art and specie
25 Aug 2026
Insurance is winning the hiring battle but losing the talent war
25 Aug 2026
Prince Harry claimants could face £6.22 million insurance shortfall
25 Aug 2026
IPT, CGT and NI: how Burnham's first Budget could hit UK insurers
25 Aug 2026
Kremlin's factory threat puts UK manufacturers' risk cover back in the spotlight
25 Aug 2026
European heatwave mortality is pressing on insurer financials - but ratings are not yet at risk
25 Aug 2026
Aviva embeds terrorism cover in SME policies as Pool Re scheme begins to take hold
25 Aug 2026
Specialist capacity restored for UK thatched and leisure property risks
25 Aug 2026
Freight's green switch is creating a claims gap for brokers
25 Aug 2026
Clear Group buys Lloyd's wholesale broker NPP
25 Aug 2026
Clearwater expands beyond marine with Upstream Energy hire from TMK
25 Aug 2026
Swedish Club posts 96% combined ratio and $282 million in free reserves at H1
25 Aug 2026
AXA XL promotes 20-year veteran to lead fine art and specie business
25 Aug 2026
AUB international profit jumps 19.6% as UK retail platform scales
24 Aug 2026
WTW flags structural shift beneath general aviation insurance soft market
24 Aug 2026
ANV enters vehicle warranty market with Car Care Plan deal
24 Aug 2026
Where is AI delivering genuine value in insurance?
24 Aug 2026
The "grudge purchase" that could cost businesses more than they think
24 Aug 2026
Want to take a trip in a conflict zone? There's insurance for that
24 Aug 2026
What Europe's bomb-detonating wildfires mean for UK insurers
24 Aug 2026
HMRC's mansion tax inspectors are heading for £2 million+ homes
24 Aug 2026
A 25-year construction insurance specialist has launched his own brokerage
24 Aug 2026
Met Office thunderstorm warnings put flash flood cover in the spotlight
24 Aug 2026
Foundayo launch puts GLP-1 pill fraud risk on brokers' radar
24 Aug 2026
Mayors get planning powers to override councils, and insurance is moving in the opposite direction
24 Aug 2026
New Forest wildfire contained, but the insurance questions are just beginning
24 Aug 2026
Man convicted after faking dog deaths in £31,000 pet insurance fraud
24 Aug 2026
Allianz Commercial combines specialty and UK leadership
21 Aug 2026
Prince Harry given one week to pay share of £9.5m
21 Aug 2026
Met warns of 'Strongest El Niño in living memory'
21 Aug 2026
What the Marco Capital-Pro Global deal actually means for brokers who want to go international
21 Aug 2026
Aviva says pet and Green Flag cover is where its 6-7% market share can grow
21 Aug 2026
Robotaxi risk: what potential "skulduggery" tactics mean for UK motor insurers
21 Aug 2026
Law firm sees profits jump 23% as insurance law boom continues - but PE is quietly retreating
21 Aug 2026
TUI river cruise complaints may trigger travel insurance claims
21 Aug 2026
Record El Niño arrives as reinsurance pricing hits cycle lows
21 Aug 2026
Claims delays drive one in four policyholders to switch insurer
21 Aug 2026
Five heatwaves, flash floods, and a 3.9% rise in rebuild costs - the case for reviewing sums insured
21 Aug 2026
Marsh names Lean to lead UK transport risk practice
21 Aug 2026
NorthStandard joins seafarer welfare platform as happiness index hits a 2026 low
21 Aug 2026
QBE hands financial lines top job to internal veteran
20 Aug 2026
F-16s scrambled to destroy suspected Russian explosive sea drone near European gas rig
20 Aug 2026
Prime London's price slump is a wake-up call on rebuild costs, not just resale values
20 Aug 2026
An American student just outed a rogue UK government AI attack
20 Aug 2026
Cadillac F1 owner denies sale talk as insurance probe widens
20 Aug 2026
Annual insurance reviews no longer reflect today's risks
20 Aug 2026
The ABI just made the case for commercial brokers to government
20 Aug 2026
UK storms hit drought-hardened ground - and the exposure is not over when they pass
20 Aug 2026
UK's worst-rated roads also reject the most pothole claims
20 Aug 2026
Arch names global head for transactional risk as multi-jurisdictional M&A placements hit records
20 Aug 2026
Aegon posts profit growth in H1 - but the number every UK adviser should focus on is £2 billion
20 Aug 2026
Marco Capital merges PoloWorks and Pro Global into a 1,400-person London Market services group
20 Aug 2026
Seven in 10 UK flood claims are flash floods - and treating all the same is how insurers misprice it
20 Aug 2026
Degree apprenticeships draw 11 applicants per place - and insurance legal careers are in the mix
20 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: Lycetts, Broadstone, Xceedance and ACORD
19 Aug 2026
Why global insurers are rebuilding their life insurance books
19 Aug 2026
Tech training can exacerbate employee burnout: Canadian study
19 Aug 2026
Salmonella outbreak highlights insurance exposure across food supply chain
19 Aug 2026
Commercial insurance can't wait until renewal anymore
19 Aug 2026
Older, bolder, further: how ageing adventurers are reshaping travel insurance
19 Aug 2026
Gallagher Re creates digital risk unit as AI reshapes accumulation
19 Aug 2026
Fewer than a third of UK renters have contents cover - most are underinsuring important risks
19 Aug 2026
HDI Global UK sees positive H1 as man-made losses stay elevated - and the Iran reserve remains open
19 Aug 2026
Peter Cullum's MBP takes its sixth minority stake - and its most traditional target yet
19 Aug 2026
Broker stress falls for the first time in five years - but the data may be masking, not measuring it
19 Aug 2026
New rules could make it illegal to keep a classic roadworthy - through no fault of the owner
19 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: Miller, Hampden Risk, Brecon, Willis, Pinion, QuestGates, more
18 Aug 2026
Ransomware groups have stopped locking your clients’ files. Now they just steal them
18 Aug 2026
Insurance and finance vacancies hit four-year low as labour market cools
18 Aug 2026
Summer storms to test UK flood cover on parched ground
18 Aug 2026
Aon CFO departs as broker reaffirms 2026 guidance
18 Aug 2026
Jensten buys largest Coversure franchise in Midlands deal
18 Aug 2026
Insurance sector to unite for Dementia Day 2026 after record £430,000 year
18 Aug 2026
Waste, hazardous and recycling fleets remain the hardest commercial motor risks to place
18 Aug 2026
Aon brings US$200 million in dedicated capacity to R&W and tax insurance
18 Aug 2026
Digital follow gets done deal-by-deal as Lloyd's central programme falls short
17 Aug 2026
Fidelis Partnership cuts borrowing cost by 225bps in US$2 billion debt move
17 Aug 2026
What is the most important cultural element in attracting and retaining talent?
17 Aug 2026
Six chief executives, one turnaround: how Amanda Blanc rebuilt Aviva
17 Aug 2026
Your clients aren't the target - their supplier is
17 Aug 2026
Six countries, one heatwave: what Europe's wildfire week means for UK insurers
17 Aug 2026
London flood insurance rests on a barrier that may fail sooner
17 Aug 2026
European earnings calls flag heat as a commercial lines risk
17 Aug 2026
New pub planning rules open a 12-month cover gap for brokers
17 Aug 2026
UK drought breaking doesn't mean the claims risk has gone
17 Aug 2026
Ryanair was told it needed to reinforce engine part on plane that saw passenger sucked into window
17 Aug 2026
Moody's pushes for near-term framework to translate climate risk into credit terms
17 Aug 2026
Talanx posts record H1 profit as global reinsurers enjoy a benign first half
17 Aug 2026
MS Amlin's Q1 profit jumps to £61 million
17 Aug 2026
French wildfires expose razor-thin margins in fire insurance — GlobalData
14 Aug 2026
Second UK derailment in 24 hours
14 Aug 2026
Cyber insurance prices have fallen for three years. Brokers aren't sure it can last
14 Aug 2026
Six West Midlands fires expose UK's wildfire modelling gap
14 Aug 2026
Lewes derailment puts rail liability cover under fresh scrutiny
14 Aug 2026
Court of Appeal curbs reinsurer for defence costs in $70 million Gulf tanker case
14 Aug 2026
Shein has just lost a huge lawsuit against Temu
14 Aug 2026
Hapag-Lloyd's €148 million loss exposes the real cost of risk
14 Aug 2026
Why employers struggle to prove benefits are working
14 Aug 2026
Aviva posts strongest H1 results in recent history - and tells brokers where it will compete
14 Aug 2026
QBE's adjusted profit rises to $1.03 billion in half-year result
14 Aug 2026
QuestGates buys specialist power and construction claims firm RHP
14 Aug 2026
BIBA renews Renovation Plan scheme with Howden
14 Aug 2026
Westfield Specialty's London arm is doing the heavy lifting - what that means for UK brokers
14 Aug 2026
Bspoke Group strengthens distribution team with two new hires
14 Aug 2026
PERILS trims Windstorm Nils loss estimate to €695 million
13 Aug 2026
A sanctioned Russian insurer has quietly emerged behind the salvage of the tanker rotting off Oman
13 Aug 2026
Nigel Farage, Count Binface, and… an insurance pro?
13 Aug 2026
Marsh names Chetna Gulati-Kapoor global chief claims officer
13 Aug 2026
What makes underwriters say 'yes' to a complex risk today
13 Aug 2026
Cause and effect: Luca Piccolo on AI, trust and the long game in insurance
13 Aug 2026
Insurance Business reveals UK’s 5-Star Construction insurers for 2026
13 Aug 2026
Pen Underwriting doubles property owners capacity in Sompo deal
13 Aug 2026
Pelagos posts 17-point combined ratio swing as cat losses double in Q2
13 Aug 2026
Best Insurance Companies for Construction in the UK | 5-Star Construction
13 Aug 2026
RB Jones Global targets structured credit gap with Lloyd's MGA
13 Aug 2026
PM urges retailers to pull disposable BBQs as wildfire risk hits insurers hardest yet
13 Aug 2026
Motor's claims ratio jumps five points as healthcare cash plans keep top FCA spot
13 Aug 2026
CII awards Chartered status to 453 insurance and financial planning professionals
13 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: Arch Insurance, RiverStone and Sedgwick
12 Aug 2026
CUSMA breakdown could cost Canada over 100,000 jobs: report
12 Aug 2026
Jellyfish and a solar eclipse just gave insurers a glimpse of a risk not being priced properly
12 Aug 2026
An AI agent swarm broke into a government network on its own
12 Aug 2026
After the boom, the balance: what the MGA sector's next chapter demands
12 Aug 2026
What impact is technology having on insurance?
12 Aug 2026
MFA used to be a nice-to-have. Now insurers just say no without it
12 Aug 2026
HSBC insurance chief to leave as bank's shake-up rolls on
12 Aug 2026
Acies MGU's Subscribe appointment signals more capacity coming into financial lines
12 Aug 2026
AI data centres are becoming too complex for standard insurance
12 Aug 2026
E-scooter injury rise exposes a growing liability gap for brokers
12 Aug 2026
Fourth UK heatwave piles pressure on insurers facing record claims
12 Aug 2026
UK rebuild costs jump to 4.9% as oil price shock adds new pressure
12 Aug 2026
Revealed - Vulnerable road users could be motor insurers' next claims inflation problem
12 Aug 2026
CII warns of AI 'fluency gap' threatening responsible adoption across insurance
12 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: Acies MGU, Fiducia, ACORD, Angelica Solutions and ATL
11 Aug 2026
Business costs are up 70% in a decade. For brokers, the bigger story is what clients are cutting
11 Aug 2026
GLP-1 weight loss tablet approval: why it matters for brokers
11 Aug 2026
Superyacht cyber risk grows as Starlink connectivity expands
11 Aug 2026
Don’t eat the whole elephant in one go: the case for a smarter AI strategy in insurance
11 Aug 2026
Seventeen Group buys Titan Insurance Services in fifth 2026 deal
11 Aug 2026
Six-year-low catastrophe losses aren't the reassurance they look like
11 Aug 2026
Vape and betting shop crackdown puts property portfolios at risk
11 Aug 2026
New Forest wildfire exposes gaps in standard UK property cover
11 Aug 2026
Appeals court keeps Meta, Google and TikTok on the hook over young users
11 Aug 2026
A sanctioned tanker is rotting off Oman's coast, and no insurer has stepped up to pay for it
11 Aug 2026
Swiss Re names Damien Bartlett and Karen Tan to lead L&H Re units
11 Aug 2026
What the £1.2 billion Arena TV fraud case means for FI and D&O insurers
11 Aug 2026
Record supercar haul exposes cracks in third-party pools and asset verification
11 Aug 2026
L&G Re names Tom Ault as CEO, promotes internal dealmaker to top job
11 Aug 2026
Augment Risk creates new group growth role, hands it to parametric chief Kurt Cripps
11 Aug 2026
UK P&I Club taps shipping lawyer to spearhead Korean market push
11 Aug 2026
Markel completes its London Market puzzle with Doan Nguyen move
10 Aug 2026
What does the insurance industry most need to get right in the next 12 months?
10 Aug 2026
AI won't replace insurance professionals - it's about to make them more essential than ever
10 Aug 2026
Your client’s staff are pasting data into ChatGPT. Their cyber insurer wants to know about it
10 Aug 2026
Insurers thought the threat to cyber was bad from AI. Now even OpenAI is scared
10 Aug 2026
FCA fast-tracks insurtech behind IKEA insurance push
10 Aug 2026
Solar fires are growing more than twice as fast as installations - here's the certificate to request
10 Aug 2026
Burnham's subscription clampdown skips insurance - but your cancellation process is still an issue
10 Aug 2026
Insurer tells driver to remove 'Jesus Loves You' stickers or lose cover, weeks after approving them
10 Aug 2026
Allianz Trade could slash cover for Vistry suppliers by up to 70%
10 Aug 2026
Many Group profit jumps 59% as AI cuts acquisition costs
09 Aug 2026
General Re and BHSI London post a stronger quarter as Berkshire's reinsurance capital grows
09 Aug 2026
Rates keep falling, but car, casualty and D&O show where the soft market is fraying
07 Aug 2026
Appeal court trims broker's fraud payout over client money hole
07 Aug 2026
London is now Britain's wildfire capital – and insurers are only just catching on
07 Aug 2026
FAA hits Boeing with fresh directive to search for cracks in 737 Max
07 Aug 2026
Bordeaux's smoke-taint risk: why this summer's wildfires could turn into a slow-burn claim
07 Aug 2026
Meta slammed with $942 million child safety bill
07 Aug 2026
Minster Law buys ARAG Law PI business as insurer legal market shifts
07 Aug 2026
AXA XL just bought the vendor half of every cyber panel it sat on
07 Aug 2026
Fewer UK broker deals, but PE is piling into specialty and MGAs
07 Aug 2026
Generali's H1 P&C result has a warning for property brokers
07 Aug 2026
Some home insurers accept 45% of claims. Others accept 85%
07 Aug 2026
AIG's Q2 looks solid. International brokers should read the detail
07 Aug 2026
Two things in Allianz's record result that UK brokers need to act on now
07 Aug 2026
Canopius grows profit while cutting Bermuda contracts on price
07 Aug 2026
95% of landlords say they understand the rules. 96% are worried they'll still get it wrong
07 Aug 2026
Arch hands cyber and specialty casualty leadership to one underwriter
06 Aug 2026
Tenant did not cause owner's £5.26m fire cover gap, court finds
06 Aug 2026
Europe's wildfires were modelled a decade ago - this summer shows the models may have been cautious
06 Aug 2026
Insurers have been raking it in in the first half this year. Here's what that means for Q4 renewals
06 Aug 2026
OpenAI's AI models teamed up to hack their way online. Then Meta admitted a breach of its own
06 Aug 2026
Liberty Mutual posts US$2.6 billion quarter as cats drop, but core costs rise
06 Aug 2026
Why your agentic AI pilots fail to deliver returns
06 Aug 2026
Underwriting discipline breaks down as markets soften
06 Aug 2026
It’s meerkats v meatballs as IKEA dabbles in insurance – will it all end in tears?
06 Aug 2026
Commission impossible: The AI and technology making Meshed’s 10% flat fee possible
06 Aug 2026
Swiss Re's profits soar - but its pricing tells a different story
06 Aug 2026
Admiral's profit falls 18% as UK motor cycle turns
06 Aug 2026
Zurich posts $3.5bn net income in H1 2026 as Beazley acquisition moves to final straight
06 Aug 2026
Climate risk gap puts data centre submissions under scrutiny
06 Aug 2026
Prudential shares plunge as China closes tax loophole
06 Aug 2026
Pet insurance clients face 20% higher claim costs despite premium falls
06 Aug 2026
Critical minerals risk is physical, not just geopolitical
06 Aug 2026
Pothole claim costs climb 41% as road conditions worsen
06 Aug 2026
Hagerty moves to 100% quota share under new Markel fronting arrangement, retaining underwriting
06 Aug 2026
Why entertainment brokers should expect tougher safety questions at submission stage
06 Aug 2026
Antares Global confirms permanent leadership structure following van der Straaten's death
06 Aug 2026
IUMI names its next president as marine cargo losses improve for a sixth straight year
06 Aug 2026
Ki adds sixth Lloyd's syndicate as brokers gain wider follow-capacity access
05 Aug 2026
Here's why the hiring process is facing a trust problem
05 Aug 2026
What will separate the most successful insurance businesses from the rest?
05 Aug 2026
The construction risk that has nothing to do with materials or weather
05 Aug 2026
Ransomware gangs are using AI to fake your clients' legal exposure
05 Aug 2026
AI governance matters more than adoption speed in insurance
05 Aug 2026
Beazley's profits halve as cyber prices and Middle East squeeze the market
05 Aug 2026
A rogue AI agent faked its way past a human reviewer. What it means for cyber cover
05 Aug 2026
Crash for cash fraud now targets driver identity data, IFED warns
05 Aug 2026
Hiscox grows 10.1% in H1 2026 but non-renews 23% of power and renewables book
05 Aug 2026
Middle East war losses test IGI but group holds 92.2% combined ratio in H1
05 Aug 2026
Ed Sheeran conviction exposes classic car insurance gap for brokers
05 Aug 2026
Claims data decline threatens to harden commercial property terms, brokers warned
05 Aug 2026
Stolen vehicle data gap puts brokers' provenance checks under scrutiny
05 Aug 2026
Chartered status becomes a trust signal for brokers as consolidation reshapes the market
05 Aug 2026
Adviser capacity strains as wealth insurance demand grows, Utmost finds
04 Aug 2026
Insurers know a mega cyber-loss is coming. So why is capacity still growing?
04 Aug 2026
Everyone says they're specialists – but what does that really mean?
04 Aug 2026
'The majority of all loss is preventable': an underwriter's case for designing out risk early
04 Aug 2026
Court of Appeal cuts damages in insurance broker fraud case
04 Aug 2026
Third Hormuz incident in 48 hours puts underwriters back on alert
04 Aug 2026
Landlord legislation and road damage fuel Alps' product push
04 Aug 2026
Markel fills final London specialty MD role with Allianz portfolio chief
04 Aug 2026
Benign US weather drags on Crawford even as overseas margins jump
04 Aug 2026
CNA Hardy has room to compete on UK casualty as parent group holds the line in the US
04 Aug 2026
Moody's: retail P&C distribution faces the fastest AI disruption of any financial services segment
04 Aug 2026
Defaqto names its 2026 Insurers of the Year, as travel service quality falls sharply
04 Aug 2026
TBIG's latest deal signals a shift in what broker consolidators are paying for
04 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: Intact Insurance and Westfield Specialty
03 Aug 2026
Britain's warehouses are filling up with Chinese robots. Insurers aren't ready for them
03 Aug 2026
Is your client's "cold wallet" actually covered?
03 Aug 2026
What is the biggest talent challenge facing the insurance market?
03 Aug 2026
SiriusPoint chief reveals the "secret sauce" behind record growth
03 Aug 2026
Insurers are still modelling the wrong El Niño risk
03 Aug 2026
Flood Re's reforms fix one fairness problem. They leave another one untouched
03 Aug 2026
Forest e-bike operator to introduce insurance after crash victims left without compensation
03 Aug 2026
Aviva launches £200,000 fund-matching scheme for brokers - but it is far from the only game in town
03 Aug 2026
Construction clients are relocating projects over geopolitical risk - is your coverage keeping up?
03 Aug 2026
Birmingham tops UK theft rankings - but the real risk is what happens after recovery
03 Aug 2026
Rebuild costs are outpacing sums insured - BCIS says drought is making it worse
03 Aug 2026
How commercial property risks are changing in the UK
03 Aug 2026
UK motor insurance switching hits three-year low as vehicle values keep falling – LexisNexis
03 Aug 2026
Wildfires in Spain and France to raise insurer claims as UK market reassesses its own exposure
03 Aug 2026
Britannia Group profit rebounds to US$60.9 million as claims normalise
02 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: Bspoke Group, Liberty Specialty and Verlingue London