Site Map for November 2026

Date
Title
13 Nov 2026
Lit at 11, gutted by noon: Aberdeen grill fire claim dies on "unattended" breach
13 Nov 2026
‘No one has faxes anymore’ - Microsoft outage stalls some brokers and spares others
13 Nov 2026
Why the London market’s technology problem is now a broking problem
13 Nov 2026
Microsoft outage: when will Outlook be back, and what the clock means for cover
13 Nov 2026
Wrong inbox, £4.5m question: injured insurance executive sues law firm over lost Tui claim
13 Nov 2026
Hacked software update grounds German army drones and tests cyber exclusions
13 Nov 2026
A three-millimetre line can decide whether a cat bond pays
13 Nov 2026
Chris Giles, PIB co-founder and broking consolidator, dies at 62
13 Nov 2026
Aviva’s UK commercial book shrinks for the third consecutive period
13 Nov 2026
Microsoft's Friday 13th outage continues with fraud and employee risk warnings
13 Nov 2026
UK and IDF launch an insurance partnership to close protection gaps
13 Nov 2026
Aon appointed to provide PI insurance for RICS members
13 Nov 2026
Clear Group buys Essex construction broker Blackhawk
13 Nov 2026
More than 10% of south coast and Welsh homes face rising flood risk: analysis
12 Nov 2026
Microsoft email, Teams goes out globally puts cloud concentration risk back on brokers' radar
12 Nov 2026
Brokers see AI’s potential but question its reliability
12 Nov 2026
Bomb alert at Calais-Fréthun disrupts Eurostar services
12 Nov 2026
Wave of UK, European school bomb threats expose cover gap
12 Nov 2026
For Ireland's broker buyers, the real test starts after the deal
12 Nov 2026
A soft property market still rewards sites that can prove they’re resilient
12 Nov 2026
Intact to run European specialty business from London via new UK branch
12 Nov 2026
Zurich enters Lloyd’s as Beazley deal closes behind record P&C premiums
12 Nov 2026
Pelagos posts 91.5% combined ratio as Middle East losses double in Q3
12 Nov 2026
Talanx posts record nine months as losses run €750M below budget
12 Nov 2026
Antares grows Lloyd’s stamp capacity 4.7% as soft market bites
12 Nov 2026
Cat losses push Allianz P&C combined ratio to 93.8% in third quarter
12 Nov 2026
Aviva names Ann Owen to lead UK Commercial and private clients unit
12 Nov 2026
Property losses cluster in a small fraction of sites, FM finds
12 Nov 2026
Nine in 10 mid-market firms hit by disruption, Chubb finds
12 Nov 2026
Marco names ex-SiriusPoint exec Rob Gibbs PoloWorks CEO
12 Nov 2026
More women ready for top underwriting roles, but fewer get them: LMA
12 Nov 2026
CILA launches accredited training scheme
11 Nov 2026
AI to create more jobs than it eliminates by 2030: Gartner
11 Nov 2026
Two nations dodged an arbitration clause. The Supreme Court caught up
11 Nov 2026
Soft market lets high-risk trades buy cover that may not fit the work
11 Nov 2026
The border is invisible, but for Northern Ireland’s insurers the rulebook isn’t
11 Nov 2026
AI lending surge tests credit insurance capacity as banks seek cover
11 Nov 2026
Conduit trims property book by 10% and grows casualty into soft market
11 Nov 2026
Document delay costs shipbroker half a demurrage claim
11 Nov 2026
London Market faces claims expertise crunch as risk complexity grows
11 Nov 2026
Irwell passes £50 million GWP after 30% growth, opens London office
11 Nov 2026
London brokers embrace AI but fear succession gap, survey finds
11 Nov 2026
Aviva fleet collision claims rise 19% from August to November
11 Nov 2026
Insurance moves: Marsh, HIVE Underwriters, Bspoke Commercial and Gallagher
10 Nov 2026
A broker’s submission can shape more than the underwriter’s first impression
10 Nov 2026
A precautionary withdrawal may not trigger recall cover
10 Nov 2026
Europe's protest wave forces insurers to rethink riot cover
10 Nov 2026
Which countries love their pets the most? Follow the money (and the insurance policies)
10 Nov 2026
HDI Global’s Lloyd’s syndicate clears final hurdle for January launch
10 Nov 2026
LEG defect clauses rewritten for the first time in 20 years
10 Nov 2026
Allianz hits record $30.7bn brand value to retain top insurance ranking
10 Nov 2026
Poundland collapse fears expose trade credit blind spots
10 Nov 2026
Allianz Commercial wins Lloyd’s nod for direct Syndicate 1893
10 Nov 2026
Actuaries warn ocean risks are a blind spot for insurers
10 Nov 2026
Optio and Taurus buy into Europe in specialty expansion push
10 Nov 2026
Insurance moves: CFC and Carrick Group
10 Nov 2026
AI is already in the broking office. Here is how to bring it under control
09 Nov 2026
France blames Iran for fridge hacks as brokers confront cyber-physical exposures
09 Nov 2026
Samsung Fire brings in KKR and Korea's wealth fund to take Canopius fully in-house
09 Nov 2026
Ex-insurance broker boss chasing Spurs share faces his creditors in a US court
09 Nov 2026
Brussels sues IBM, Atos and Leonardo over border system behind summer’s airport queues
09 Nov 2026
Crédit Agricole's Banco BPM merger pitch puts Italian bancassurance back in play
09 Nov 2026
What should brokers ask when a leisure client goes interactive?
09 Nov 2026
Brokers should look beyond ratings when weighing the carrier behind an MGA
09 Nov 2026
An age-old class exposes specialty’s expertise gap
09 Nov 2026
Apollo’s partner syndicates power Skyward’s fee growth as Lloyd’s rates slip
09 Nov 2026
AI shrinks patch windows to minutes, warns UK military cyber chief, as 'hunt forces' head abroad
09 Nov 2026
Titanic hull policy goes under the hammer in Wiltshire, 114 years after huge loss
09 Nov 2026
UK population growth stalls: what it means for insurers
09 Nov 2026
Same vet bills, opposite prices: US pet insurance booms as UK premiums slide
09 Nov 2026
2026 is now the hottest year on record - and the protection gap is wider than ever
09 Nov 2026
Biodiversity, PFAS and water sector risk
09 Nov 2026
Pen and SiriusPoint double social housing premium ceiling in deal to 2030
09 Nov 2026
MSIG UK adds construction and marine cargo to its London Market build-out
09 Nov 2026
UK set to cut EV targets, and fleet insurance faces a longer reckoning
09 Nov 2026
It’s worse than the Second World War - but not everywhere
09 Nov 2026
Berkshire posts steepest Q3 underwriting decline among major carriers
09 Nov 2026
Marsh names Marcus Baker marine chairman as Walls takes global role
08 Nov 2026
Hastings to hire 500 as rival Admiral cuts jobs
08 Nov 2026
Chesnara buys MetLife’s UK closed book in fourth deal in two years
08 Nov 2026
UK P&I Club sets 4.5% general increase for 2027
06 Nov 2026
72 flats, combustible cladding, one disputed word: Allianz's fight over "imminent" fails at appeal
06 Nov 2026
Westminster's asbestos finds expose the gaps in building surveys
06 Nov 2026
The next generation of specialist insurance may look a lot like the last
06 Nov 2026
R&W claims are getting bigger, and insurers are signalling which terms could tighten
06 Nov 2026
Northern Ireland home premiums fall fastest in UK, led by flood-hit areas
06 Nov 2026
Pet insurers cut prices hardest on lowest-cover policies as Lifetime premiums fall 14%
06 Nov 2026
Westfield Specialty’s London arm grows 29% as it expands into Europe
06 Nov 2026
Insurance moves: Ardonagh, Gallagher, AXA XL, Arch, Fidelis, DAC Beachcroft
06 Nov 2026
Bomb hoaxes leave airlines with costs insurance won’t cover
06 Nov 2026
UK broker M&A nears standstill with two deals in October
06 Nov 2026
Brokerslink launches ekko platform to connect global network
05 Nov 2026
Commercial e-trading needs brokers to demand more from their software providers
05 Nov 2026
You can outsource the capability - but not the accountability
05 Nov 2026
Cyber cover for supplier failures can be thinner than clients think
05 Nov 2026
Headlock, stroke, three years of silence and QBE walks free
05 Nov 2026
AI is closing the data gap in credit and trade finance underwriting, report finds
05 Nov 2026
Allianz Commercial opens a direct underwriting seat at Lloyd’s
05 Nov 2026
Swiss Re books US$4.2bn profit as P&C pipeline compresses
05 Nov 2026
Aon expands client treaty to 35% as broker-led capacity grows worldwide
05 Nov 2026
Insurance moves: HDI, HIVE, Folgate, Gallagher, Targa, Coversure
05 Nov 2026
Sedgwick: 79% of properties underinsured as repair capacity shrinks
05 Nov 2026
Zurich uncovers record £109 million of fraud as gangs turn to AI
05 Nov 2026
BIBA and Intact launch hub to help new brokers get started
04 Nov 2026
Canada, US dominate global AI talent: report
04 Nov 2026
Five miles from Balliol: the clause that sank Oxford's COVID claim
04 Nov 2026
Sheila Cameron to leave LMA after seven years as CEO
04 Nov 2026
Lloyd's consolidates oversight into single function in push to cut cost of doing business
04 Nov 2026
'Got cyber policy, tick' already drives disputes, and AI could widen the gap
04 Nov 2026
Specialty's growth puts lasting capacity to the test
04 Nov 2026
Don't miss the chance to be named a Top Insurance Employer
04 Nov 2026
Australian watchdog hands UK-linked pet insurer Petcover a 'Shonky' award
04 Nov 2026
Europe’s wave of aviation bomb hoaxes puts war risk and terrorism cover in focus
04 Nov 2026
Rebel Wilson faces UK prosecution over uninsured Audi - and her defence will be familiar
04 Nov 2026
IGI’s 85.7% combined ratio obscures a tougher underlying picture
04 Nov 2026
Intact Q3 profit falls as storms hit home cover
04 Nov 2026
Hagerty triples UK revenue target after Bennetts deal as global policies climb 18%
04 Nov 2026
The London market’s bordereaux platform has a new permanent owner
04 Nov 2026
Lancashire’s US$182M dividend signals where it won’t write business
04 Nov 2026
Fridge hackers reach the UK - and the coverage gap comes with them
04 Nov 2026
AIG's international book steadies after Q2 slip, with premiums up 13%
04 Nov 2026
Lower-rated Lloyd’s syndicates plan the most aggressive growth for 2027
04 Nov 2026
Record 403,000 drivers a day shop for motor cover, but 78% stay put
04 Nov 2026
FCA finalises ESG ratings regime, with authorisation required from June 2028
03 Nov 2026
Binance’s US$6.3bn hack began with a fake job offer, and it had no cyber cover
03 Nov 2026
A £7,000 saving on premiums just cost this broker £1.25 million
03 Nov 2026
Cadillac Formula 1 sale talk is a private credit warning for UK life insurers
03 Nov 2026
The early signs a credit hire claim is about to get expensive
03 Nov 2026
London’s $24bn stake: complexity, not capacity, now keeps risks in E&S
03 Nov 2026
NCSC warns of ‘unprecedented’ rise in cyber incidents, even as serious breaches fall
03 Nov 2026
Ardonagh names Mallory Motley as head of international placement
03 Nov 2026
W&I market faces reset after two years of unprofitable pricing
03 Nov 2026
Crawford’s profits rise but cash flow drops as debt climbs
03 Nov 2026
Hiscox AI tool cuts quote times 75% as London Market retreats
03 Nov 2026
CNA’s international arm cuts rates and grows as US casualty margins tighten
03 Nov 2026
Coface steps up credit limit cuts as large claims return and corporate defaults stay at record highs
03 Nov 2026
Fridge hackers strike again, hitting supermarkets in seven countries
03 Nov 2026
AXA hires Allianz’s Carolyn Rich and launches partner leaders scheme
03 Nov 2026
Intact adds Caribbean and Maldives partners to global network
03 Nov 2026
MGAA opens membership to MGAs outside the UK and Ireland
02 Nov 2026
Irish MGAs have the momentum for sustainable growth in 2027
02 Nov 2026
PI vs cyber - the coverage gap leaving clients exposed
02 Nov 2026
LMG targets ‘nephews and neighbours’ hiring as firms drown in entry-level CVs
02 Nov 2026
Marine insurance claims handler jailed for seven and a half years after diverting nearly $4 million
02 Nov 2026
Aviva elevates broker relationships to standalone C-suite role with Taylor move
02 Nov 2026
UK property insurance claims hit record £10,000 average as subsidence surges
02 Nov 2026
Marsh extends Gulf captive footprint with Bahrain services launch
02 Nov 2026
Insurance moves: IUAD, Arch Insurance, TMK and Liberty Specialty Markets
02 Nov 2026
Coversure adds medical cannabis broker as UK prescriptions surge
02 Nov 2026
Abundant capacity favours credit cedents at 1/1: Willis Re
01 Nov 2026
French fridge hack tests line between cyber and property cover
01 Nov 2026
Few UK firms quantify their disruption risk, Aon finds
01 Nov 2026
New syndicates, new owners: Lloyd’s market marks 40 years of Lime Street