CyberCube has reported a preliminary loss estimate for the Amazon Web Services outage ranging from $38m (£28.54m) to $581m. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/vRO9PBo
Serge Raffard, managing director of personal lines at Allianz UK, will be succeeded by chief financial officer Ulf Lange on 1 December, the insurer has revealed. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/CXAlOn0
Having retired from Pen Underwriting earlier this year, Richard Webb reflects on his career, gives insight on exceeding expectations with building and selling MUM, shares his belief in the importance of gut instinct and reveals the exit message that made him laugh. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/ip1s3Zv
CyberCube has called the Amazon Web Services outage a “moderate incident for cyber (re)insurers”. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/QkURbry
Rates in the UK commercial insurance market softened by 6% in the third quarter, maintaining the level of decline seen throughout 2025, according to research by Marsh. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/JaQYAvK
While newly appointed HSB UK and Ireland CEO Andrew Burke has come into a very different situation at the insurer compared to when he took over at Das, he shares how he will use the same ethos to grow the provider with brokers, and reveals his gin distilling interlude. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/GguyVaR
Geo Underwriting has made Navigators & General’s boat club product available to all UK brokers who trade with it. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/vxP6KQC
Casper Specialty UK, a specialist casualty-focused managing general agent, has launched Tundra Specialty, focused on the renewable energy sector. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/mFgNsXK
Lee Mooney, managing director of Markel UK, has targeted increasing relevance to brokers by adding new products in 2026 while keeping its specialism heritage and focusing on the regions. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/H9XZ17D
Insurer service ratings have increased to a +19 net promoter score, a survey by Gracechurch in partnership with the British Insurance Brokers’ Association has found. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/MCPZOF6
Aviva has signed a multi-year capacity deal with MX, the underwriting arm of Specialist Risk Group, Insurance Age can reveal. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/ZunbSmc
Brown & Brown Europe has agreed to buy property owners and commercial combined specialist managing general agent Pardus Underwriting. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/ZU21D7M
Dougie Barnett, Axa Broker UK director of commercial customer risk management and sustainability, will retire at the end of December after 24 years at the insurer. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/PLvftSW
With a book of broker relationships at over 100 and growing, Ravi Takhar, CEO of Bexhill UK, explains how the premium finance provider is pushing ahead after its record-breaking results and his hopes for the industry. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/ZYfxvPK
Axa UK has warned customers on the risk of fires caused by solar panels and highlighted the need for using a reputable installer and regular maintenance. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/Vjmbk7Y
In a new podcast series brought to you by Insurance Age, industry provocateurs Toby Clegg and Stuart Reid interview a series of well-known market faces, getting to know the personalities and characters behind some of the key movers and shakers in the sector. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/Sc7p2ZI
“While it is slightly frustrating that the market has underpriced against on-going claims inflation, we had anticipated this, and it is factored into our business model,” Sabre CEO Geoff Carter stated as the insurer revealed a trading update for the first nine months of the year. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/MoH4V5l
The holding company of inactive managing general agent Freedom Services has gone into administration, Insurance Age can reveal. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/TtipShG
Zurich Insurance has partnered with Quantexa to increase the power of its real-time fraud detection via an artificial intelligence-enabled platform. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/w2KF8uX
Aviva is set to double its automatic business interruption indemnity period to 24 months from 1 November, in what it claims is a UK market first to tackle underinsurance, Insurance Age can reveal. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/eAtZSmn
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has stepped in to protect over 16,000 policyholders of failed insurer Premier Insurance Company Limited as it highlighted the identity of the Gibraltar-based motor provider. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/X3FqDzG
Tokio Marine Kiln has launched Enterprise Ctrl in what it claims is a market first for the ‘comprehensive’ enterprise errors and omissions insurance solution. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/lrSoHNC
Aviva has unveiled Aviva Risk Training Solutions, a digital learning platform designed to help businesses strengthen their risk management capabilities, with 25 courses already live and over 50 in development. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/K0HLz4T
Allianz UK has appointed Mansoor Reehana to the newly created position of head of artificial intelligence. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/bFJNpQP
Markel International has named Tom Hillier as chief underwriting officer and revealed a new structure for its operations. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/IViLWDf
Broker stress levels have risen to the highest level since 2019, according to research published by Ecclesiastical, as 47.5% of brokers reported stress levels as high or very high. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/h8MaHyk
Jonathan Hopkins of DAC Beachcroft and Zurich’s Jack O’Neill tackle the opportunities and challenges for brokers. Clients are asking about the impact of artificial intelligence on directors’ and officers’ insurance policies in a fast-changing landscape. Are existing policies, broadly, fit for purpose? from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/w63pgXU
In a new podcast series brought to you by Insurance Age, industry provocateurs Toby Clegg and Stuart Reid interview a series of well-known market faces, getting to know the personalities and characters behind some of the key movers and shakers in the sector. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/E6c9BNt
New Bspoke CEO Ryan Gill targets becoming the leading niche and specialist MGA in the UK market as he highlights a pipeline of acquisitions, new products and investments in systems and platforms to hit the goal. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/1bwqQXt
Insurance premiums for home insurance continued their downward trajectory in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest data from Pearson Ham Group’s General Insurance Price Index. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/RjLmX04
HSB has launched a cyber and incident response solution for micro and small businesses in the UK and Ireland with revenues up to £10m. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/LsakMdX
Arch Insurance UK Regional Division has appointed Martin Cleary as Leeds branch manager joining from Bravo Network. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/ZwE65Ji
US-based managing general agent consolidator Bishop Street Underwriters has acquired Avid Insurance, the niche multi-disciplined MGA. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/IVKyXGZ
Insurance Age caught up with Peach’s CEO, Russell White, and director of commercial, Ryan Bendelow, to find out what comes next from the niche commercial insurer that is hungry for broker business. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/7XNrk5p
Chaucer has launched a cyber risk management and insurance solution, Vanguard, with available limits up to $15m (£11m) for cyber liability. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/RBI0VvP
Ken Norgrove, CEO of Intact UK and Ireland, has detailed plans to double the size of the business to £5bn by 2030, as RSA and NIG rebrand to Intact Insurance. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/9YmJbuD
Willis has staked a claim for a market first with the launch of a parametric policy which will payout in the UK and Ireland on a red weather warning rather than due to the event hitting. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/LcMkEaZ
Howden-owned managing general agent Dual UK has signed a five-year capacity deal led by Zurich, along with Liberty and other A-rated capacity to support its new regional commercial combined product. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/zFyiIXg
Ageas is committed to the broker market following the Esure deal, UK CEO Ant Middle confirmed as he hailed the opportunities from its infrastructure and technology stack. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/B1TkwDx