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Lloyd’s new hurdle principle will ‘set the hares running’ across the London market

2026-02-10T08:00:00+00:00By

‘Everyone will feel the heat in a cascading effect and claims leaders will expect more of their team, their staff, the claims practitioners and the handlers,’ says chief claims officer

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Briefing: Brokers could be ‘on thin ice’ where commission sharing is concerned

2026-02-06T09:00:00+00:00By

The ground is shrinking beneath brokers and insurers still involved in the process of shafting leaseholders

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Cyber risk takes root on the farm as agriculture goes fully connected

2026-02-05T08:00:00+00:00By

‘Farmers are natural risk managers. They’ve been doing this for hundreds of years – in essence, since the dawn of man,’ says managing director

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TechTalk: Insurance sector an ‘active partner’ in the nuclear renaissance

2026-01-27T08:00:00+00:00By

As momentum builds around the need for more nuclear power generation, the insurance industry must grasp an opportunity to support and facilitate new projects

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Are pet insurance claims keeping pace with customer expectations?

2026-01-26T08:00:00+00:00By

A disconnect between technical compliance and customer experience carries reputational risk for the sector – but is currently not being addressed

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In Focus: How insurers use data to support broker schemes – and what happens when it’s limited?

2026-01-23T08:00:00+00:00By

’If you don’t have good data, insurers will be less interested because it makes it difficult to assess [if] the scheme works, is it fit for purpose,’ says director

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Briefing: What an unexpected pet insurance claim can reveal about Consumer Duty in practice

2026-01-22T10:00:00+00:00By

Is UKGI too focused on being a stickler for Consumer Duty rules, without properly considering the ethos and spirit of this outcomes centred regulation? Claims processes could be the rub here…

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Briefing: Why is Zurich so keen on acquiring Beazley – and will Beazley bite?

2026-01-21T09:00:00+00:00By

Zurich believes the suggested deal will create a global leader in specialty insurance, but Beazley is urging its shareholders ’to take no action’ after the latest takeover proposal was submitted to the insurer

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Fresh faces, fresh thinking: Counter fraud leaders call for recruitment overhaul

2026-01-21T08:00:00+00:00By

‘We don’t start people there as apprentices or let them learn from the bottom up – and that’s probably a thing that could be done,’ says director

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FOS complaint levels climbing despite Consumer Duty reforms

2026-01-14T08:00:00+00:00By

Insurance DataLab examines the latest Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) complaints data to question whether Consumer Duty has had the desired impact

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Major shake-up of employment law raises challenges for UK businesses

2026-01-13T08:00:00+00:00By Tim Evershed

As the Employment Rights Act comes into force, the insurance sector is well placed to support policyholders in adapting to the required changes

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UK regulation driving commercial insurance away from London, Zurich tells Lords

2026-01-09T08:00:00+00:00By

‘Some providers are exiting the market because the regulation is too prescriptive and difficult,’ says chief compliance officer

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