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The Big Question: Insurer megamergers are adding up – what M&A opportunities are still on the table for UKGI’s largest carriers?

2026-02-24T08:00:00+00:00By

A surge of deals has triggered a new consolidation cycle that is redefining scale, competition and capability across the UK general insurance market. But questions remain around integration risk, broker dynamics and whether bigger will truly mean better.

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Freight forwarders hit by double blow as client insolvencies bite and cargo theft rises

2026-02-19T08:00:00+00:00By

‘The global economic landscape is unlikely to stabilise any time soon, so freight forwarders must be prepared for their customers to default,’ says managing director

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Almost two years on – has Consumer Duty improved customer outcomes?

2026-02-17T07:00:00+00:00By

Data from Insurance DataLab suggests that the FCA’s landmark regulation has not led to a measurable reduction in escalated disputes

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Under 25s motor switching fall severely dents new business flow

2026-02-16T08:00:00+00:00By

Policy switching activity among young drivers has fallen significantly over the past year, reducing new business opportunities for insurers and prompting questions over pricing, retention and coverage in the motor market

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TechTalk: The real AI threat to insurance jobs is doing nothing

2026-02-11T08:00:00+00:00By

‘You aren’t going to lose your job to AI, but you are at risk of losing your job to someone else who is using AI,’ says chief solutions officer

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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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