High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week

Starting off the week, Insurance Times editor Katie Scott dropped her recent interview with Covéa chief executive Georges de Macedo, in which he discussed his five pillar plan to keep the insurer running nicely. 

• Georges de Macedo: Chief exec promotes five pillar plan to keep Covéa Insurance in the black

After that, the team provided the monthly Big Debate piece, which saw a number of industry experts discuss how HNW insurance policies can help manage risks related to luxury hobbies such as fine art collecting, yachting and jewellery.  

• In Focus: How can HNW insurance policies help manage risks related to high value or risky hobbies?

Later in the week, contributor Graham Jarvis investigated how schemes are helping to demonstrate and deliver the message that brokers are trusted partners for SMEs.

• How can schemes transform brokers into ‘trusted advisors’ for UK SMEs?

Then, Insurance DataLab co-founder Matt Scott took a look at the financial performances of insurers by delving into the numbers from an exclusive analysis of insurer Solvency and Financial Condition Reports (SFCRs).

• Specialist insurers lead the way as composite firms continue to suffer

And topping off the week, contributor Trevor Hemsley took a dive into UK broker M&A to see whether there really is a constrained supply of targets for the market’s more acquisitive players.

• Acquisitive brokers facing M&A supply shortages