5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (743+ words) With commercial liability losses reaching $174bn (£128.7bn) in the US last year, Swiss Re’s chief executive explains that legal system abuse is driving claims payouts that ‘are not connected with the original underwriting assumptions’ – leaving the reinsurer ‘very concerned’ Swiss Re has…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (436+ words) ’I look forward to working with the executive leadership, the board and the wider team,’ says appointee Realty Insurances has appointed Gary Duggan as non executive chair, with effect from 1 October 2026. Read: Avid and Landmark appoint former Canopius chief as…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (308+ words) ’Our first acquisition in Scotland is an exciting milestone for us,’ says retail chief executive Brown and Brown (Europe) has acquired Scottish broker MacKay Corporate Insurance Brokers, marking its first retail acquisition in Scotland. Read: Brown and Brown partner with…...

1+ week, 53+ min ago   (405+ words) ’We look forward to investing in the team and platform,’ says partner EQT has agreed to acquire a majority stake in specialist (re)insurance broker McGill and Partners from Warburg Pincus in a transaction valuing the business at $2bn (£1.48bn). Read: Aon…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (364+ words) Aviva has launched Direct Line-branded home insurance products on price comparison websites (PCWs) for the first time, marking an expansion of the insurer’s distribution strategy. Read: Aviva launches new proposition for complex mid-market risk Read: Aviva adds terrorism cover as…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (328+ words) ‘Enterprises need confidence that they can withstand digital threats no matter how they evolve,’ says chief revenue officer Coalition has launched a new cyber insurance proposition that offers up to £20m in cover for large UK organisations. Read: MS Amlin bolsters…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1381+ words) ‘These swaggering insurtechs claimed that they were going to change the world, but they weren’t selling any insurance – there wasn’t a scalable, solid concept there,’ says executive director When insurtechs first emerged in the insurance sector in the 2010s, they did…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (808+ words) UKGI boss confirms that insurer wants to ‘ramp up’ specialty personal lines provision, leveraging Direct Line assets to secure greater market share where Aviva is currently sparse Aviva has ringfenced “specialty personal lines” delivered via purchased brand Direct Line as…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (800+ words) UKGI boss confirms that insurer wants to ‘ramp up’ specialty personal lines provision, leveraging DLG assets to secure greater market share where Aviva is currently sparse Aviva has ringfenced “specialty personal lines” delivered via subsidiary Direct Line Group (DLG) as…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1501+ words) Insurance DataLab co-founder Matt Scott examines the latest findings from an exclusive analysis of market Solvency and Financial Condition Reports UK insurers maintain a comfortable aggregate solvency position, but there has been a modest weakening across the market. Read: Motor…...