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Insurance Post provides insurance industry news, analysis and opinion on key issues facing the general insurance business

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The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority have launched a consultation on a new framework for captive insurance, eyeing a summer 2027 launch date.

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WTW’s Stephen Cox and Robert Treen have said the personal lines insurance market cycles could be getting shorter, and insurers need to be ready for that.

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Amy Brettell, managing director of Zurich Municipal, gives a sneak peak of the reality of leadership, outlines how provider has transformed in recent years and identifies growth opportunities.

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Admiral has joined more than 20 financial services firms committing to invest in workforce skills, develop talent pipelines and tackle sector-wide skills gaps through a new government-backed agreement.

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Wakam UK has entered the roadside assistance market through a three-year partnership with https://t.co/w1pyFihPvB, the breakdown cover specialist part of PIB Group.

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Which? and MoneySuperMarket have partnered to launch a service aimed at “transforming insurance comparison services”.

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Flock has launched an artificial intelligence-powered fleet management assistant that analyses driving, claims and telematics data to help customers identify risks and prevent accidents.

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Mike van der Straaten, CEO of Antares, passed away over the weekend following a short illness, a statement from the business has confirmed.

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Allianz Commercial is overhauling its UK underwriting model by product line, and merging branch and regional management roles, leading to job losses, Insurance Post can reveal.

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Zurich Municipal has launched a new insurance product aimed at protecting the shadow authorities being established to oversee England's largest programme of local government reorganisation in more than 50 years.

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Allianz’s director of financial crime, Ben Fletcher, has been named chair of the General Insurance Fraud Committee, replacing Adele Sumner.

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Four years on from taking charge of Zurich Municipal, Amy Brettell has revealed how the specialist insurer has undergone a fundamental transformation to help it best serve public sector and voluntary organisations facing increasingly complex risks.

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Marco Distefano, managing director of retail home and motor at Axa UK, has departed the business, Insurance Post can reveal.

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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has today (9 July) set out what it calls “the most significant overhaul of veterinary regulation in six decades”.

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Copart has promoted UK CEO Jane Pocock to president, effective as of 1 August.

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Rich Tomlinson, insurance sector director at Thatcham Research, talks to Insurance Post about his first month in the role and the ongoing technological changes which are shaping the motor insurance industry.

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The motor claims insurance industry should become more proactive in adopting alternative dispute resolution to cut costs and court waiting times, according to Minster Law’s chief commercial officer Paul Taylor.

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Triple winner QBE was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Dame Sue Langley, the Lady Major of the City of London, picked up the Achievement Award at the 2026 British Insurance Awards last night (8 July).

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The Financial Conduct Authority’s work around outsourced and delegated authority work is not to challenge the model, but more to gain an understanding of the way the sector works.

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Hyperexponential is launching an artificial intelligence-powered underwriting tool that advances submissions from email to a fully priced risk.

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