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Why delegated oversight can no longer be housekeeping

Lloyd’s has embraced delegation at scale, but Richard Spencer, managing partner of New Link Consulting, argues governance and customer outcome monitoring have failed to keep pace.

Aviva outlines plan for double-digit market share growth

Aviva is targeting a double-digit market share of the UK specialty personal lines within the next few years.

Gallagher and HSBC partner on business insurance

Gallagher has partnered with HSBC to provide business insurance to the bank’s commercial banking clients.

Ex-RSA leader Bryson returns as Simplyhealth MD

Simplyhealth has hired Sonya Bryson as managing director, more than a year after she stood down as MD of RSA’s joint commercial lines business to “pursue other opportunities”.

Aviva almost doubles personal lines premiums after Direct Line deal

Aviva has hailed a strong first half of 2026 with group operating profit increasing 24% to £1.32bn and UK personal lines premiums almost doubling following the acquisition of Direct Line.

Endless heatwaves are becoming insurance’s hot potato

Editor’s View: A summer of heatwaves, wildfires and increasing subsidence claims is another warning that insurance cannot rely on yesterday’s climate to price tomorrow’s risks, according to Emma Ann Hughes.

Why specialist expertise matters in a commoditised insurance market

View from the Top: Richard Coleman, UK general insurance managing director at Ecclesiastical Insurance, reflects on what should stay the same in insurance even as the market softens and artificial intelligence transforms how the industry operates.

BIA 2026 winner Q&A: QBE’s UK executive director Chris Wallace

QBE’s Chris Wallace explains what it means to be crowned General Insurer of the Year at the British Insurance Awards, sharing insights into claims transformation, developing solutions for emerging risks and the importance of keeping clients and brokers in the feedback loop.

Big Interview: Phuong Ly, Allianz Commercial

Phuong Ly, managing director UK for Allianz Commercial, speaks to Insurance Post about replatforming, reorganisation, and becoming the "easiest insurer to do business with."

Has broker Bennetts set a record with seven owners since 2000?

Content Director’s View: Private equity, consolidators, insurers seeking diversification ... these have all contributed to a boom in M&A and investment in the UK insurance sector since 2000. Jonathan Swift looks at which businesses have – as a result – changed hands the most since the turn of the century.