http://www.postonline.co.uk/ Insurance POST en Sean McGovern, Axa XL’s UK and Lloyd’s CEO, has succeeded Andrew Brooks as chair of the Lloyd’s Market Association. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959646/axa-xls-mcgovern-named-as-lma-chair https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959646/axa-xls-mcgovern-named-as-lma-chair Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:00:21 +0000 Harry Curtis AIG chairman and CEO Peter Zaffino is set to retire as CEO later this year, handing the reins of the insurer to former Aon president Eric Andersen. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959645/aig-boss-zaffino-to-be-succeeded-by-aons-andersen https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959645/aig-boss-zaffino-to-be-succeeded-by-aons-andersen Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:39:10 +0000 Harry Curtis The 1 January reinsurance renewals saw widespread price reductions as supply exceeded demand, including in the UK where recent M&A activity meant less reinsurance was purchased. https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7959638/ma-brings-down-reinsurance-costs-for-uk-insurers https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7959638/ma-brings-down-reinsurance-costs-for-uk-insurers Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:04:33 +0000 Harry Curtis Law firm Stewarts has written to the Financial Conduct Authority to ask it to issue urgent ‘stop the clock’ guidance on Covid business interruption claims, in order to avoid a wave of lawsuits in the new year. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959568/regulator-urged-to-act-to-avert-covid-bi-lawsuit-wave https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959568/regulator-urged-to-act-to-avert-covid-bi-lawsuit-wave Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:57:21 +0000 Harry Curtis AIG has appointed Adam Clifford as CEO for international commercial insurance, effective 5 January, in its latest move to rejig its general insurance leadership team. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959554/aig-appoints-everests-clifford-as-international-commercial-ceo https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959554/aig-appoints-everests-clifford-as-international-commercial-ceo Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:38:16 +0000 Harry Curtis The UK could act as a proving ground for insuring ‘natural capital’, Dual’s Simon White has said following the MGA’s launch of a product designed to help developers meet biodiversity net gain obligations. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959515/dual-moves-to-insure-developers-biodiversity-liabilities https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959515/dual-moves-to-insure-developers-biodiversity-liabilities Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:57:16 +0000 Harry Curtis Narratives about public bodies such as local authorities being outside of cyber insurers’ appetites are outdated, according to Ed Ventham, director at specialist broker Assured. https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/7959480/broker-calls-narratives-around-cyber-insurance-availability-rubbish https://www.postonline.co.uk/broker/7959480/broker-calls-narratives-around-cyber-insurance-availability-rubbish Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Harry Curtis Axa is planning to add terrorism cover to its SME products by the second half of next year, as a result of a Pool Re scheme that will offer insurers “significant” discounts to reinsure SME terrorism risk. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959475/pool-re-scheme-spurs-axa-to-include-terrorism-cover-in-sme-policies https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959475/pool-re-scheme-spurs-axa-to-include-terrorism-cover-in-sme-policies Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:27:50 +0000 Harry Curtis Lloyd’s chief of market performance Rachel Turk has flagged several areas of concern for the market as rates soften “quicker than anticipated”. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959467/lloyds-flags-softening-market-concerns https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959467/lloyds-flags-softening-market-concerns Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:58:28 +0000 Harry Curtis CFC’s Andy Holmes has told Post the provider has seen increased demand for cyber cover in the wake of high profile cyber attacks this year, while warning the industry “needs to look at itself” over low levels of uptake for the product among businesses. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959440/cyber-demand-grows-following-high-profile-attacks https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959440/cyber-demand-grows-following-high-profile-attacks Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Harry Curtis The UK’s largest pub company, Stonegate, is suing Marsh over cover the broker arranged for the group that allegedly left many of its establishments without business interruption insurance at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959437/marsh-hit-with-ps85m-negligence-claim-by-pub-giant https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959437/marsh-hit-with-ps85m-negligence-claim-by-pub-giant Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:02:50 +0000 Harry Curtis Post understands the Financial Conduct Authority is aiming to publish proposals for simplified rules for commercial and bespoke insurance products before the end of the year. https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/7959372/proposals-for-simplified-fca-commercial-and-bespoke-rules-imminent https://www.postonline.co.uk/regulation/7959372/proposals-for-simplified-fca-commercial-and-bespoke-rules-imminent Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:30:00 +0000 Harry Curtis After plenty of acquisitions over the years, HW Kaufman international CEO Paul Greensmith and group co-president Jodie Kaufman Davis sit down with Harry Curtis to discuss plans to turn the group’s international businesses into a broking and underwriting force to be reckoned with. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959184/big-interview-paul-greensmith-and-jodie-kaufman-davis-hw-kaufman https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959184/big-interview-paul-greensmith-and-jodie-kaufman-davis-hw-kaufman Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Harry Curtis Insurers paid out £197m to the UK businesses hit by cyber incidents in 2024, according to data from the Association of British Insurers. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959354/uk-cyber-insurance-claims-hit-ps197m-in-2024 https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959354/uk-cyber-insurance-claims-hit-ps197m-in-2024 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:42:23 +0000 Harry Curtis The International Underwriting Association has elected Theo Butt, UK CEO of Convex Insurance, as its next chair. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959349/iua-elects-chair-amid-challenging-market-conditions https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959349/iua-elects-chair-amid-challenging-market-conditions Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:33:00 +0000 Harry Curtis Mike van der Straaten, CEO of Antares, sits down with Harry Curtis to discuss QIC Global’s rebirth as Antares, why it swapped its Maltese entity for a UK one, and its retail strategy. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959103/big-interview-mike-van-der-straaten-antares https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959103/big-interview-mike-van-der-straaten-antares Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Harry Curtis Guidewire is experimenting with building solutions to connect its customer base of primary insurers with reinsurers and retail brokers, the company’s group vice president Charles Clarke has told Post. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959301/guidewire-eyes-retail-broking-and-reinsurance-for-next-chapter https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959301/guidewire-eyes-retail-broking-and-reinsurance-for-next-chapter Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Harry Curtis Companies in the London market will increasingly pursue peer-to-peer technology integration driving greater facilitation and more mergers and acquisitions, Guidewire’s London market lead Jamie McDonnell has predicted. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959295/technology-arms-race-to-fuel-london-market-ma https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959295/technology-arms-race-to-fuel-london-market-ma Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Harry Curtis HW Kaufman plans to set up a Lloyd’s syndicate within the next two years as part of its international expansion efforts, executives have told Post. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959189/hw-kaufman-plans-to-establish-lloyds-vehicle-within-two-years https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloydslondon/7959189/hw-kaufman-plans-to-establish-lloyds-vehicle-within-two-years Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Harry Curtis Guidewire CEO Mike Rosenbaum has outlined how he thinks generative artificial intelligence and large language models will change the insurance industry. https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959294/guidewire-ceo-maps-insurance-sectors-ai-transformation https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/7959294/guidewire-ceo-maps-insurance-sectors-ai-transformation Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Harry Curtis With low-Earth orbit becoming more crowded, Harry Curtis examines how the rise of in-orbit servicing and tighter de-orbit rules could reshape the market for satellite cover. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7958974/space-congestion-pushes-insurers-towards-a-new-frontier https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7958974/space-congestion-pushes-insurers-towards-a-new-frontier Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Harry Curtis Last weekend’s Louvre robbery has sent ripples through the fine art insurance market, prompting a renewed focus on security from insurers of both institutional and private collections. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959272/louvre-robbery-sends-ripples-through-fine-art-insurance-market https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959272/louvre-robbery-sends-ripples-through-fine-art-insurance-market Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:59:25 +0100 Harry Curtis CyberCube has estimated this week’s Amazon Web Services outage will result in an insurance loss in the range of $38m (£28.5m) to $581m (£436.3m). https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959270/cybercube-expects-aws-outage-to-have-%E2%80%98moderate%E2%80%99-insurance-impact https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959270/cybercube-expects-aws-outage-to-have-%E2%80%98moderate%E2%80%99-insurance-impact Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0100 Harry Curtis A major High Court lawsuit filed against the pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson alleging links between talcum powder and cancer has been described as a “significant development for the insurance market” by law firm HCR Law. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959251/talc-lawsuit-raises-coverage-questions-for-insurers https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959251/talc-lawsuit-raises-coverage-questions-for-insurers Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:08:59 +0100 Harry Curtis Work-related stress claims, which are covered under employers’ liability policies, have risen sharply in recent years, Clyde and Co partner Barbara Goddard has told Post. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959240/clyde-and-co-sees-rapid-rise-in-work-related-stress-claims https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959240/clyde-and-co-sees-rapid-rise-in-work-related-stress-claims Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0100 Harry Curtis Aviva is applying an automatic uplift to a 24-month business interruption indemnity period for policies issued through its Fast Trade platform in order to tackle underinsurance. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959220/aviva-acts-to-close-business-interruption-protection-gap https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959220/aviva-acts-to-close-business-interruption-protection-gap Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:01:44 +0100 Harry Curtis Volatile geopolitics is keeping ports and their insurers busy as they work to keep increased risks adequately covered, Markel’s Dean Johnson has told Post. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloyd%E2%80%99slondon/7959214/ports-and-terminals-face-down-%E2%80%98geopolitical-storm%E2%80%99 https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloyd%E2%80%99slondon/7959214/ports-and-terminals-face-down-%E2%80%98geopolitical-storm%E2%80%99 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0100 Harry Curtis Zurich Engineering is increasingly working with the insurer’s other business units to cross-sell services, its head of inspection services Adrian Reeve has told Post. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959198/zurich-looks-to-leverage-capabilities-of-engineering-arm https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959198/zurich-looks-to-leverage-capabilities-of-engineering-arm Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:41:11 +0100 Harry Curtis Axa Commercial chief underwriting officer David Ovenden is set to retire and leave the insurer in the new year, Post can reveal. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959203/axa-commercial-cuo-david-ovenden-to-retire https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959203/axa-commercial-cuo-david-ovenden-to-retire Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0100 Harry Curtis The Federation of European Risk Management Associations has appointed Laurent Nihoul as its next CEO, effective 1 December. https://www.postonline.co.uk/risk-management/7959202/ferma-appoints-nihoul-as-ceo https://www.postonline.co.uk/risk-management/7959202/ferma-appoints-nihoul-as-ceo Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:00:03 +0100 Harry Curtis Price increases in the UK commercial motor market have subsided over the course of 2025, but capacity constraints remain in pockets, according to several brokers and providers that spoke to Post. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959083/commercial-motor-pricing-stabilised-but-capacity-constraints-remain https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959083/commercial-motor-pricing-stabilised-but-capacity-constraints-remain Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0100 Harry Curtis Bspoke deputy chair Tim Smyth has said the MGA is pursuing a number of acquisitions that would add businesses to its newly formed retail division. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959188/bspoke-in-%E2%80%98ongoing%E2%80%99-conversations-over-retail-acquisitions https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959188/bspoke-in-%E2%80%98ongoing%E2%80%99-conversations-over-retail-acquisitions Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:27:31 +0100 Harry Curtis In the wake of exits from the market in recent years, Harry Curtis looks at why insurers are cautious about insuring heavy goods vehicles and how those that do manage it. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959038/inside-the-shrinking-market-for-hgv-insurance https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959038/inside-the-shrinking-market-for-hgv-insurance Tue, 07 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100 Harry Curtis Julia Graham is set to step down from her role as CEO of Airmic next year and will be succeeded by Diane Maxwell. https://www.postonline.co.uk/risk-management/7959169/airmic-ceo-julia-graham-to-step-down-next-year https://www.postonline.co.uk/risk-management/7959169/airmic-ceo-julia-graham-to-step-down-next-year Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:14:58 +0100 Harry Curtis Underwriting adaptability and prudence are all important in the face of a professional indemnity insurance market swimming in capacity and a turbulent geopolitical environment, Markel senior underwriter Joanne Healy has told Post. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959162/long-term-participants-have-an-edge-in-%E2%80%98challenging%E2%80%99-pi-market https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959162/long-term-participants-have-an-edge-in-%E2%80%98challenging%E2%80%99-pi-market Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:51:31 +0100 Harry Curtis WTW and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have worked together to design a parametric insurance product that pays out automatically when either the UK Met Office or Irish Met Éireann issues a red weather warning. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959161/wtw-and-swiss-re-launch-cover-for-red-weather-warnings https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959161/wtw-and-swiss-re-launch-cover-for-red-weather-warnings Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:02:50 +0100 Harry Curtis Dual has launched a commercial combined proposition with capacity led by Zurich that it hopes will establish it as a “challenger market” for brokers in the UK regions, Post can reveal. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959111/dual-launches-commercial-combined-to-anchor-regions-challenge https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959111/dual-launches-commercial-combined-to-anchor-regions-challenge Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0100 Harry Curtis The UK directors’ and officers’ insurance market is approaching an “inflection point” as rates continue to soften amid insolvency and regulatory risks, the CEO and founder of financial lines MGA Kayzen Specialty has told Post. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959121/uk-do-market-headed-for-%E2%80%98inflection-point%E2%80%99 https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959121/uk-do-market-headed-for-%E2%80%98inflection-point%E2%80%99 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:57:43 +0100 Harry Curtis Specialty broker McGill and Partners has launched a partnership with the governing body for British skiers and snowboarders, making a significant contribution to preparations for next year’s Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959093/mcgill-gives-gb-snowsport-pre-olympics-boost https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959093/mcgill-gives-gb-snowsport-pre-olympics-boost Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:36:29 +0100 Harry Curtis The number of fires at sea caused by mis-declared or undeclared cargo is on the rise, according to Halliwell Forensics, a specialist forensic investigation firm tasked by loss adjusters and insurers with ascertaining the cause of blazes on ships. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959085/ship-fires-fuelled-by-mis-declared-cargo-on-the-rise https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959085/ship-fires-fuelled-by-mis-declared-cargo-on-the-rise Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:08:19 +0100 Harry Curtis Jonathan Gray, chief underwriting officer at Pool Re, discusses the impact of recent changes at the state-backed terrorism reinsurer and how its helping businesses manage risk. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7958314/qa-jonathan-gray-pool-re https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7958314/qa-jonathan-gray-pool-re Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100 Harry Curtis Bspoke Group has appointed Ryan Gill as CEO, succeeding Tim Smyth, who becomes deputy chair. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959051/bspoke-promotes-gill-to-ceo https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7959051/bspoke-promotes-gill-to-ceo Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:57:18 +0100 Harry Curtis 29 colleges and halls of the University of Oxford are suing Aviva for losses suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic. https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959007/oxford-university-colleges-sue-aviva-for-covid-losses https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7959007/oxford-university-colleges-sue-aviva-for-covid-losses Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:30:00 +0100 Harry Curtis Dominic Clayden, who stepped down as CEO of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau last year, has been appointed as interim global claims director at Compre. https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959003/ex-mib-ceo-clayden-joins-compre https://www.postonline.co.uk/claims/7959003/ex-mib-ceo-clayden-joins-compre Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:10:16 +0100 Harry Curtis The former CEO and chief financial officer of insurer Gable, which collapsed in 2016, have been found liable for millions of pounds in legal proceedings brought by the company’s liquidators. https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7958992/former-gable-ceo-found-liable-for-%C2%A35m-misappropriations https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7958992/former-gable-ceo-found-liable-for-%C2%A35m-misappropriations Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:11:57 +0100 Harry Curtis Lloyd’s executives have urged market participants to ensure combined ratios do not creep up, so that it can continue to absorb the impact of major loss events such as this year’s California wildfires. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloyd%E2%80%99slondon/7958954/lloyd%E2%80%99s-urges-%E2%80%98laser-focus%E2%80%99-on-cor-as-tiernan-teases-strategy-refresh https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloyd%E2%80%99slondon/7958954/lloyd%E2%80%99s-urges-%E2%80%98laser-focus%E2%80%99-on-cor-as-tiernan-teases-strategy-refresh Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:53:35 +0100 Harry Curtis The core re-platforming element of the London market’s Blueprint Two modernisation programme is not expected to be completed until at least 2028, Lloyd’s CEO Patrick Tiernan has said. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloyd%E2%80%99slondon/7958953/blueprint-two-re-platforming-won%E2%80%99t-complete-before-2028 https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloyd%E2%80%99slondon/7958953/blueprint-two-re-platforming-won%E2%80%99t-complete-before-2028 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:40:32 +0100 Harry Curtis Gallagher Re CEO Tom Wakefield has said the turning market means that numerous facets of reinsurance programmes will be up for discussion ahead of the Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo. https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7958947/gallagher-re-ceo-insists-buyers-have-%E2%80%98huge-amount-of-choice%E2%80%99 https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7958947/gallagher-re-ceo-insists-buyers-have-%E2%80%98huge-amount-of-choice%E2%80%99 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0100 Harry Curtis Rating agencies have shared their outlook for the global reinsurance sector, with both Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Ratings revising down their outlooks for 2026, while S&P Global Ratings has maintained its ‘stable’ outlook. https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7958944/reinsurance-outlook-ranges-from-%E2%80%98stable%E2%80%99-to-%E2%80%98deteriorating%E2%80%99 https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7958944/reinsurance-outlook-ranges-from-%E2%80%98stable%E2%80%99-to-%E2%80%98deteriorating%E2%80%99 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:34:34 +0100 Harry Curtis Damisola Sulaiman Andrew McMellin, president of Markel International, sits down with Harry Curtis to talk about the insurer’s plans to hit $5bn premium by 2030, rebalance its portfolio, and how it’s using AI to turn the distribution chain on its head. https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloyd%E2%80%99slondon/7958273/big-interview-andrew-mcmellin-markel https://www.postonline.co.uk/lloyd%E2%80%99slondon/7958273/big-interview-andrew-mcmellin-markel Tue, 02 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100 Harry Curtis