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Underinsurance concerns remain high despite slight easing – Aviva research

Aviva’s latest Broker Barometer has revealed 68% of brokers believe clients may be underinsured which while still high has eased slightly.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Brokers closed Q1 with optimism on growth at five-year high – Aviva

By Emmanuel Kenning

Almost half of UK commercial properties underinsured – Gallagher

By Emmanuel Kenning

Annie Ward, head of bespoke personal lines and agriculture at ERS.

ERS promotes Annie Ward to head up bespoke personal lines and agriculture

ERS has promoted Annie Ward to head of bespoke personal lines and agriculture from being product manager for bespoke personal lines.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Blog: Do real estate claims need a rethink?

As capacity comes back into the previously hard real estate market, Victoria Jewell, head of real estate at McLarens argues insurers, brokers and adjusters have an opportunity to work together to reintroduce some structure and reflect on lessons learned when it comes to claims.

By Victoria Jewell, head of real estate, McLarens

Sporting Sponsor: Birkdale Insurance Group and Southport FC

Insurance Age caught up with Birkdale Insurance Group to find out more about its main shirt sponsorship for Southport FC.

By Rosie Simms

CFC recruits Markel stalwart Line as next CUO

Specialist insurer CFC has announced that Nick Line will take over as chief underwriting officer in 2026, after 28 years at Markel where he has held the role of CUO since 2018.

By Insurance Age staff

People Moves: 9 – 13 June 2025

Keep up to date with the latest personnel moves in insurance.

By Rosie Simms

Dive In 2025 reveals theme ‘Belonging Builds Tomorrow’

Dive In, a festival for talent and culture designed to support the development of inclusive workplace cultures, is returning on 16 - 18 September 2025 for its eleventh year, rallying the insurance industry around the theme: “Belonging Builds Tomorrow.”

By Insurance Age staff

Applied’s UK Epic withdrawal a “sad day” for brokers

Applied Systems pulling its Epic offering from the UK underlines how competitive the market is but is sad news for brokers and staff, according to experts.

By Emmanuel Kenning

SRG names ex-Lockton and Marsh boss Nimmo as first UK CEO

Specialist Risk Group has recruited Neil Nimmo as its first CEO – UK, effective immediately.

By Insurance Age staff

Insight

Interview: Keith Hector, Covéa

Keith Hector, commercial lines director at Covéa, looks to make e-trade limits more flexible, highlights “buoyant” schemes business, and teases new products as he targets £200m GWP in 2025.

By Rosie Simms

Keith Hector Commercial Lines Director at Covea

The stats: Q1 2025 sees commercial rates flattening, as experts predict market softening

Property owners and fleet premiums continue to rise but at a slower pace, while combined liability rates dip into negative figures in Q1 2025, according to the Acturis Commercial Broking Index. Ida Axling reports.

By Ida Axling

Analysis: Is the era of offshore capacity over, or is it poised for a comeback?

High profile casualties such as Gibraltar-based Enterprise Insurance Company (2016), and Danish providers Alpha (2018) and Gefion (2021) meant offshore capacity came under scrutiny at the end of the last decade. Today there appears to be less noise about similar players which begs the question are these overseas carriers no longer a factor? Or are they on the comeback trail? Saxon East investigate

By Saxon East

Interview: Duncan Pritchard, CEO of Commercial Express

Last year Commercial Express garnered extensive attention from the broker community with its slew of eye-catching product launches, CEO Duncan Pritchard tells Insurance Age about the growth of the business and what is coming next.