Home insurance
Home insurance quote prices dip as new entrants impact the market
Quoted home insurance premiums on price comparison websites fell 2.2% in the three months to September 2026, the fastest quarterly fall this year.
Pen added to Top 100 broker’s household panel
Source Insurance has added Pen Underwriting onto its home insurer panel to expand cover options across a wider range of household risks.
Lords Committee demands FCA goes further and faster on home, travel insurance
The cross-party House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has urged the Financial Conduct Authority to go “further and faster in implementing and enforcing its rules on home and travel insurance” as it warned the Consumer Duty has not yet…
Home insurance premiums fall again as Defaqto warns of claims pressures
Home insurance prices fell by 2.4% in the third quarter, with drops every month, according to the latest research by Defaqto.
Arkel makes first CDL IHP move
Arkel is launching its non-standard home and landlord schemes on Proteus, CDL’s cloud-based Insurer Hosted Platform, to kick off a wider rollout.
Australia insurance body CEO warns AI threatens broking
Insurance Council of Australia CEO Andrew Hall has warned that artificial intelligence threatens the existence of insurers and brokers.
Insurance fraud hits £1.34bn as criminals target bigger payouts
The value of insurance fraud detected by insurers jumped 14% to £1.34bn in 2025, despite the number of fraudulent claims falling, according to the Association of British Insurers.
Sky Protect parent cuts losses in half but revenue down in 2025
Neos Ventures had an operating loss of £17.6m in 2025, a year its trading style Sky Protect switched from an exclusive arrangement with Zurich to a broker panel approach.
Top 100 UK brokers report ‘crazy’ commercial rate reductions up to 50%
A number of Top 100 UK brokers have seen “crazy” rate reductions of between 40% and 50%, with savings in the hundreds of thousands of pounds during the ongoing competitive soft market, Insurance Age can reveal.
Saga broking business improves profit as it strikes deal with Allianz on pet insurance
Saga’s broking business has reported profit before tax improved to £15.9m (H1 2025: £9.1m) in the first half of 2026 on reduced gross written premiums of £266.4m (H1 2025: £279.7m).
Growing FCA attestation appetite a warning for brokers
The Financial Conduct Authority has increased the level of attestation requests dished out to insurance firms in recent years, and the serious regulatory tool is one brokers need to keep a keen eye on according to compliance specialists.
One Call returns to growth in 2025 but operating profits slip again
Doncaster-based One Call Insurance Services returned to turnover growth in 2025, expanding by just over £6m to £65.29m.
Blog: Brokers to lead in home insurance as subsidence impact rises
Brokers are ideally placed to lead the home insurance charge as the risk of subsidence becomes all too frequent.
Ageas Retail slides to 2025 loss
Broker Ageas Retail, featuring Ageas Direct and Rias, has posted a loss for 2025 with revenue hit by the soft market.
Two new MGAs launched targeting non-standard household
Caledon Group has launched two new MGAs in the UK and Ireland specialising in home insurance for non-standard household risks that fall outside what it describes as “standard insurer appetite”.
FCA defends Consumer Duty to House of Lords Committee
The Consumer Duty has “teeth” and is delivering better outcomes, David Geale, executive director of consumers, payments and competition at the Financial Conduct Authority, has told a House of Lords Committee.
Avantia adds Accredited alongside Axa in new dual-capacity structure for Homeprotect
Managing general agent Avantia Group has added Accredited Insurance (UK) as a new co-insurer alongside Axa creating a panel for specialist home insurance business Homeprotect.
Ageas UK GWP jumps as Esure deal flows in
Ageas has posted a 72% hike in gross written premiums in the UK to €1.42bn (£1.21bn) for the first half of the year as the takeovers of Esure and Saga’s underwriter Acromas Insurance Company continued to kick in.
Pen builds out in thatch with £50m Hadron deal
Pen Underwriting has teamed up with Hadron UK Insurance for the first time in a capacity deal for the thatched and personal leisure property risks market, Insurance Age can reveal.
Prestige first up as Source broadens landlord offering
Managing general agent Prestige Underwriting has joined the Source Insurance landlord panel as the first underwriter of its 5-Star Defaqto-rated residential landlord insurance product.
Simply Business adds MGA to panel expanding its landlord offering
Simply Business has partnered with Mission-backed commercial and residential property managing general agent Ventis, to expand its landlord insurance offering.