High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 29 September to 3 October 2025.
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, promotions and leadership changes from 29 September to 3 October 2025
Ageas UK unveils new executive team as Esure integration begins
’I’m confident that together, we will deliver on our strategy and continue to shape a sustainable and customer-focused insurer for the long-term,’ says chief executive
Esure chief executive and CFO to step down as Ageas completes acquisition
’Both have provided invaluable collaboration throughout the development of this deal and I wish them every success in their onward journeys,’ says chief executive
Ageas reinforces UK broker market commitment by joining Co-op home insurance panel
’We remain solidly committed to insurance brokers trading in personal lines,’ says head
Oxbow Partners warns of further consolidation after Aviva and Ageas deals
’We believe that there will be further consolidation in the UK personal lines market and chief executives need to consider their M&A strategy,’ says consultancy
Top 50 Insurers: HCC International tops 2025 Underwriting Gold Awards
Insurance DataLab has done the number crunching to reveal which underwriters have excelled in the UK, Gibraltar and Lloyd’s marketplaces – with Insurance Times exclusively revealing the findings
Insurance sector reacts as government weighs up mandatory testing for over 70s motorists
’We, as an insurer, welcome any measures that give us and our older customers assurance that they meet the required standards required to hold a driving license,’ says chief underwriting officer
Briefing: As Aviva completes DLG takeover, is more personal lines market consolidation on the cards?
The personal lines market is hotting up, with big players looking at acquisitions in this area
Gender pay gaps at UK insurers revealed – the best and worst performers
Insurance Times investigates the gender pay gaps at the biggest insurers listed within its annual Top 50 Insurers report
Briefing: US broker should welcome $2bn investment as it continues UK expansion
Briefing: Does Ageas’ purchase of Esure make up for it losing out on DLG?
Ant Middle: Organic growth focused plan seeks to put Ageas UK top of the personal lines pile
Insurer gender pay gap reports flag senior staff imbalance and part-time job problem
Ant Middle: Organic growth focused plan seeks to put Ageas UK top of the personal lines pile
The insurer has ‘earned the right to think bigger as a business’ and topple the likes of Allianz, Axa and Hastings from the personal lines podium using product expansion, AI investment and a commitment to broker partners, says chief executive
Ant Middle: M&A will provide Ageas UK with ‘optionality for the future’
Chief executive eyes new product lines and M&A opportunities as personal lines insurer plots out its next three to five-year strategy
Insurance Times Advent Calendar: Ant Middle
For the 23rd day of advent, Ant Middle, chief executive at Ageas UK, talks industry achievements and some Lego alternatives
Ant Middle: Ageas has planted its flag firmly in personal lines brokered business lines
’We are a business that only succeeds if we can succeed with brokers,’ says Ageas chief executive
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