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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 23 to 27 March 2026
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 23 to 27 March 2026
Axa XL appoints 40-year London market veteran as head of marine
‘He is an experienced leader, with technical acumen and the strategic and operational skills to ensure thoughtful and profitable growth across our marine business,’ says chief underwriting officer
Axa merges commercial and retail arms to launch new UK general insurance business
’Creating a unified general insurance business gives us greater scale, sharper focus and the ability to respond more effectively to changing market dynamics,’ says new chief executive
More firms sign Insurance Times’ Destination Insurance Charter
The charter forms part of Insurance Times’ broader talent campaign
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 9 to 13 March 2026
Standout schemes deliver strong six-monthly earnings, but new business sees mixed momentum
Drawing on exclusive data from broker schemes software provider SchemeServe, the Insurance Times Schemes Index pinpoints where brokers are delivering strong earnings, which schemes are gaining momentum and which may face challenges in the year ahead
Briefing: What does the Q1 2026 Middle East conflict mean for travel insurance?
A warning has been issued that acts of war are typically excluded from travel insurance and coverage depends on policy wording
TechTalk: The real AI threat to insurance jobs is doing nothing
‘You aren’t going to lose your job to AI, but you are at risk of losing your job to someone else who is using AI,’ says chief solutions officer
Nancy Bewlay: ’When I hear uninsurable, I often think the homework hasn’t been done’
After 33 years in the industry, Axa’s first group chief underwriting and pricing officer tells Insurance Times why excluding emerging risks like AI goes against insurance’s core purpose.
Nancy Bewlay: ’When I hear uninsurable, I often think the homework hasn’t been done’
After 33 years in the industry, Axa’s first group chief underwriting and pricing officer tells Insurance Times why excluding emerging risks like AI goes against insurance’s core purpose.
Tara Foley: Axa UK and Ireland strives to be the ‘go-to place for talent in the industry’
Alongside a focus on organic growth and technology, the insurer’s medium-term strategy sees it bid to become a ‘destination workplace’
Tara Foley: Consumer Duty is ‘not a one and done’ regulation
Insurer chief executive says the implementation of the new rules has ‘required significant effort and focus’
Insurance Times Advent Calendar: Jon Walker
For the 10th day of advent, Jon Walker, chief executive of Axa Commercial, highlights how the true spirit of collaboration can benefit the industry
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