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TechTalk: Hyperscale data centre boom triggers ‘call to action’ to break down insurance silos

2026-06-22T07:00:00+01:00By

’Effective underwriting of these massive campuses requires precise risk pricing that accounts for asset concentration and, crucially, the potential for cascading failures,’ says senior credit analyst

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LMA seeks clarity on US-Iran peace deal

2026-06-19T09:00:00+01:00By

‘The main requirement for recovery is stability and certainty for shipowners and insurers,’ says chief executive

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Steven Darrah: Really Honest on ‘changing the narrative around insurance’ transparency

2026-06-18T07:00:00+01:00By

Following its May 2026 rebrand, the broker founder and chief executive says the business was ‘born out of a continued frustration with the insurance industry’ and has ‘jumped in with both feet’ to operate with transparency and accountability

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Addept Insurance launches digital-first home emergency services

2026-06-17T12:00:00+01:00By

’By adopting a digital-first approach we can remove call centre volumes while increasing the service’s capacity to focus on contractor deployment and improving customer experience and control service costs,’ managing director

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Gallagher appoints two chief executives for specialty division

2026-06-17T11:00:00+01:00By

’To make these two leadership appointments from within our existing team speaks volume about the talent we have at Gallagher,’ says specialty division chief executive

Katrina Schellens, Lockton

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Insurance sector still scratching head over ‘muddy’ emerging risk of intellectual property, cyber and general liability cross-section – Lockton

2026-06-16T07:00:00+01:00By

Risk managers could face policy exclusions arising from ‘complicated’ emerging risk cross-section, however broker senior vice-president ringfences geopolitical challenges as the risk community’s most pressing concern in 2026

Blanca Berruguete

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Parametric policies are steering risk transfer from annual renewal cycles to a resilience mindset – Descartes Underwriting

2026-06-15T07:00:00+01:00By

The MGA’s head of Europe, UK, Middle East and Africa explains that parametric insurance covers are encouraging risk transfer strategies to swap a material damage focus for an operational disruption response, giving organisations an ‘extra edge’

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Aviva launches digital contractors combined proposition

2026-06-12T10:00:00+01:00By

‘This launch helps us address an underserved part of the market while making digital trading simpler and more flexible,’ says managing director

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Informal communications in professional services create new risks – Hiscox

2026-06-11T14:00:00+01:00By Maxim Dobrov

Sponsored content: Maxim Dobrov, consultancy and professional services sector lead at Hiscox, discusses the risks that can arise from the increased use of informal communications in professional services

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Lloyd’s broker launches new delegated authority and consortia team

2026-06-11T12:52:00+01:00By

‘Our aim with this specialist unit is to help carriers harness these advantages through bespoke, efficient consortium solutions,’ says managing director

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MGA expands PI capacity to £10m through new deal

2026-06-09T09:59:00+01:00By

’This additional capacity strengthens our ability to support brokers placing higher PI limits by simplifying the overall structure of the placement,’ says head

Jon Walker, Axa

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Jon Walker: Crafting restructured Axa Insurance UK to be ‘bigger, broader, bolder’ in next three-year strategic cycle

2026-06-09T07:00:00+01:00By

New chief executive is dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s of insurer’s upcoming strategic priorities – this includes greater adoption of AI and the possibility of staff streamlining

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