Lloyd’s posts 22% return on capital, pre-tax profit remains ÂŁ10.7 bn
Lloyd’s reported a 22% return on capital and ÂŁ10.6 bn pre-tax profit in 2025, while AM Best expects pricing pressure to lift the combined ratio in 2026
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Association of British Insurers sets out cyber security controls for UK businesses
ABI guidance identifies cyber controls UK organisations should consider, including MFA, endpoint security, backups, monitoring and supply chain checks
UK commercial insurance adds ÂŁ29 bn to economy, ABI says
UK commercial insurance contributes about ÂŁ29 bn annually and supports over 300,000 jobs, according to a new ABI report
easyJet faces $72 mn lawsuit over six abandoned Airbus jets after Russia’s invasion
STLC Europe Eight is seeking at least $72 mn from easyJet over six Airbus aircraft grounded after Russia-related sanctions disrupted their leases
ABI publishes new guides for UK insurers on economic and domestic abuse
The ABI has published two guides to help UK insurers and pension firms support customers and employees affected by economic and domestic abuse
AI adoption exposes insurance gaps in digital health
Beazley’s 2026 Digital Health & Wellness report finds medical negligence remains the leading claims driver as AI creates multi-line insurance exposures
Aon launches Underwriting Analytics for insurers and reinsurers
Aon launched Underwriting Analytics within its Risk Analytics Platform to help insurers assess new risks against existing portfolio accumulations
UK mortgage lending rises as high-LTV share hits 18-year high
UK gross mortgage advances rose 11.1% in Q2 2026 to ÂŁ77.4 bn, while lending above 90% LTV reached its highest share since 2008
Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters appoints Melissa Cunningham as new President
CILA appointed Marsh’s Melissa Cunningham as its youngest President, with Sedgwick’s Aruna Chandrapalan elected Deputy President
Certua Life partners with Heka to offer Surely life insurance
Certua Life has partnered with employee benefits platform Heka to offer personalised individual life insurance through its Surely brand
Property catastrophe reinsurance prices fall at mid-year renewals
Property catastrophe reinsurance prices fell by double digits at June and July 2026 renewals as global reinsurer capital reached $790 bn
Starr and Goalhanger launch geopolitical risk series at Lloyd’s of London
Starr and Goalhanger will host The Risk Briefing at Lloyd’s, bringing political commentators and insurance executives together to discuss geopolitical risk
World Insurance Associates acquires Pellechio Family Agency
World Insurance Associates acquired New Jersey-based Pellechio Family Agency, expanding its commercial and personal insurance business
EQT to acquire majority stake in McGill and Partners for $2 bn
EQT X agreed to acquire a majority stake in McGill and Partners for $2 bn, with Warburg Pincus exiting and Steve McGill remaining CEO
Global cyber insurance rates fall globally
Swiss Re data shows global cyber insurance rates declined for a fourth consecutive year in 2026, though the pace of reduction slowed
Insurance AI adoption exposes verification gap, study finds
Insurance AI adoption is moving faster than verification controls as synthetic media raises fraud risks across claims and underwriting, research finds
Lloyd’s reports ÂŁ3.5 bn profit as premiums rise in 1H 2026
Lloyd’s reported ÂŁ34.7 bn of gross written premium and a 90.8% combined ratio in 1H 2026, with underwriting profit rising to ÂŁ1.9 bn
Tokio Marine invests in insurtech Kita to expand carbon insurance business
Tokio Marine invested in UK carbon insurer Kita and expanded work on carbon credit insurance, satellite risk assessment and project services
Global P&C insurer RoAE rises to record 16.8% in 2025
Aon says global P&C insurers reached 16.8% RoAE in 2025, while premium growth slowed and performance gaps widened across the sector
AEGIS London and tech MGA Augentic launch Lloyd’s digital follow consortium
AEGIS London and Augentic launched a Lloyd’s digital follow consortium offering brokers capacity across Property, Casualty and Specialty risks
Allianz Commercial appoints Emma Woolley to lead global specialty and UK
Allianz Commercial named Emma Woolley President Global Specialty and UK Region, with responsibility for specialty lines and the UK insurance market
Global reinsurers post stronger 1H 2026 underwriting results
Global reinsurers improved underwriting profitability in 1H 2026 as catastrophe losses fell, though softer pricing drove non-life premiums down 6%
Reinsurers test pricing discipline as capital rises
AM Best says reinsurers face a 12-month test as record capital, strong earnings and rising competition push the market softer
Allianz buys HSBC Singapore insurance arm for $2.7 bn
Allianz will buy HSBC’s Singapore insurance unit for $2.7 bn and enter a 15-year distribution deal in the Asian wealth hub
IKEA customers in the UK get flexible home insurance through Urban Jungle
IKEA customers in the UK get flexible home insurance through Urban Jungle, with buildings, contents or combined cover arranged online in minutes
Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters urges adjusters to submit fire and flood loss data
As the UK experiences one of its most severe wildfire seasons on record the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA) has called for loss adjusters to submit large loss data
Lloyd’s says ex-CEO John Neal breached compliance rules
Lloyd’s found former CEO John Neal breached compliance rules over an undisclosed close relationship and whistleblowing process failures
Xentra raises ÂŁ2.7 mn from Maven VCTs and NPIF II for SME cyber services
Leeds-based Xentra secures ÂŁ2.7 mn from Maven VCTs and NPIF II to expand cyber, safeguarding and regulatory services for SMEs
Lloyd’s backs new Hormuz marine war risk insurance consortium
Lloyd’s welcomes a Chubb-led marine war risk consortium offering extra hull, P&I and cargo capacity for Strait of Hormuz transit risks
AIoT tech Targa Telematics adds Agentic AI to fleet maintenance
Targa Telematics launches Maintenance Excellence to connect fleet data, automate maintenance workflows and reduce downtime for mobility operators
Lloyd’s List Intelligence launches vessel risk tool for underwriters
Lloyd’s List Intelligence adds Vessel Due Diligence to Seasearcher, giving marine underwriters and vessel vetters one platform for risk checks
Insurance M&A hit $29.6 bn across 191 disclosed deals, while AI began to reshape valuations
Insurance M&A reached $29.6 bn across 191 disclosed deals as AI starts to affect broker valuations, underwriting investment and capital strategy
Stoa raises ÂŁ1.8 mn in pre-seed for cash management platform
UK FinTech Stoa secures âŹ2.1 mn pre-seed funding to grow its cash management platform for deposits, merchants and banking partners
Luffy AI raises ÂŁ8.1 mn in Series A to scale adaptive industrial AI
Oxfordshire startup Luffy AI secures Series A funding led by BGF to scale neuroplastic AI for real-time motor control and industrial systems
Osney Capital closes ÂŁ60 mn UK cybersecurity seed fund
Osney Capital closed its ÂŁ60mn debut fund, backing UK cybersecurity startups across AI security, supply-chain protection and cyber risk
UK regulator FCA urged to review AI models used for financial advice
UK regulator faces calls to review ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini as consumer use grows and AI concentration risks deepen
UK calls for global AI safeguards as security risks risev
Yvette Cooper seeks international AI safeguards amid warnings over cyberattacks, autonomous weapons, extremist chatbots and child sexual abuse
Nord Stream insurers avoid âŹ580 mn claim under war exclusion
A London court ruled Nord Stream pipeline damage resulted from the war in Ukraine, removing a âŹ580mn insurance claim against Lloyd’s and Arch
London marine insurers discuss replacing cancellation notices after wartime cover changes
London marine insurers discuss replacing cancellation notices after wartime cover changes in the Gulf triggered political backlash and disrupted shipping
ACCC clears Zurich’s ÂŁ8.1 bn acquisition of Lloyd’s underwriter Beazley
Australia’s ACCC approved Zurich’s ÂŁ8.1 bn acquisition of Beazley, saying the deal is unlikely to reduce competition in insurance markets
Startup Unloq raises ÂŁ900k to build AI decision intelligence platform
Birmingham AI startup Unloq secured ÂŁ900k to expand its decision intelligence platform, grow engineering capacity and scale enterprise adoption
FCA censures CACEIS UK as bank agrees ÂŁ31.7 mn WealthTek payment
CACEIS UK will pay ÂŁ31.7 mn to WealthTek clients after the FCA found failures in controls over client assets and financial crime risks
Festina Finance raises âŹ25 mn to expand life insurance and pension technology across Europe
Festina Finance secured more than âŹ25 mn from Birchway Capital to expand its cloud-native pension and life insurance platform across Europe
Fintech equipal secures ÂŁ16.3 mn to expand UK equipment finance platform
UK FinTech equipal raised ÂŁ16.25 mn from Altum Capital to expand SME equipment finance, grow its team and scale embedded lending
UK commits ÂŁ90 mn to first-time VC managers through new microfund programme
The British Business Bank will invest up to ÂŁ90 mn in 10 first-time venture capital funds to expand early-stage financing across the UK
Digital insurance platform market to reach $432 bn by 2035
Digital insurance platform market is forecast to grow from $173.3 bn in 2026 to $432.2 bn by 2035 at a 10.7% CAGR
UK insurers move past AI pilots but struggle to scale
Earnix survey shows 55% of UK insurers use AI in business functions, yet execution, governance, and personalisation remain difficult
Global life insurance consolidation to keep pace in 2026
Fitch expects global life insurance consolidation to continue as insurers reshape balance sheets, with Germany, the UK, the US, and Japan driving deal activity
Niyam Syndicate 2047 draws Lloydâs reinsurance interest in GIFT City
Niyam Group CEO Bobby Swarup said Syndicate 2047 in Indiaâs GIFT City could attract more global reinsurance capital through Lloydâs
Harmoney secures âŹ10 mn investment for AI compliance platform
Harmoney raised âŹ10 mn from Smile Sail to expand its counterparty risk platform for KYC, AML, DORA, ESG, and third-party compliance
Scope raises $20 mn to expand AI workflows for inspection teams
London-based Scope raised âŹ17.2 mn to expand its AI platform for testing, inspection, and certification workflows worldwide
UK funded reinsurance capital rules may cut life insurer appetite
UK PRA plans to lift capital charges on funded reinsurance to about 10% of annuity liabilities, raising doubts over future PRT use
Aon reshapes credit reinsurance business with global hub model
Aon is moving its credit reinsurance operations to a global hub-led structure, with Rupert Evans relocating to New York
American Global signs Lloydâs quota share deal for health indemnity
American Global Insurance secured Lloydâs quota share reinsurance for AGIIâs healthcare indemnity portfolio, with syndicates taking 50%
Cyber insurance penetration among North American SMBs and SMEs remains low
55% of small and medium-sized businesses in North America lack basic email security protections. KYND found major cyber hygiene gaps among SMBs and SMEs
Fortegra backs insurtech Incept title insurance platform for UK property deals
Incept signed an underwriting deal with Fortegra for its UK title insurance platform, using Land Registry data to issue policies in seconds
Howden buys Cybeta IP assets to expand US cyber insurance unit
Howden acquired Cybeta’s IP assets and cyber analytics talent to strengthen its US cyber insurance practice across underwriting and claims
Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore loss hits $2.8 bn marine insurance market
The Baltimore Bridge settlement lifts the Dali loss above $2.8 bn, creating the largest single marine insured loss on record
MS Amlin launches property treaty consortium with $67.5 mn per-risk capacity
MS Amlin launched a Lloydâs property treaty consortium, lifting per-risk capacity from $50 mn to $67.5 mn for property lines
Lloydâs weighs disclosure on former CEO John Neal probe
Lloydâs is considering how much to disclose from a Freshfields probe into former CEO John Neal, his conduct, and governance concerns
How Lloyd's institutional structure supports re/insurance underwriting across marine, aviation, energy, cyber and other complex insurance classes
Global insurance-linked securities market reached $145 bn in 2026, supported by record catastrophe bond issuance, 12.5% investor returns and expanding reinsurance sidecars
Global reinsurance capital reached $800 bn in 2026 as expanding capacity, lower property pricing and stronger catastrophe bond activity favor buyers
Insurance regulators in the US, UK and Japan are strengthening oversight of asset-intensive reinsurance, targeting counterparty credit risk, recapture reserve adequacy