Figures from the government’s Compensation Recovery Unit show there were 63,833 motor injury claims registered in Q4 2025, down by 24% on the same period in the previous year. On an annual basis, motor claims were down from 328,637 in 2024 to 282,428 in 2025.

Managing general agent Moonrock Insurance, which specialises in drone and emerging aviation risks, has teamed up with artificial intelligence specialist mea Platform to support further growth and international expansion. Moonrock said the collaboration would enable it to enhance its workflows across business functions including submission intake, data ingestion, document processing, claims handling, and financial operations.

Beazley has rejected Zurich Insurance Group’s cash takeover proposal, saying it materially undervalues the specialty insurer and its long-term prospects as an independent listed company. Following Zurich’s public approach, Beazley’s board unanimously dismissed this week’s offer, noting it was lower than the previous bid.

Specialist motor broker Quote Detective, which is part of the pH Innovate Group, has agreed a multi-year partnership with premium finance provider PremFina. Quote Detective has more than 100 staff at its Welsh call centre operation and last year achieved gross written premium of more than £26m.

Managing general underwriter Victor has launched a new property owners product, which consolidates its existing three products – property owners standard, non-standard and large property – into a single policy. Cover is available for small to large residential let properties, commercial properties, and mixed portfolios.

The London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association has said driving growth in a softening market and reinforcing London’s preeminent position in the specialty insurance market are priorities for the year ahead. LIIBA said a lot of its work on accelerating growth would be in exploring how digital transformation could make operations faster and more efficient.

Fintech business Acrisure has rebranded previously acquired businesses Russell Scanlan and WH&R McCartney to the Acrisure brand. Other acquisitions that now operate under the Acrisure brand include Sutton Winson, Affinity Brokers, FinCred, Building and Land Guarantees, CRK and Hine.

Avantia Group, which is the parent of insurer Homeprotect, is to expand its collaboration with Google Cloud following an initial collaboration that saw Avantia build a proprietary anti-fraud tool called Holmes using Google Cloud technologies.

Clear Group has acquired Shire Insurance Services Limited, which is a niche broker focused on serving the UK veterinary sector. Alcester-based Shire was established in 1981 and its 15-strong team places annual gross written premium of around £7m.

Managing general agent Phoenix Specialty has secured A+ (Standard and Poor’s) rated capacity for its UK contractors’ all risks and contractors’ plant and equipment propositions. The capacity adds to its existing capacity deal with Axa Insurance UK and will enable Phoenix to widen its underwriting appetite.

Defaqto has acquired Pearson Ham’s market pricing business, which it said will strengthen its data and technology capabilities in the UK insurance and retail financial services industries. The £11m deal was completed through Defaqto’s parent company, Fintel plc.

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association and the Association of British Insurers have teamed up to launch an industry-wide total signposting commitment, which the government identified as a market intervention it would like to see in its financial inclusion strategy.

In a letter to insurance market chief executives, the Prudential Regulation Authority has said it is going to move all firms to a two-year cycle for periodic summary meetings. The regulator said it had already extended the timeframe from annual to biannual meetings for some firms, which had proved successful. This will now be rolled out across the market.

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association believes too many businesses are inadequately protected against the growing cyber risk they face. To combat this, it has confirmed it is working with the Department for Science Innovation and Technology to create an accredited directory of expert cyber insurance brokers.

Pro Global has secured office space in Liverpool’s Royal Liver Building, which will support the expansion of its operations in the city. Pro Global supports insurers with operational, audit, claims and digital transformation services. It also has a managing general agent incubation division and last year launched Pro Legal Solutions to manage insurance litigation cases.

Managing general agent OneBefore, which focuses on accident, absence, health and travel insurance, has agreed a distribution partnership with digital healthcare solutions platform CoverCubed Limited. The deal expands OneBefore’s reach into the SME market and marks CoverCubed’s entry into the UK – it has an established presence in South Africa.