Liberty Specialty Markets has entered the high net worth market in the UK, appointing Benjamin Faerestrand as UK HNW household underwriter to head up the new offer.

A £2m academic-industry partnership has been launched to develop new methods to understand, measure, and insure against risk associated with the commercial application of artificial intelligence.

Markel Insurance has launched pre-loss services for its UK Cyber360 policyholders, which includes a complimentary one-hour call with a cyber and data risk lawyer from Markel Law to discuss privacy laws and UK regulatory developments.

A further fall in premiums for lifetime pet insurance policies by an average of 0.8% in June 2025 has deepened the annual decline to 2.6% according to figures from pricing consultants Pearson Ham. It is the second consecutive month of falling premiums and builds on May’s modest reduction.

US distributor CRC Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atrium Underwriting Group. Atrium will retain its brand name and independence under the leadership of its current management team within the CRC Group.

Brunel Insurance Brokers is opening its ninth UK office, located in Cardiff, marking the company’s first permanent presence in Wales.

Insurance premium finance provider PremFina has announced changes to senior management roles as part of its plans for growth over the next two years.

BIBA has announced changes to its main board with Carl Evans stepping down as chair of the Large Brokers’ Advisory Board to be replaced by Marsh’s Alistair Fraser.

The Ardonagh Group has acquired a majority stake in Hong Kong-based Apex Insurance. The group will operate Apex alongside PSC’s Hong Kong operations, PSC HK Insurance Group, strengthening Ardonagh’s footprint in the region.

Standards-setting body ACORD and insurance group Howden have announced that ACORD Standards for digital accounting and invoicing are live and operational in the UK retail insurance market. This marks the first time ACORD digital accounting standards are being used in the UK outside of the specialty and re/insurance market.

A survey by the Chartered Insurance Institute has found significant opposition to the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposal to remove the requirement for those working in the insurance profession to undertake a minimum of 15 hours training and development per year.

Insurance premiums for both motor and home continued their downward trajectory in Q2 2025, but the latest data from consultancy Pearson Ham suggests that a changing pace of movement as well as a more nuanced pricing environment could be on the horizon.

Specialist Risk Group has acquired Newcastle-based MGA Generation Underwriting from WF Risk Group. The business will become part of MX, SRG’s underwriting pillar, and will further expand its nationwide property, liability & fleet offer for brokers.

Bridgehaven Specialty UK and IWG have teamed up to provide a new contingent insurance product for defective workmanship of installation of heat pumps.

Affinity Brokers has become the first Scottish insurance broker to rebrand to Acrisure. It will continue to trade from its Blythswood Square office in Glasgow as Acrisure UK Broking.

Broking network Brokerslink has added Nova Insurance Consultant’s Conrad Wong to its board of directors. Wong is chief commercial officer at Nova, one of the largest independent insurance brokers in Hong Kong. He is also managing director of Beijing Nova Insurance, the broker’s operation in China.