Ageas has launched a plugin with ChatGPT that enables customers to get a quote from its esure brand. ChatGPT guides customers through a series of questions and then generates a quote. People can then click though to the esure website to tailor their policy, access additional policy options and complete the purchase.

Aviva says analysis of its claims data shows that jewellery claims jump by around 25% in the week spanning Halloween compared to the surrounding eight weeks. The biggest reason for claims is accidental loss.

Allianz UK has overhauled its commercial select policy to include a new proposition for hotels and restaurants with a turnover of between £10m and 1.5bn. It will cater for restaurants and restaurant chains as well as business, resort, leisure and city centre hotels. It will also support conference centres with hotels.

Managing general agent NBS has expanded its commercial insurance proposition with a new D&O product that is backed by A-rated capacity from Accelerant Insurance Europe SA. In addition to the cover afforded to individual directors, officers and managers the product provides corporate legal liability for the business entity.

Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with Superscript to power its digital business insurance proposition, which it aims to launch before the end of the year. The offering will support the group’s UK business customers through Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland.

The Ardonagh Group has unveiled plans to rebrand Geo Underwriting as Orvia UK, which is the managing general agent platform it launched at the beginning of the year. The transition will take place next year under the leadership of chief executive officer, Mark McIlquham who has joined from Acrisure, where he led the firm’s entry into the UK market.

Tesco Insurance has partnered with Prestige Underwriting to launch products for second homeowners and private landlords who rent out a property. Prestige will provide the products through its Open and Direct brand.

Managing general agent Alps has made its entire suite of motor add-on products available on the Acturis trading platform. The products cover single vehicle and fleet risks. Alps made its first product available on Acturis in 2022 (motor legal protection). Since then, it has added its let property add-on products to the broker distribution platform.

Source Insurance has appointed managing general agent Pen Underwriting to its home insurance panel. Pen has a focus on non-standard risks and the move will expand Source’s ability to cover a wider range of clients, such as those with flood-exposed properties, due to Pen Underwriting’s Flood Re capability.

Spercialty insurer AmTrust International, which is a subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Services Inc, has acquired Wakam, which specialises in B2B2C insurance solutions and provides white-label insurance products that its clients embed into their customer journeys.

London-based managing general agent Contour Underwriting has signed a deal with cyber risk analytics provider KYND to support its new cyber insurance proposition. KYND will provide a real-time view of an organisation’s cyber risk profile enabling underwriters to better assess submissions for cover.

The deadline for entries for the 2027 National Insurance Awards has been extended. Judged by an independent panel of experts for exceptional performance, the awards provide an opportunity for organisations and individuals to showcase their strategies, software and successes from the past year.

Research from the Insurance Fraud Bureau shows that the industry is discovering at least one new ghost broking operation every day. The IFB has launched an awareness campaign to alert consumers about the issue and make it easier for them to spot fake car insurance deals.

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning that GoTempCover Limited is a clone and is not authorised by the regulator. It says it is using fake emails and web addresses, detailed on the FCA's website, as part of the scam.

The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee has published a report damning the complexity of the travel and home insurance markets and questioning the low level of consumer understanding of these sectors, which also have low claims acceptance rates relative to other retail markets.

Allianz UK has partnered with digital insurance broker Supercript to simplify the online path to cover for small businesses, landlords and tradespeople. The delegated authority agreement sees Allianz provide capacity for Supercript’s landlord and tradespeople propositions.