NBS Underwriting has launched a new contractors combined product that offers broader protection and greater flexibility than its previous proposition. NBS said the product would cover 50 different trades and was aimed at good quality, low-to-medium hazard risks.

Superian Insurance Group has launched Scious Underwriting, which is a Lloyd’s coverholder and managing general agent with a specific focus on healthcare and medical malpractice risks. It is backed in full by Lloyd’s capacity. It will cover medical malpractice for individual practitioners, corporate entities and allied health professionals.

The Financial Conduct Authority has simplified the data reporting requirements for its Senior Managers and Certification Regime, which requires solo-regulated firms to tell the regulator if disciplinary action has been taken against individuals. Moving forward, firms will no longer need to complete a nil return if no action has been taken.

The Independent Garage Association has launched RMI Insurance Services, which is a new independent broker aimed at supporting motor trade clients and owned by the Retail Motor Industry Federation. The broker will begin trading on 15th September. It will offer exclusive terms for members.

Embedded insurance platform Kayna has teamed up with Willis to provide an online equine insurance proposition. The product is underwritten by Markel Insurance and available via equine digital health platform Equine MediRecord, which assists in meeting anti-doping and animal welfare compliance regulations.

Digital distributor Starpeak has teamed up with commercial insurer Peach to launch a new product aimed at creatives. It is primarily aimed at photographers, videographers and web designers, but can also cater for other creative professions ranging from ceramic artists and interior designers to script writers and visual merchandisers.

Insurance focused consultancy Gracechurch has published its London’s Leading Brokers report with Marsh, Aon and Howden taking the top three spots for overall broking bench strength. Lockton jumped three places to fourth and Gallagher took the fifth sport on the roster.

The year to 30th June 2025 has been the most active in insurance-linked securities history with alternative capital hitting approximately £90bn. Catastrophe bond issuance exceeded £15bn during the period while sidecar capacity increased to £13bn across property and casualty lines.

Source Insurance has appointed Integra Insurance Solutions to its panel of home insurance providers as it seeks to offer greater choice and broader risk coverage to intermediaries. Source was founded more than 30 years ago and specialises in home and landlord insurance. Integra’s policies are underwritten by Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited.

Sompo Holdings has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Sompo International Holdings Ltd has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited in a deal worth approximately £2.6bn.

Extreme weather is no longer the exception and data specialist Sagacity says insurers need to ramp up their use of technology to accurately assess the associated risks and develop effective and affordable policies. Sagacity said UK extreme weather events rose by 43% between 2020 and 2024 and that postcode-level data was insufficient to pinpoint risk and price policies appropriately.

B2B travel market specialist HBX Group has signed an agreement with digital broker Superscript to support its travel insurance partners secure the cover they need. In its initial phase, the agreement will see Superscript support risks in the UK and Europe. The deal adds to existing insurance partnerships HBX has with Battleface, Wallbid, and Intermundial.

Managing general agent Purbeck Insurance Services has said demand for its personal guarantee insurance has grown by 18% in the past year and that its gross written premium for July this year was up by 58% on the same month last year. Purbeck said it had added three people to its team of fewer than 20 to meet demand.

Insurance and credit information provider CRIF has said that more than a third (39%) of UK pet owners say their pet insurance costs are as high as they have ever been. It said rate rises had affected policyholders across Europe, although only 15% of those on the continent felt rates were as high as they had ever been. CRIF said UK insurers could do more to personalise pricing.

Claims Consortium Group, which is a claims management, insurance technology, and
weather data specialist, has written an open letter to the UK education sector urging it to help address a widening skills gap in the subsidence claims sector. The call comes at a time when exceptionally dry weather throughout the UK has prompted multiple industry warnings about the growing risk posed by subsidence.

According to the Association of British Insurers, a quarter of UK adults are in the dark as to whether or not their home is at risk of flooding and storm damage. The professional body said that only 27% of these homeowners would know how to find out. It also highlighted the beneficial impact of preventive measures should extreme weather strike.