Property

Pen Underwriting taps Zurich, Hiscox for household insurance consortium

Pen Underwriting taps Zurich, Hiscox for household insurance consortium

New multi-year deal brings A-rated capacity to one of the UK's most volatile segments

Kenneth Araullo Apr 01, 2026
Underinsurance, regulation and rising risk push brokers beyond price

Underinsurance, regulation and rising risk push brokers beyond price

Mispriced assets and rising rebuild costs expose gaps in property insurance

Flood-hit UK homeowners pay 121% more for insurance

Flood-hit UK homeowners pay 121% more for insurance

Previously flooded properties are shelling out over double the national average

Policy Expert posts robust growth as UK personal lines margins tighten

Policy Expert posts robust growth as UK personal lines margins tighten

The home-led insurer weighs its climate-exposed property book and push into the pet market against intensifying market pressures

Aviva launches on ChatGPT app

Aviva launches on ChatGPT app

Home insurance quoting is coming to OpenAI – a move that may raise eyebrows among brokers

Why UK commercial buildings face a mounting underinsurance problem in 2026

Why UK commercial buildings face a mounting underinsurance problem in 2026

Construction inflation, tougher building standards and high property claims are exposing gaps in sums insured

Historic buildings pose complex insurance and legal risks after major fires

Historic buildings pose complex insurance and legal risks after major fires

Legal experts warn fires in historic buildings can trigger complex claims, ownership disputes and costly restoration

Insurers flee thatched home market as claims costs spiral

Insurers flee thatched home market as claims costs spiral

Years of underpriced premiums are catching up, and the correction is leaving policyholders with fewer options

Subsidence, not wildfire, is emerging as UK insurers' real heat risk

Subsidence, not wildfire, is emerging as UK insurers' real heat risk

High temperatures are reshaping property claims, even without catastrophic wildfires

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