Commercial Express has launched a new delegated authority schemes division, giving brokers the ability to develop and bring specialist and niche insurance schemes to market. The MGA said the new division will provide brokers with access to underwriting expertise and capacity, with a focus on opportunities requiring greater flexibility and speed to market.

Aviva is extending its partnership with venture studio and accelerator Founders Factory, committing further investment over the next three years to startups working across insurance, wealth, property, asset management and cybersecurity.

Uinsure has joined The Openwork Partnership’s general insurance panel, giving advisers across the network access to an additional provider of home and landlord insurance. The appointment makes Uinsure the second provider on Openwork’s GI panel, alongside Paymentshield, following a review of the network’s general insurance proposition.

WTW has launched Radar AI Assistant, a natural-language capability within its Radar Vision platform designed to help insurers identify emerging risks and patterns in portfolio data. The tool is aimed at pricing, underwriting, claims and portfolio management teams.

Acturis and Sompo have launched Sompo’s marine cargo insurance proposition on the Acturis platform, giving brokers a digital route to quote and, where eligible, bind marine cargo risks.

The Insurance Institute of London has announced the election of Ken Norgrove as its new President for 2026-27. Norgrove has four decades of experience in senior insurance industry roles and has spent most of his career at Intact Insurance.

Admiral is proposing to reduce its UK insurance workforce by around 500 roles as part of a wider programme to deliver £100m in annual cost savings. The proposals affect around 5% of Admiral’s UK insurance employees. The insurer has begun a 45-day collective consultation with affected staff.

DARAG Group has received High Court approval for the transfer of two insurance portfolios to its UK carrier, DARAG Insurance UK.

With two months to go until Insurance Day for Dementia on 26 November, Insurance United Against Dementia and Alzheimer’s Society are calling on organisations across the UK insurance industry to unite behind the campaign.

Mortgage Brain has integrated Paymentshield into its CRM Brain platform, allowing mortgage brokers to offer clients a home insurance quote as part of the mortgage application process.

Travel insurance comparison site PayingTooMuch has added insurtech Gigasure to its panel of insurance providers as it seeks to grow its presence in the UK market. The move also represents a push by Gigasure to take its offering to a wider audience.

CFC has launched affirmative AI cover within its intellectual property policy to address questions concerning training data, ownership, infringement, liability and AI-generated outputs. The new wording confirms that claims involving AI are covered so long as they otherwise meet the policy’s coverage requirements.

The Chartered Insurance Institute wants to give industry practitioners a stronger role in shaping policy, professional standards and membership services. To do this, it has launched an online research community called Voices, open to CII members and non-members, from which it will gather industry views.

In the first six months of 2026, Ecclesiastical’s UK and Ireland business saw gross written premium increase by 2.7% to reach £233.4m (H1 2025: £227.2m). Underwriting profit went up from £16.6m in H1 2025 to £18.7m in the first of this year, while its combined operating ratio of 86.1% was an improvement of 0.8 percentage points on the previous half.

Comprehensive car insurance premiums have dipped by 0.8% during the past three months leaving UK drivers paying £713 on average for cover. The data comes from the latest car insurance price index from Confused.com in association with WTW.

Wisentic Pets, which connects pet insurers and veterinary practices to support claims fulfilment, is now live in the UK with its first insurer partners, Perfect Pet and Now Pet Insurance. The announcement comes on the back of a pilot project between the two insurance providers and veterinary clinics that started in early August.