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60 Seconds With... Charles Taylor’s James Cranmer
James Cranmer, training programme manager at Charles Taylor Assistance, blends a love of learning, tech and tidy spaces.
06 Jan 2026   |  Interview
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Burst pipes cost Allianz £20m across two years
Allianz paid out £20m for damage caused by burst pipes in 345 claims between the start of 2023 and September 2025.
05 Jan 2026   |  News
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Allianz claims director resurfaces at Weightmans
Allianz Personal’s former claims director Caroline Johnson has joined Weightmans as its claims director and executive board member.
05 Jan 2026   |  News
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Trump’s stance pushes insurers to soften Net Zero goals
More than a quarter (27%) of the UK’s major general insurers have noted Donald Trump’s stance on climate change has had some negative impact on their organisation’s Net Zero strategy in 2025.
05 Jan 2026   |  Analysis
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Why can’t the FCA see and act on the full claims picture?
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes argues the Financial Conduct Authority can either continue to defend its frameworks after Which?’s super-complaint or accept that collecting data is meaningless unless it triggers earlier, tougher and more visible intervention against providers that repeatedly fail policyholders.
02 Jan 2026   |  Opinion
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Four biggest challenges facing insurers in 2026 revealed
Insurance Post reveals the four main challenges general insurers face in 2026 and the solutions experts from EY, the International Underwriting Association, AM Best, Moody’s, S&P, KPMG, Pathlight Associates and Sicsic Advisory say will matter most in the year ahead.
02 Jan 2026   |  Analysis
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What Christmas movie cars teach us about windscreens today
As festive film viewing turns our minds to cinematic car icons, Auto Windscreens managing director James MacBeth assesses how the DeLorean, Kitt and James Bond’s Lotus would cope with modern windscreen demands.
31 Dec 2025   |  Opinion
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Forces set to reshape home insurance pricing into 2026
From climate impacts and subsidence surges to fraud trends, electric vehicle fire risks, regulation and artificial intelligence, Peter Farrelly, chief operating officer of Sedgwick, outlines the key forces set to shape home insurance pricing and development in 2026.
31 Dec 2025   |  Opinion
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Navigating the Arbitration Act 2025
Lydia Savill, partner of Hogan Lovells, outlines what the Arbitration Act 2025 means for insurers.
29 Dec 2025   |  Opinion
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Diary of an Insurer: Charles Taylor Adjusting’s Matthew Calveley
Matthew Calveley, technical director (metallurgy) at Charles Taylor Adjusting, swaps the Monday morning school run for a flight to Turkey to get to grips with the technical aspects of a manufacturer's claim and moves on to a specialist recycling centre in Germany.
29 Dec 2025   |  Column

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