All the headlines from our London Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 14 2026 // Sedgwick, the Memphis, Tennessee-based risk and claims administration provider, announced the launch of its Sedgwick Global Specialty platform in London, a dedicated solution designed to handle the largest and most complex...
Jan 14 2026 // Warburg Pincus is considering a possible sale of UK insurance broker McGill and Partners, according to people familiar with the matter.The private equity firm has held early talks with potential advisers to explore options...
Dec 9 2025 // Aviva Plc has kicked off the search for a partner to help fund a planned new skyscraper in the heart of the City of London’s insurance district, as it aims to tempt investors willing to make a bold bet that office...
Dec 5 2025 // Standard Chartered Plc has settled an investor lawsuit worth £1.5 billion ($2 billion) over allegations it systematically breached sanctions against Iran to win new business.In a London Court of Appeal ruling over...
Nov 13 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurer Markel International and broker Lockton Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel International Promotes Davies as MD of Newly Created...
Nov 13 2025 // As London struggles to adapt to the reality of more frequent and powerful floods, its wealthier corners are emerging as some of the most at risk.Last month in the affluent London neighborhood of South Hampstead, homeowners...
Oct 21 2025 // This edtiion of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton Re and Canopius Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Re Taps Aon’s Bell as Head of AviationLockton Re, the reinsurance...
Oct 17 2025 // Alphabet’s Waymo plans to launch its fully driverless ride-hailing service in London in 2026, the robotaxi firm said on Wednesday [Oct. 15], as it looks to expand its footprint to major international cities.Waymo has...
Oct 14 2025 // A boom at financial technology firms and growing demand to get to grips with artificial intelligence lifted financial sector job vacancy numbers in London in the third-quarter, Morgan McKinley’s London Employment...
Oct 9 2025 // Fortegra Group Inc., a global specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree Inc., announced it has secured a box in the underwriting room at Lloyd’s.Effective immediately, Fortegra will operate from Box 388 on the...
Oct 9 2025 // Engle Martin & Associates, an independent claims management firm based in Atlanta, has acquired Integra Technical Services, an international adjusting firm headquartered in London. Integra, founded in 1998, manages...
Oct 8 2025 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the formation of a new team in its International pillar, who will work with global clients and brokers to place insurance programs for UK...
Sep 17 2025 // Western insurers on Tuesday lost a London High Court bid to appeal against a judgment that hands aircraft lessors $1.0 billion-plus from their war risks insurance policies to cover the loss of jets stuck in Russia since...
Aug 15 2025 // Dan Loeb has won a vote to turn his UK investment trust into a life and annuity reinsurance company, defying a fierce backlash from some shareholders.A majority of investors backed a plan for London-listed Third Point...
Aug 12 2025 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based group of insurance intermediaries, has entered into an agreement to acquire City Quarter Brokers, subject to regulatory approval.Financial details of the deal were not...
Jul 15 2025 // The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced today that the UK will introduce a captive insurance company regime – a decision that was welcomed by brokers and trade associations across the London market.The...
Jul 15 2025 // All four people aboard a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport are dead, police said Monday.Essex Police said work continued to formally identify the victims of Sunday’s...
Jul 14 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at brokers BMS and Willis.A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Appoints Wilson as Director in Canadian Retail DivisionBMS, the independent insurance...
Jul 10 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE Re and Liberty Global Transaction Solutions.A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Re Names Senior Leaders Across Markets, Product Areas as...
Jun 30 2025 // AEGIS London, a top quartile Lloyd’s syndicate, has announced significant enhancements to its political and financial risk (PFR) offering.The syndicate has increased its sovereign non-payment (CF) and political risk...