On the up

Market on the turn

Some believe our industry will shrug off the heavy cat losses, and that new capital will flood in. They're wrong, which is why prices are already rising.

Clear thinker

Kate Markham, Hiscox London Market’s first CEO gives a wide-ranging interview on the job and what drives her.

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Send in the drones

As the commercial drone market takes off, insurers could reap the rewards.

The race to rethink insurance

Insurtech is a bubble waiting to burst. But that doesn’t mean it won’t shake up the industry.

Collision course

“TomTom navigation” poses a growing risk for mariners, says a former sea captain.

Flood lessons from Harvey

A shortage of loss adjusters poses a flood challenge to insurers.

A long and twisted story

Wine lovers should toast a raffish English priest’s ingenuity – or effrontery. Bobby Read explains why.