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3 car insurance misconceptions that could cost you thousands UK motorists could be left personally liable for tens of thousands of pounds, as Go.Compare’s motor insurance expert warns that three widespread misconceptions are quietly leaving drivers exposed to bills they never saw coming. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

Super El Niño and systemic threat to global supply chains TT Club, the leading global transport and logistics insurer, is calling on supply chain operators worldwide to review their risk management and resilience strategies considering growing forecasts of a "super" El Niño event – one that could represent a significant systemic shock to already strained global supply chains. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

Pricing and Reserving - Two Sides of the Same Coin? Reserving and Pricing should be like yin and yang, one cannot exist without the other (at least not in an actively trading, going-concern) and although at first glance there appears to be a clear division between the two, threads of each run through the other. A huge amount of time and energy in pricing teams goes into getting the shape of prices right, seeking evermore data items and increasing the number and complexity of statistical models used to interrogate this growing mass of data. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

State Pension spending to reach 9% of GDP by 2075 The OBR’s latest fiscal risks and sustainability report estimates that State Pension spending is projected to rise from 5% of GDP to around 9% of GDP in the fifty years to 2075-76 driven by population ageing and the cost of triple-lock uprating (calculated based on historical inflation and earnings volatility). Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

Mutuals market performs strongly in 2025 The majority of participants reported an increase in assets by year end 2025Median Gross Written Premiums rise to £39m, set against a significant rise in median gross claims which grow to £37mMomentum accelerating as the Government aims to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sector Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

Game, set and pension A first-round defeat at Wimbledon may sting on Centre Court, but new modelling from PensionBee shows that the £80,000 prize cheque could grow into a pension pot worth £625,925 by age 67, showing that even an early Wimbledon exit can become the foundation of a comfortable retirement. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Tuesday Jul 7

Comments on FCAs landmark review of AI in financial services Broadstone and Lumera comment on the FCA landmark review of AI in financial services Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

The risk of delaying GMP equalisation Smaller pension schemes delaying GMP equalisation may face rising costs, transaction delays and growing scrutiny as industry capacity pressures intensify. Guaranteed Minimum Pension equalisation has been on the pensions industry agenda for years, yet for many small and medium-sized schemes it remains stubbornly stuck on the ‘to-do’ list. Not because trustees do not understand its importance, or because sponsors are unwilling to engage. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

Time to get savvy with your pension pot Latest HL research shows just 47% of people know their pension is invested. 23% said their pension wasn’t invested in the markets. The remaining 30% were unsure. 56% of men and 40% of women knew their pension was invested. The less you know about your pension, the less control you have over you’re your retirement Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

Private market growth puts DC strategy design in focus Strategic asset allocation within default DC pension strategies is becoming increasingly important as providers make greater use of private market assets, according to Hymans Robertson in its latest DC Provider Insights report. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

FCA publish review of AI impact on retail financial services The review sets out how AI could reshape retail financial services for consumers, firms, markets and regulators by 2030 and beyond. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

Weather events are driving higher costs and complex claims Historically, seasonal surges, regional risk patterns and established response models allowed insurers and loss adjusters to plan with reasonable certainty. Today, predictability is eroding. The result is a claims environment where weather events are not only increasing volume, but also driving higher repair costs, more complex assessments and greater pressure on loss adjusting resources. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Monday Jul 6

Football fever lifts spending as easyJet pilots new path Footsie drifts as investors await Fed minutes. England's stunning World Cup run delivers a spending boost for pubs and retailers. easyJet edges towards £5.5bn takeover as UK takeover trend gathers pace. As another British company looks set for a private equity future, investors are increasingly looking at private markets to find opportunities for growth. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Monday Jul 6

Insurance Pricing in Motion There is a quiet but growing tension in actuarial pricing for insurance today. Most teams would agree that the external environment has become more volatile - economically, geopolitically, operationally. Yet many pricing processes still move at a cadence designed for a more stable world. The result is a widening gap between the risk being priced and the assumptions underpinning it. Put bluntly: if pricing is updated too slowly, insurers are often reacting to yesterday’s risk. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Friday Jul 3

Pension funding improves in June despite political upheaval Broadstone publishes its Sirius Index June update which discloses improved funding positions for both modelled schemes. The ‘growth focused’ scheme funding improved from 92.2% at the end of May to 93.1% at the end of June. The ‘matching focused’ scheme funding also improved but to a lesser extent from 89.4% at the end of May to 89.9% at the end of June Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Friday Jul 3

Poll shows views on LGPS investment and governance reforms The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) held a webinar on the “Key Developments in LGPS Funding and Governance” that involved a wide-ranging discussion on the future direction of the LGPS, bringing together more than 100 professionals from across the pensions industry to debate the practical implications of the Government's proposals. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jul 2

Pension firms must do more on old pensions and fund savings The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that people holding legacy pension products, now closed to new savers, could be receiving poorer value than those in newer ones. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jul 2

3 in 5 who took tax-free cash before the budget regret it New data from Quilter, the wealth manager and financial planner, reveals that three in five retirees (61%) who withdrew tax-free cash from their pension ahead of last year’s budget say they regret doing so. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jul 2

Specialty Insurance’s Tipping Point The specialty insurance market stands at a crossroads: soft conditions, shifting client risks, and the relentless advance of AI. In this candid conference podcast, leaders from AXA, GEO, and Genesis debate where the real value lies—portfolio agility, meaningful partnerships, or competitive tech? Whether it’s monoline niche or diversified portfolios, everyone’s rethinking scale, distribution, and trust. Plus: why speed (not just size) is rapidly becoming the only advantage, and how the industry’s digital arms race is moving from talk to tangible action. Essential insights for MGAs, brokers, carriers and anyone shaping the next chapter of UK specialty insurance. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Thursday Jul 2

FTSE slips, Warsh's inflation warning, diesel prices tumble FTSE 100 edges lower ahead of the crucial US jobs report as investors fret about higher interest rates for longer. Warsh's inflation warning sparks another bout of profit-taking in technology stocks, with weakness spreading from Wall Street into Asia. Currys shows resilience as profits jump 18%, dividends double and recurring revenues provide a cushion against economic uncertainty. Consumers finally get some relief as diesel prices tumble and a stronger pound stretches holiday budgets further in Europe. Posted in: Investment - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jul 2

DB transfer compensation estimated to fall again for Q3 2026 Broadstone finds a reduction to redress levels due to strong investment performance and a fall in future inflation expectationsA clear gain expected in most cases meaning that no redress is payable as the consumer is judged to be better off as a result of transferring Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Thursday Jul 2

Reinsurance Market Dynamics Midyear 2026 Renewal Report Aon has launched its Reinsurance Market Dynamics Midyear 2026 Renewal Report, which reveals that record levels of reinsurance capital are creating greater flexibility for insurers as they seek tailored solutions to support growth, manage volatility and optimize capital through the market cycle. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Wednesday Jul 1

July 2026 Edition of the Actuarial Post Magazine Our cover story this month is from Guy Moas from Sapiens who examines the approach of implementing AI in Life insurance. We also have an article from Sarah Vaughan from Angelica Solutions on Pricing and Reserving – two sides of the same coin. Aled Edwards from Quantum Advisory questions the risk of delaying GMP equalisation and Mark Brown from WTW looks at practical applications of quantum computing for the insurance industry. Our regular authors are also in attendance ging their views on an already busy summer. Posted in: Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jul 1

2026 survey of independent professional trustees First Actuarial, a Gallagher Company, has published its first survey of independent professional trustees (IPT) in the UK pensions industry. The survey questioned 65 trustees from 12 IPT firms with responsibility for diverse scheme types. Among the findings, the survey identifies key factors IPTs look at when selecting advisers, and areas where they are likely to need support in future. Posted in: Pensions - Articles Posted on: Wednesday Jul 1

Protection insurers pay out £7.84 billion in claims in 2025 New figures from the ABI and Group Risk Development (GRiD) reveal that insurers paid out £7.84 billion in individual and group protection claims across 2025 – equivalent to £21.5 million every day. Posted in: General Insurance Article Posted on: Wednesday Jul 1

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