2026: The outlook for motor claims inflation

The Middle East conflict has introduced material claims cost inflation risk for motor insurers. We explore whether the patterns of excess inflation in 2021–2023 are a guide to the potential impact. As the world re-opened for trade in 2021 following COVID-19, measures of price inflation increased markedly in most major economies, fuelled by a combination of the disruption to supply chains from COVID-19 – disruption that was significant, wide ranging and long-lasting – and by increases in demand following the forced inactivity and reduced spending during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Latin American Earthquakes: Prompts financial lines shake-up

The recent earthquakes in Venezuela, Colombia and Peru have rightly focused attention on physical damage, business interruption and catastrophe losses. Yet for Financial Lines insurers and buyers, perhaps the more important question is not what has fallen down, but what will be investigated, litigated and scrutinised in the months and years that follow. The Colombian earthquake has already highlighted potential exposures for businesses, infrastructure operators and public authorities.

Enriched vehicle data central to Motor Insurance Pricing

In 2023, the conversation in the motor insurance market was dominated by record premium costs[i], intense shopping activity and fierce competition for customers. By the end of 2025, the picture looked quite different. Premium inflation had eased through much of 2025, shopping and switching had levelled off, and consumers appeared more willing to stay with their existing insurance provider. However, the latest LexisNexis® Insurance Demand Meter U.K. for H2 2025, alongside ABI data showing a record £3.2 billion paid out to support motor insurance claims in Q2 2026[ii].

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