Insurance Age commissioning editor, Laurence Eastham, and news editor, Ida Axling, discuss the top stories of the week. The headlines this week were once again dominated by Covid-19, with brokers hitting back over business interruption following criticism of how the insurance industry has responded to the crisis.

Top five news stories for the week commencing 30 March 2020:

1) Covid-19: Industry "getting hammered" over business interruption, says Biba

2) Covid-19: Lloyd’s issues guidance to MGAs

3) Covid-19: Brokers demand flexibility from insurers

4) Covid-19: Insurers will need to "carefully consider" BI position, says Oliver Wyman

5) News analysis: Aon creates world’s biggest broker with Willis Towers Watson deal

Insurance Age editor, Sian Barton, and content director, Jonathan Swift, discuss the top stories this week and talk about their own experience of the coronavirus lockdown.

Top five news stories for the week commencing 22 March 2020:

1) Covid-19: Are you a key worker?

2) Axa confirms position on coronavirus business interruption cover

3) Covid-19: Confusion over rent guarantee insurance

4) Danish regulator orders Gefion to stop writing business

5) Covid-19: Government loan schemes open

Insurance Age's editor, Siân Barton, and news editor, Ida Axling, chat about the top five news stories of the week, including Aviva's 2019 financial results and the coronavirus.

Top five news stories for the week commencing 2 March 2020:

1. Ardonagh buys Rural Insurance Group

2. Biba takes action on FCA coronavirus warning

3. Mactavish calls for radical reform of the UK insurance industry

4. Government urged to reconsider IPT ahead of budget

5. Aviva UKGI profit falls by 35%

Insurance Age's commissioning editor, Laurence Eastham, and news editor, Ida Axling, discuss the top five news stories of the week, including redundancies at Direct Line and Allianz's financial results.

Top five news stories for the week commencing 24 February 2020:

1. FCA removes Triton Insurance Brokers' right to conduct regulated business

2. Direct Line’s Ipswich office to close amid redundancy plan

3. FCA admits "mistake" after it accidentally shared private complainant data

4. Allianz UK COR deteriorates to 97.8%

5. Allianz committed to "under-performing" commercial property business

The team take a closer look at the most read news stories of the week commencing 17 February 2020. 

Top five news stories for the week: 

1) Ardonagh signs on from to buy Bennetts from Saga

2) FCA sounds alarm over Brexit, misconduct and data usage

3) Bollington cuts ties with Gefion

4) Watson blames Ageas profit fall on motor book

5) Bennetts deal to cost Ardonagh £26m

News editor Ida Axling and editor Siân Barton take a closer look at the most read news stories of the week commencing 10 February 2020. 

Top five news stories for the week: 

1. Major insurers respond to Staveley Head collapse

2. In Person: Amanda Blanc

3. Gallagher reshuffles UK specialty and Pen Underwriting leadership teams

4. Pen reveals further management changes

5. In Depth: Commercial – the property pressure cooker

News editor Ida Axling and commissioning editor Laurence Eastham take a closer look at the most read news stories of the week commencing 31 January 2020, including changes at Marsh Commercial and Hiscox moving 300 staff out of London.

Top five news stories for the week: 

1. Three become one as Marsh Commercial restructures networks business

2. Les Brewin to exit Marsh-owned Purple

3. Ardonagh eyes international growth

4. Hiscox commits to regions and moves 300 staff out of London

5. Gefion's solvency falls again after order from Danish regulator

Commissioning editor Laurence Eastham and editor Siân Barton consider the top stories from the first full week back in the office in 2020 focusing on Gefion and the recent spate of run-off announcements.

The top stories in the week commencing 6 January 2020 are:

1) Neon Underwriting placed into run-off

2) Amanda Blanc’s latest role announced

3) GRPs £68m 2019 spend revealed

4) FCA warns insurance managers to tackle misconduct

5) Gefion meets end of last year’s 5m euro liquidity deadline

Siân Barton and Laurence Eastham discuss the week's most popular news stories, including the return of Amanda Blanc and the launch of Cuvva's new motor product.

The top five news stories for the week:

1) Amanda Blanc returns to UK insurance as Aviva NED

2) News analysis: Will Marsh’s new model pay off?

3) Marsh Commercial to cut 14 branches

4) Amanda Blanc’s second NED role revealed

5) Cuvva’s pay-monthly product aims to cut out brokers and aggregators

Editor Siân Barton and news editor Ida Axling take a closer look at the most attention-grabbing news stories of the week commencing 25 November 2019. 

The top five news stories for the week:

1) UK-wide redundancies underway at RSA

2) Marsh Commercial to move small business to five centres

3) Marsh Commercial argues small business centres will succeed

4) MS Amlin restructures and reveals leadership changes

5) Markerstudy promises to meet deadline as multi-million loan payment looms