Daily Motor News – Friday 27 March 2026  

Willis Research Network Q1 2026 Newsletter 

Many risks shaping the re/insurance market today are emerging in places where traditional frameworks struggle to capture them. Climate signals are appearing in new datasets, geopolitical tensions are escalating interconnected forms of disruption, and advances in artificial intelligence are raising entirely new liability questions. For insurers and reinsurers, the challenge is not simply identifying these risks, but understanding how they evolve and interact across different parts of the risk landscape. Read more

Sharp downward trend in car insurance premiums slowing 

Comprehensive car insurance premiums have fallen by 9% (£66) during the last 12 months with UK motorists now paying £711 on average, according to the latest Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index in association with WTW, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. Read more

Carpenters Group: FCA Regulatory Initiatives Grid – why it matters and what comes next  

The FCA has released its latest Regulatory Initiatives Grid, a comprehensive, sectorwide roadmap of all major regulatory activity planned over the next two years. In simple terms, it is the UK’s master timetable for upcoming rules, consultations, expectations and supervisory priorities. For insurers, law firms and operational partners across the claims ecosystem, it is essential reading. Read more

Exciting Insight: the comfortable assumptions are the dangerous ones 

In the latest issue of the Exciting Insight newsletter from Consumer Intelligence, a single question runs through everything it has published: are decisions being made based on markets, customers and behaviours that no longer exist? Read more

The Ardonagh Group Full Year 2025 Financial Results 

Group Chief Executive Officer David Ross commented: “In the eight years since Ardonagh launched we’ve seen income grow ten-fold positioning us as a top 15 global insurance broker. We’ve done that whilst achieving market-leading profitability. Now at the end of 2025 our platforms for Asia Pacific, Europe, UK and London are all the same size or bigger than Ardonagh when it launched in 2017, with LATAM more than half of that figure.” Read more

Why European and London Market insurers must modernise pricing for an AI-era 

For senior leaders across European insurance and the London Market, pricing is moving from a technical discipline to a boardlevel differentiator. Margin pressure from inflation, climate risk, and competition is intensifying just as a new era of AI reshapes how risk is priced and monitored. Read more

Insurance claims getting slower and more expensive in 2026 

Australia: Claims are still taking longer and costing more to settle in Australia this year, even as supply chain issues begin to ease, according to a new update from Crawford & Company (Australia). Read more

Unlocking tomorrow’s opportunities at the AIG Client Forum in London 

AIG leaders and valued clients recently came together to underscore our commitment to their success and to partner with them to minimize risks and capture new opportunities. The AIG Client Forum, which took place in London in February, welcomed more than 50 risk and insurance leaders representing 12 sectors and 47 multinational organizations that have been AIG clients for an average of 35 years. Read more

Verne, Pony.ai, and Uber Partner to Launch Europe’s First Commercial Robotaxi Service 

Verne, Pony AI Inc, a global leader in the large-scale commercialization of autonomous driving technology, and Uber Technologies, Inc, have announced a strategic partnership to launch the first commercial robotaxi service in Europe, beginning in Zagreb soon, with initial deployment work already underway, including public-road validation. Read more

Geely Auto Group launches ‘Geely Technology Europe’ to accelerate global expansion 

In a major step to accelerate its international ambitions, Geely Auto Group has announced the creation of Geely Technology Europe (Geely Tech Europe). By integrating its premier engineering centers in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Frankfurt, Germany, Geely has established a unified R&D hub that positions European innovation at the core of its global vehicle development. Read more

JLR temporarily halts production at Solihull plant 

Jaguar Land Rover has temporarily stopped production on car lines at its Solihull plant because of a parts issue involving a supplier. The pause will last for about two weeks, a period which includes an already-planned shutdown over Easter, according to Reuters. Read more

Waymo has doubled its weekly ridership in under a year 

Waymo just keeps growing. Driverless rides started slowly at first in a couple of cities. Now Alphabet’s robotaxi business is scaling up quickly as it heads to more markets.  Read more

GT Motive confirms price freeze 

GT Motive has announced a price freeze for its UK customers, confirming that pricing will remain aligned with 2025 levels despite continued pressures across the motor claims sector. Read more

Sixt Van & Truck drives fleet reliability with new LKQ Euro Car Parts partnership 

Sixt Van & Truck has signed a major multi-year partnership with LKQ Euro Car Parts to bolster the maintenance and uptime of its rapidly expanding UK commercial vehicle fleet. Read more

AI risk 2026: what business leaders need to know 

The accelerating role of artificial intelligence in organisational decision making in 2026 is redefining exposure — from fraud to operational resilience. Leaders must strengthen controls, build clear accountability, and ensure their risk and insurance programs keep pace with AIdriven threats. Read more

How organisations are reshaping their supply chains: from global efficiency to local resilience 

Among the many forces shaping global commerce, none connects businesses more directly than the supply chain. For decades, global supply chains followed one organizing principle: efficiency. Companies pursued lower costs and faster production, creating vast networks that powered global growth. Read more

JATO Dynamics and autobiz forge strategic European partnership 

JATO Dynamics, the global leader in automotive intelligence and autobiz, the European leader in used vehicle valuation and residual value intelligence, have announced a strategic partnership designed to deliver the most comprehensive vehicle identification and valuation solution across 22 countries in Europe. Read more

From 1 April, Emma Mitchell steps into a new role as UW Operations Excellence & Reporting Lead at Intact Insurance Europe. 

Neil Irwin, Commercial Director of Proclaim Group is set to run the 2026 TCS London Marathon in support of Day One Trauma Support. To show your support visit: https://www.justgiving.com/page/neil-irwin-1 

Qlaims Ltd has appointed Martin Johnson as its Head of Partnerships, a move that forms part of the company’s wider strategy to deepen long term relationships with brokers and MGAs.