FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Insurance / 13 October 2026
Insurance: sector news on Tuesday 13 October 2026
Average tone +2.7 (slightly positive) across 7 companies with relevant coverage, from 39 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviva | +4.5 | 14 | Coverage leaned positive, with senior specialty hires, a renewed £200m MGA partnership, wider flood insurance cover and valuation pieces calling the shares reasonable or undervalued. |
| Standard Life | +4.5 | 10 | Coverage was split between Aberdeen cutting its stake below 10% via a discounted share placing, which weighed on the shares, and an RBC upgrade to Outperform citing a better entry point and 20% total return potential. |
| Legal & General | +5.5 | 8 | Coverage was mainly about L&G winning a £1.7 billion UBS UK pension risk transfer, alongside its employer-led pensions engagement pilot and survey work. |
| Hiscox | −1.2 | 3 | Coverage was mixed: a care home mis-selling liability ruling leaves Hiscox facing a coverage dispute. |
| Beazley | +5.5 | 2 | Coverage centred on Zurich completing its deal for Beazley and the naming of Kristof Terryn as Beazley chief executive. |
| Admiral Group | +7.0 | 1 | Coverage centred on Admiral's announced GBP 45 million buyback and a quoted share price target of GBp 4,450. |
| Prudential | −7.0 | 1 | The only relevant coverage said Prudential's shares tumbled this week as Asia-focused financials sold off. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 RBC Capital Markets upgrades Standard Life to 'outperform', seeing 20% total return potential
RBC upgrade seeing 20% total return potential. - +10.0 UBS Moves £1.7 Billion UK Pension Assets to L&G in Risk Transfer
UBS moves £1.7bn pension assets to L&G; a sizeable risk transfer win. - +10.0 Standard Life upgraded to 'outperform' by RBC after share pullback creates better entry point
RBC upgrade citing better entry point after pullback. - +9.2 RBC Upgrades Standard Life to Outperform, Trims PT
RBC upgrade to Outperform, despite trimmed target. - +9.2 RBC raises Standard Life to 'outperform'
RBC upgrade to Outperform. - +7.5 Aviva (LSE:AV.) Stock Could Be 48% Undervalued As Returns Look Reasonable
Valuation article suggesting shares significantly undervalued with reasonable returns. - +7.5 Aviva renews MGA partnership in £200m GWP deal
Renewed MGA partnership worth £200m gross written premium. - +7.0 Admiral announced GBP 45 million buyback: GBp 4,450 target for Admiral stock - ad-hoc-news.de
Share buyback announcement and a price target point to shareholder-friendly outlook. - −7.0 Why Did Prudential (LSE:PRU) Tumble As Asia-Focused Financials Sold Off This Week?
Prudential shares fell as Asia-focused financials sold off. - +6.8 Zurich completes Beazley deal as Zurich Insurance Group stock costs EUR 621.30 - ad-hoc-news.de
Zurich completing Beazley acquisition; deal done, though focus is Zurich stock. - +6.7 Aviva expands flood insurance access to 13,000 properties following ‘granular’ map update
Expanding flood cover to 13,000 more properties; commercial and customer positive. - +6.7 Aviva expands insurance to more homes in flood risk areas
Expanded flood insurance to more homes in risk areas.