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Nimble by design: how Sompo is outpacing the market in the UK

January 19, 2026

The UK specialty insurance market faces more capacity, tougher competition, and heightened global risk. Matt Church, Head of Aviation; Catherine Foster, Head of London Market Upstream Energy; and Neil Summers, Deputy Head of Marine joined Insure TV to discuss challenges and opportunities in specialty insurance, the importance of our relationship with brokers, maintaining underwriting discipline, and what we have in store for 2026.

This video was first published on Insure TV. 

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We are Sompo, a global provider of commercial and consumer property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance. Building on the 135 years of innovation of our parent company, Sompo Holdings, Inc., Sompo employs approximately 9,500 people around the world who use their in-depth knowledge and expertise to help simplify and resolve your complex challenges. Because when you choose Sompo, you choose The Ease of Expertise.™

"Sompo" refers to the brand under which Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based holding company, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, operates its global property and casualty (re)insurance businesses. Sompo International Holdings Ltd. is an indirect whollyowned subsidiary of Sompo Holdings, Inc., one of the leading property and casualty groups in the world. Shares of Sompo Holdings, Inc. are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.