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Start-up broker Pelican’s MD praises “transformative” Aviva support programme

Chris Braniff, managing director of Pelican Insured, has made changes to all of the broker’s processes following taking part in Aviva’s Future Leaders Programme.

By Rosie Simms

Aviva launches programme for rising stars of the broking world

By Rosie Simms

Aviva’s rising stars programme sees cohort promotions

By Rosie Simms

Bain’s Jensten buy completes

Global private investment firm Bain Capital has completed the purchase of Jensten Group from private equity house Livingbridge.

By Emmanuel Kenning

End of Year Review 2025: Uinsure Group’s Martin Schultheiss

Martin Schultheiss, Uinsure group managing director, wishes the last 12 months had seen a more stable economic landscape and predicts embedded insurance will be the norm rather than the exception by the end of 2026.

By Insurance Age staff

People Moves: 1 – 5 December 2025

Keep up to date with the latest personnel moves in insurance.

By Rosie Simms

Podcast: Reid and Clegg present Double Indemnity, episode five – Howden’s Peter Blanc

Peter Blanc, head of global M&A at Howden, sits down with industry provocateurs Stuart Reid and Toby Clegg to run the rule over the state of the market in the latest edition of Insurance Age’s Double Indemnity podcast.

By Insurance Age staff

SRG reveals deal spend in takeover year

Specialist Risk Group’s parent spent £327.32m on 10 deals in 2024, the year the takeover by Warburg Pincus and Temasek completed.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Commercial transformation boss Flynn to leave Intact UK

Intact UK’s commercial lines chief transformation director Rob Flynn is set to become the latest senior figure to leave the business in the wake of integration with NIG, Insurance Age has learned.

By Jonathan Swift

End of Year Review 2025: Granite Underwriting’s Jay Rennie

Jay Rennie, head of specialist products at Granite Underwriting, calls out the withholding of claims histories in the fleet space and dusts off the bucket hat, cagoule and samba trainers to spend an evening with Liam Gallagher.

By Insurance Age staff

Newbie News: Merlin Insurance Brokers

Richard O’Brian, founder and CEO of Merlin Insurance Brokers, has targeted growing the property and construction specialist broker by 80% in 2026 and already has an application in to the FCA to be fully authorised.

By Rosie Simms

Insight

Q&A: Paul Anscombe, retiring CEO of Seventeen Group

After over 40 years as a broker, Paul Anscombe is retiring from Seventeen Group this month. Ahead of his exit he shares his reflections on growing businesses from scratch, leaving the group in safe hands and why he is optimistic for the sector.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Broking Success: BG Insurance group chief operating officer Uwais Patel

BG Insurance, part of Well Dunn Group, is looking to become the number one driving instructor broker, as it targets double digit GWP, according to Uwais Patel, group chief operating officer.

By Rosie Simms

What does the 2025 Budget mean for insurance brokers?

On Wednesday afternoon, after weeks of speculation (and an unprecedented early leak by the Office for Budget Responsibility), the Chancellor finally revealed her second Budget. Tom Golding, PKF Littlejohn partner considers some of the main tax changes and what these may mean for insurance brokers.

By Tom Golding, a partner in PKF Littlejohn’s Tax team

Podcast: Reid and Clegg present Double Indemnity – episode four, Intact’s Ken Norgrove

Industry provocateurs Stuart Reid and Toby Clegg interview Intact Insurance CEO Ken Norgrove in the latest edition of Insurance Age’s Double Indemnity podcast series.