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FCA kicked off 2026/27 with no insurance S166s

The Financial Conduct Authority did not open a skilled person review into any firms in the insurance sector in the first quarter of 2026/27, the first time this has happened for over a year.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Final quarter addition takes insurance S166 annual total to seven

By Emmanuel Kenning

Broker hit for £250,000 – FOI reveals insurance sector’s S166 bill

By Emmanuel Kenning

Growing FCA attestation appetite a warning for brokers

By Emmanuel Kenning

Broker Expo Bites, Episode One: CFC’s Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith, CFC distribution manager (North region), kicks off this Insurance Age video series featuring delegates who attended the 2026 Broker Expo in Birmingham last month.

Motor premium prices slip but payouts stay at record level in Q3 – ABI

The average motor insurance premium fell slightly to £562 in the third quarter of the year, £4 lower than the period before, the Association of British Insurers has calculated.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Brokers point to rising risk of underinsurance

The main drivers of underinsurance in the non-standard market are incorrect property valuations or lack of awareness about reinstatement costs, according to a survey of brokers.

By Emmanuel Kenning

MSIG UK launches into construction and marine cargo

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company (Europe) has expanded its London Market and UK product capabilities, launching construction and marine cargo offerings and revealing a pair of appointments for the lines.

By Rosie Simms

Sign up now to attend The High Net Worth Forum this Thursday

The only event for high and ultra-high net worth brokers who want to be one step ahead of the game returns this week.

By Insurance Age staff

Pen extends social housing capacity deal with SiriusPoint

Pen Underwriting has expanded its multi-year capacity deal with SiriusPoint for its specialist social housing business through to at least 2030.

By Rosie Simms

Misinformed but engaged: How brokers will stand out among AI advice

Brokers will stand out from artificial intelligence by providing context and myth busting, as customers are increasingly using AI but trust remains the biggest barrier to uptake.

By Rosie Simms

Hastings bucks job cut trend, with 500 hires

Hastings Direct is aiming to hire more than 500 people across a range of business areas over the next 12 months.

By Rosie Simms

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Podcast: Reid and Clegg present Double Indemnity – episode 15, Paul Upton

Paul Upton, founder and principal consultant at Brookhurst Advisory, kicks off the latest wave of Insurance Age’s Double Indemnity podcast series.

By Insurance Age staff

Double Indemnity, Stuart Reid, Paul Upton and Toby Clegg

Q&A: Close Brothers Premium Finance leaders Wallace and Hayes

Close Brothers Premium Finance commercial director, Colin Wallace, and sales director Elliott Hayes, stress the firm’s ‘pro-broker’ message as they tackle the changes over the past 18 months, shrinking after the partial exit from personal lines and the developments they believe will deliver growth for all parties as the business focuses in on commercial with the run-off almost complete.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Broking Success: Tim Forshaw, Tower Insurance Brokers

Fresh from its first deal and with a goal of more than doubling to £100m GWP, Tim Forshaw, CEO and founder of Tower Insurance Brokers, outlines why the business is targeting niche mutuals and the benefits of bringing global broker knowledge to local firms.

By Rosie Simms

MOFS MD Gibbons on why it chose Adler Fairways over PE or the big consolidators

Mason Owen Financial Services managing director Andrew Gibbons speaks for the first time about its takeover by Adler Fairways. And tells Jonathan Swift culture and future proofing trumped cash when it came to choosing a new partner, and that the type of tea available to staff post-merger was also a consideration.