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SSP buys distribution provider IS2 as first step in acquisition push

SSP is focused on growing organically and bringing in the “best in breed” technology firms, managing director for UK and Ireland Martyn Mathews told Insurance Age as it bought commercial lines policy administration and product distribution technology provider IS2.

By Rosie Simms

SSP gears up for purchasing drive after restructure

By Rosie Simms

SSP continues profit surge to over £8m in 2025

By Rosie Simms

SSP unveils AI platform to accelerate MGA and insurer product launches

By Rosie Simms

Broker M&A hit near decade low in October

With only two broker deals announced in October, it was the joint-lowest monthly count over the past 10 years, MarshBerry has calculated.

By Emmanuel Kenning

James Whittingham, chief operating officer for UK & Ireland at Gallagher.

Crawford to exit Gallagher after a decade

Charles Crawford will retire from Gallagher at the end of 2027, handing over the chief operating officer for the UK and Ireland role to James Whittingham in April, the broker has confirmed.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Allianz Commercial to open in Lloyd’s in 2027

Allianz Commercial has received in-principle approval from Lloyd’s and is set to launch in the marketplace next year.

By Emmanuel Kenning

UKGI Group trims losses in first post-Intact investment results

Top 100 broking firm UKGI Group saw its post-tax loss shrink to £1.15m (2025: £1.4m loss) in the year it sold a minority investment to Intact Ventures.

By Jonathan Swift

Home insurance quote prices dip as new entrants impact the market

Quoted home insurance premiums on price comparison websites fell 2.2% in the three months to September 2026, the fastest quarterly fall this year.

By Rosie Simms

Ardonagh confirms Acrisure reunion as Cross joins McIlquham in MGA push

The Ardonagh Group has announced that Kat Cross and Louise Doyle have been appointed to the Orvia Underwriting’s leadership team.

By Insurance Age staff

Zurich detects record £109.3m of fraudulent claims

Zurich uncovered a record £109.3 million of fraudulent insurance claims in the last 12 months, across 4,359 bogus claims in its casualty, motor and property portfolios.

By Rosie Simms

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

Insight

Top 100 UK Brokers 2026: Full Ranking By Revenue Band

Here is the latest Insurance Age Top 100 UK broker ranking compiled by specialist insurance consultancy Insuramore.

By Insurance Age staff

Top 100 UK Brokers 2026: Introduction

The past 12 months have been dictated by talk of consolidation slowdown and the soft market putting a brake on broker growth.

By Jonathan Swift

Top 100 UK Brokers 2026 analysis: Growth is continuing – but the drivers are changing

Insurance Age’s latest Top 100 points to a resilient UK intermediary market in which acquisition, digital distribution and genuine organic growth are playing increasingly distinct roles. John Needham, partner at PKF Littlejohn, explores these themes in more detail.

By John Needham, partner, financial services team at PKF Littlejohn

Top 100 UK brokers report ‘crazy’ commercial rate reductions up to 50%

A number of Top 100 UK brokers have seen “crazy” rate reductions of between 40% and 50%, with savings in the hundreds of thousands of pounds during the ongoing competitive soft market, Insurance Age can reveal.