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Howden eyeing up travel and pet insurance – Mike Dalby

Howden is considering branching out into travel and pet insurance, according to Mike Dalby, CEO of Howden consumer and local commercial.

By Rosie Simms

Dalby to lead at Howden as Ogley exits

By Emmanuel Kenning

Can brokers doggy paddle their way to pet insurance success?

By Rosie Simms

Morrisons launches into insurance with top 100 broker

By Rosie Simms

People Moves: 15 – 19 June 2026

Stay in the loop with the latest insurance personnel moves.

By Rosie Simms

Aviva Syndicates to launch in September as Probitas name retired

Aviva has confirmed plans to rebrand its Lloyd’s business Probitas 1492 as ‘Aviva Syndicates’.

By Insurance Age staff

CII calls out “hesitant” vulnerable customer data processing

The Chartered Insurance Institute has published guidance to support insurance and personal finance firms in managing customers in vulnerable customers’ data.

By Rosie Simms

The stats: Commercial rates fall across the board in Q1 2026

Commercial lines premiums have continued to decline in the first quarter of 2026, with the value of the Acturis Commercial Broking Index dropping 3.6% compared to Q1 2025 – the largest negative movement since the inception of the index in 2010. Ida Axling reports.

By Ida Axling

Morrisons launches into insurance with top 100 broker

Morrisons has partnered with Hood Group to launch a pet and travel insurance proposition, marking the retailer’s entry into insurance.

By Rosie Simms

Zurich to canvas brokers on launching trade vertical solutions

Zurich is to set to ask its brokers about whether it should offer trade-based vertical solutions, as part of a massive research project being kicked off at the end of the month.

By Jonathan Swift

TBIG boosts minority stake to majority holding in latest deal

The Broker Investment Group has upped its stake in Hertfordshire-headquartered Scott Blain Insurance Consultants to 74% having first invested in the broker with a minority shareholding of 30% in 2015.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Yutree taking off into the future with technology focus, says MD Hancock

Yutree managing director Laura Hancock has outlined how the firm is stepping up its focus on technology as she aims for it to be a “credible, well-known, independent business in East Anglia and beyond”.

By Rosie Simms

Insight

Aviva doubling down for customers, says Martin

Aviva is committed to pushing on with an “absolute focus on customer” and will continue “doubling down”, David Martin, managing director for UK commercial and chief distribution officer, told Insurance Age as he teased a “major new proposition” pencilled in for the end of the third quarter will catch brokers’ eyes.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Intact on a ‘great trajectory’ as it continues product migration – Grosscurth

Tovah Grosscurth, Intact UK commercial lines MD, has updated on the insurer’s migration of products and how it is the “one to watch” in its drive for top spot.

By Rosie Simms

Axa’s Jon Walker on consistency for brokers in new role

Having been made CEO of newly created Axa Insurance UK in March, Jon Walker sets out his approach to the role and what the provider is doing for brokers.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Markerstudy to sell MGA business with CUO Humphreys poised to exit

Markerstudy Group is set to sell its managing general agent arm to the parent company of insurer Tradex as it focuses on broking, Insurance Age has learned.