Articles by Rosie Simms
Sabre reports 26.2% profit growth as GWP dips
Sabre Insurance Group reported a 26.2% increase in profit before tax to £25.5m, despite a decline in gross written premiums, according to its 2025 half-year report.
Lloyd’s wholesale broker Servca launches SME D&O facility
Servca, a specialist Lloyd’s wholesale broker, has launched an SME directors and officers insurance facility, available across the UK and Europe.
Ecclesiastical warns of growing subsidence risk
Ecclesiastical Insurance has urged property owners to take precautionary steps as the risk of subsidence and wildfires has increased following an extended dry spell.
Broking Success: Sector experience
Ashley Dickson, managing director of Dickson Group, explains why he never turns his phone off and how he used his family’s motorsport experience to create a scheme for the Northern Ireland headquartered broker.
Windstorm Éowyn cost the insurance market €747m – Perils
Perils, a Zurich-based organisation providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has raised its estimate for the insurance market loss from windstorm Éowyn to €747m (£650.27m), from €696m previously.
Mosaic enters digital asset market with cyber and FI coverage
Mosaic Insurance has entered the digital asset market launching a combined cyber and financial institutions crime product, for the “historically underserved sector”.
People Moves: 21 – 25 July 2025
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Can brokers doggy paddle their way to pet insurance success?
What are the opportunities for brokers in selling pet insurance and why are so few people talking about it? Insurance Age explores the market and explains why long-standing competition and data – or lack of it – are potentially the biggest obstacles.
Zurich UK hires Asha Kumar as its first CTO
Asha Kumar has joined Zurich UK from HSBC as chief technology officer, a newly created role.
MGA Arkel secures £120m AmTrust capacity
Specialist managing general agent Arkel has secured an increased limit of £120m gross written premium of A-rated capacity with AmTrust over the next three years for non-standard household insurance.
South African insurer relaunches in the UK
Santam, Africa’s largest short-term insurer, has been granted in-principle approval by Lloyd’s to launch Santam Syndicate 1918.
Native launches risk collective to lower premiums for crypto and digital assets
Digital assets is the most excluded asset class in insurance however insurers are looking to dip their toes in, and with AI compute alone seeing trillions of dollars invested it makes it the biggest opportunity in insurance today.
FCA urges improvements after uncovering “concerning evidence” of poor claims handling
The Financial Conduct Authority has urged insurers for improvements in claims handling whilst acknowledging rising motor premiums are mostly driven by external cost pressures.
Verlingue signs multi-year partnership with MGA Alps
Managing general agent Alps has extended its decade long partnership with Verlingue Insurance Brokers with a new multi-year deal.
Fairer Finance calls for government intervention on ‘discriminatory’ insurance pricing models
Fairer Finance has tackled unfair and discriminatory pricing models driving a “poverty premium”, and called for the government and regulators to intervene as it made five recommendations.
Aviva doubles offshore renewable energy capacity to £150m
Aviva has doubled its offshore renewable energy capacity to £150m, with Roberts Proskovics appointed to lead the insurer’s renewable energy team.
Aviva’s rising stars programme sees cohort promotions
Poppy Keys, construction commercial broker executive at ABA Insurance Commercial, has implemented a number of changes following Aviva’s rising stars programme, as five of its participants gain promotions.
People Moves: 14 – 18 July 2025
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Pen deepens SiriusPoint partnership with PI capacity deal
Pen Underwriting has expanded its partnership with SiriusPoint with a new capacity deal for international professional indemnity risks.
Ex-Lloyd’s CEO John Neal heads to AIG, reversing Aon move
John Neal is set to join AIG as president effective 1 December 2025, having previously been destined for Aon.
Consilium launches first casualty binder and hires from Dual
Wholesale broker Consilium has launched a casualty binder for its UK division, Consilium Risk Solutions, with the exclusive broker facility backed by A-rated delegated authority capacity.
Insurtech Laka secures $10.4m in funding
London-based insurtech Laka, which bought the renewal rights to CoverCloud’s bike portfolio last year, has raised $10.4m (£7.73m) in a Series B funding round.
Liberty launches crypto protection product
Liberty Specialty Markets has launched a dedicated product for financial institutions operating in the cryptocurrency market.
Biba calls for regulation ‘reset’ in open letter to Chancellor
Graeme Trudgill, CEO of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, has called for bold action from the UK Chancellor to reset regulation for a more proportionate framework.