Articles by Rosie Simms
People Moves: 29 June – 3 July 2026
Keep up to date with the latest personnel moves in insurance.
Open GI adds Covéa property product to panel
Open GI has expanded its panel, adding Covéa’s property owners product, which offers commercial building cover of £1m and contents up to £50,000, Insurance Age can reveal.
Allianz backs Movo AR motor MGA launch Slick Cover
Allianz has launched a “digital-first” car insurance managing general agent Slick Cover, an appointed representative of Movo Partnership.
Starr unveils D&O suite to provide brokers consistency
Global investment and insurance organisation Starr has launched a suite of directors’ and officers’ policy wordings, designed to provide brokers and clients with greater certainty, consistency and flexibility.
Bpsoke’s Smyth named MGAA chairman as Manchester steps down
Tim Smyth, deputy chair of Bspoke Insurance Group, is set to take on the chairman role at the Managing General Agents’ Association as Charles Manchester steps down after a decade.
Zurich launches life sciences offering in UK
Zurich has unveiled a life science insurance offering in the UK and Europe to address “critical risk exposures”.
SRG expands global specialty platform with acquisition
Specialist Risk Group has acquired Superian Insurance Group to strengthen its capabilities across specialty risk.
Newbie news: Protect Your Family – one step ahead
With the plans to relaunch Protect Your Family as a stand-alone specialist insurance broker having been unveiled at Biba’s 2026 conference, it is set to go live in August. Founder Steve Jones shares his goals for the firm and explains its mission of…
Aviva launches minifleet excess reductions on Fast Trade
Aviva has added an excess reduction of up to £200 for minifleet customers with policies traded on Fast Trade, to support brokers in delivering stronger claims outcomes for their SME customers.
Global insurance firm ANV buys London-headquartered travel MGA
ANV, a global insurance intermediary platform, has signed up to buy Assured Underwriting Group, as part of continued expansion in the UK.
Revenue growth across two Howden broking arms in the UK as staffing shifts
Howden UK and A-Plan have both reported revenue growth as the group reshuffled staff and businesses, according to Companies House filings.
Talent attraction and retention number one broker priority
Forty per cent of brokers ranked talent attraction and retention as their number one priority according to a survey by Mission.
People Moves: 22 – 26 June 2026
Follow the latest personnel moves in insurance.
CFC embeds AI coverage across portfolio
CFC has embedded affirmative AI coverage within its portfolio through a programme of updates to address novel AI exposures like model hallucination, AI generated content and model drift.
Profile: Mike Dalby, Howden – One-stop shop
Mike Dalby, CEO of Howden consumer, outlines his career in insurance, how he went back to his family roots launching Health-on-Line, and his plans for increasing the broker’s offering in its branches to become a “one-stop shop”.
First quarterly rise in car insurance premiums for over two years
Comprehensive car insurance premiums increased by 1% during the last three months, the first quarterly rise in over two years, according to Confused/WTW.
Partners& co-founder Davey exits full time leadership
Partners& co-founder Lee Davey has announced he is stepping away from full-time executive leadership following medical advice.
John Lewis regulated broker adds Ageas to home panel
Ageas has joined John Lewis Money’s panel of home insurers taking the total to four.
CII creates senior leaders advisory board with Markel’s Napoli as chair
The Chartered Insurance Institute has formed a professional communities advisory board featuring Joel Markham from Axa, Allianz’s Eibhlin Swan, PIB’s Alycia Thomson, and Nicola Maguire of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association.
Newbie News: Digital broker Pizza to take slice of the market
Pizza Insurance co-founders Colin Sadler, Marc Meeking and Sam Baker, have outlined their plans to give premium slices back to customers and scale the product range, after the broker was unveiled in May last year, going on to launch with a motor offering.
People Moves: 15 – 19 June 2026
Stay in the loop with the latest insurance personnel moves.
Howden eyeing up pet insurance and travel expansion – Mike Dalby
Howden is considering branching out into pet insurance and expanding further into travel, according to Mike Dalby, CEO of Howden consumer.
CII calls out ‘hesitant’ vulnerable customer data processing
The Chartered Insurance Institute has published guidance to support insurance and personal finance firms in managing vulnerable customers’ data.
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.