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Top 50 2021 - £1bn plus
BGL Group • Hastings Direct
Top 50 2021 - Rules of engagement
The criteria used to determine this year’s Top 50 brokers in personal lines after applications
Top 50 2021 - State of the market
Personal lines – the story of 2021: John Needham and Will Lanyon of accountants and business advisers PKF look at the state of the industry in 2021
Top 50 2021 - Bandings
Top 50 listing - Brokers are listed alphabetically in bands of GWP
Top 50 2021 - Welcome
Still growing: The pandemic has caused havoc in some parts of the personal lines market, but the sector as a whole is still showing some growth
Market moves - September 2021
The latest recruitment news from around the industry
Lucida on track to make deals following rebrand
In an exclusive interview with Insurance Age, group CEO Mike Joseph discusses the creation of the new broking group and its plans for the future.
Right Choice Holdings rebrands as Lucida
Move creates a new broking group which includes Right Choice Insurance Brokers as well as recently purchased brands such as Bennetts and Moorhouse Group.
Opinion: Keeping it local
Brokers with ties to the community they work in are in a unique position to thrive after the rise of shopping local during the pandemic, says Richard Easterbrook
Survey - Broker training: Training to gain
Staff training, alongside improved employee benefits and wellbeing, can lead to a happier workforce, greater staff retention and business growth, whether the company is large or small, our broker training survey finds. Eleanore Robinson reports
PIB buys Simply Insurance Services
The broker said the deal would bulk up its motor offering as it also reveals it is retiring the aQmen, TFP Schemes and Thistle brands which form its Q Underwriting division.
Ethos targets £500m GWP by 2022
CEO Richard Tuplin talked about the company's recent acquisition of Drayton Insurance and detailed what the broker has in store for the coming year.
BLW to focus on broker partnerships following Lloyd's accreditation
CEO Brett Sainty tells Insurance Age about the wholesale broker's growth plans and discusses building long-term relationships with independent regional brokers.
Das UK team hikes up fundraising target ahead of Ride Across Britain
Insurance Cares: The team of ten insurance professionals is taking on the 980 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats to raise money for Insurance United Against Dementia and the Alzheimer’s Society.
Verisk-owned Sequel buys broking software specialist Ignite Systems
The deal is set to expand Ignite systems pipeline and offer Ignite's existing clients access to Sequel's infrastructure and resources.
AllClear Travel Insurance buys InsureandGo
The deal doubles the size of AllClear’s UK travel proposition.
Have your say on insurer performance
Take part in the Broker Satisfaction Survey today and share your views on which providers are broker service stars and who needs to improve. The survey closes on 10 September.
FCA issues warning over broker Professional Construction Risks
The watchdog said that it appears the business “acted dishonestly” and warned customers to decline to do business with the firm.
And finally - September 2021
Pet of the month/ Charity corner
Editor's letter - September 2021
Time for a change: As we emerge from the pandemic, change is in the air across the whole insurance industry
Post Brexit dispatches – a taxing time for brokers
In his second article for Insurance Age, PKF Littlejohn tax partner, Howard Jones looks at the impact of Brexit on UK insurance.
Headline makers - September 2021
The hottest stories on www.insuranceage.co.uk, the month in numbers and quotes from the biggest news stories of the month
Adrian Flux's black box tech criticised by comedian Joe Lycett
Broker says it has a support team in place to "ensure that customers are not adversely affected" by discrepancies in data after it was featured in a segment on Channel 4 consumer affairs show Joe Lycett's Got Your Back.
People Moves: 30 August- 3 September
Keep up to date with the latest people moves.