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People Moves: 10 – 14 November 2025
Keep up to date with the latest personnel moves in insurance.
Premium Choice moves from Close Brothers to Premium Credit
Top 100 UK Broker Premium Choice has signed a multi-year deal with Premium Credit moving away from Close Brothers Premium Finance.
Travelers returns to Biba as partner
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has readded Travelers Europe as a partner, taking its total to 26.
Gallagher reveals new UK retail structure and leaders after AssuredPartners deal
Gallagher has created two new trading divisions for UK retail – led by Gary Fletcher and Simon Waine – after buying AssuredPartners, which added 1,000 colleagues and a number of businesses to the broker across the UK and Ireland.
FSCS reveals early forecast of no broker levy in 2026/27
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has indicated brokers will not have to pay a levy in 2026/27 which would keep the rate at zero for the fourth year in a row.
Biba welcomes government plan to move to ‘total signposting’ for insurance
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has welcomed the Financial Inclusion Strategy from the government that outlines a new signposting initiative to help people find the most appropriate insurance.
Jensten reveals first deal of the post-Bain Capital buyout era
Jensten Group has acquired commercial broker Northern Counties which has offices in Gateshead and Glasgow.
Howden expands employee benefits arm with acquisition
Howden has agreed to acquire the employee benefits consultancy arm of wealth management group Evelyn Partners, expanding its offering following the purchase of Barnett Waddingham earlier this year.
Sign up to attend Insurance Age’s High Net Worth Forum now
The only event for high and ultra-high net worth brokers who want to be one step ahead of the game returns next week.
MyFirst adds Ageas to panel
MyFirst has added Ageas UK to its panel, as the insurer claimed it reinforces its commitment to the UK broker market.
DR&P reveals 2024 deal costs and more buys in 2025 after BMS sale
DR&P Group has revealed a £60.91m bill for its 2024 purchases, a year it was snapped up by BMS.
People Moves: 3 – 7 November 2025
Follow the latest personnel moves in insurance.
Bournemouth-based broker launches
Gary Boome has launched Bournemouth-based broker Renata Group, offering commercial and personal lines insurance products as an appointed representative of Momentum Broker Solutions.
NSM adds Thomsett as ops director at Kingfisher and Kingsbridge
NSM UK has recruited Neil Thomsett from UKGI Group to be operations director for Kingfisher Insurance and Kingsbridge.
Brokers on the ‘frontline’ in tackling insurance fraud
Nearly one in five people (19%) believe it’s justifiable not to disclose the full truth on an insurance application – a figure that rises to 21% among those with motor insurance, research by Ageas UK has revealed.
Clear picks Premium Credit
Clear Group has chosen Premium Credit as its principal premium finance partner signing a multi-year contract.
Home insurance premium falls speed up
Average quoted prices for home insurance fell by 4.8% in the three months to September, according to research by Consumer Intelligence.
Specialist Leeds broker enters “next stage” with rebrand
C&C Insurance Brokers has launched C&C Employee Benefits as its rebranded health and wellbeing arm.
One Call’s Chadburn joins main Biba board
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has appointed Sarah Chadburn, director at One Call Insurance, as chair of its regional chairs’ advisory board.
Top 100 broker acquires book from wound up non-standard insurance specialist
Manchester-based specialist motor insurance broker Principal Insurance has acquired the business of Peart Performance Marque Limited, which ceased trading having entered administration on 30 October 2025.
Brokers call on MGAs for more at renewal
Nine in 10 brokers believe insurers and managing general agents across the non-standard market could do more to support renewals and client retention, according to the latest survey by Prestige Underwriting.
Ex-Bravo boss Scott Bennett moves to JMG
Scott Bennett, the former leader of Ardonagh-owned Bravo Networks, has joined JMG as group insurer director.
Social media and underinsurance the main challenges facing HNW clients – TL Dallas’ Pullich
Caroline Pullich, head of private clients at TL Dallas, looks to relaunch its high net worth branding and work with the commercial team, as she cites underinsurance and social media as the biggest challenges facing HNW clients.
UK businesses more likely to rely on brokers for risk management than global peers
UK businesses are more likely to rely on brokers to identify major risks (78.3%) compared with global counterparts (55.7%), according to a new survey.