Commercial
McGill and Partners crowned Broker of the Year at 2026 British Insurance Awards
McGill and Partners and Native were the big broker winners at the British Insurance Awards last night.
Specialist MGA snapped up by alternative investment manager
Arrow Global Insurance has acquired managing general agent Fusion Specialty Group.
MGA veteran Bennett teams up with Mission to launch Amulet Specialty
MGA incubator Mission has launched its 11th UK MGA with Amulet Specialty, which aims to offer a broad range of property cover, as well as casualty, liability and business interruption.
Lumara looks to Covéa again for London and South underwriting leader
Business and motor trade combined insurance specialist Lumara has added Jason Hartard as motor trade development underwriter joining from Covéa.
Gallagher broking and placement MD Smith departs
Gallagher’s managing director of broking and placement for its UK and Ireland retail division Stephen Smith has departed 16 months after being promoted into the role, Insurance Age can reveal.
MGA responds to law change with free additional cover
Commercial Express has introduced pet damage cover as a standard feature across all residential property owners’ policies at no additional cost.
Ex-DLG/Aviva boss Winslow to replace O’Shea as CFC CEO
Specialist insurer CFC has today announced Adam Winslow as its new group chief executive officer.
Global consolidator completes deal for UK distribution platform
ANV, a global insurance intermediary platform, has completed the acquisition of Iris Insurance Brokers, the London-headquartered specialty insurance distributor.
MGA adds HSB underwritten cyber and electrical breakdown cover
MGA Kovrilo has introduced cyber and electrical breakdown cover underwritten by specialist engineering and technology insurer HSB.
SME underinsurance fears deepen
SMEs are increasingly worried about being underinsured as they cut back or cancel business insurance policies, but in a positive development, nearly one in three firms have started working with a broker in the past two years, and are starting to boost…
DCL survey pinpoints claims service in commercial motor as ‘key battleground’
More than two-thirds of commercial motor brokers say claims handling quality and risk management support decide where they place fleet business when premiums are broadly comparable, according to research by Direct Commercial Limited.
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.
Markerstudy completes MGA sale to Saturn
Markerstudy Group has sold its managing general agent arm, Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited, to Saturn Holdings, in a deal first revealed by Insurance Age.
Clear hires retail boss from Aon as Williams takes new role
Clear Group today announced two senior leadership appointments including a hire from Aon.
Blog: Is ex-DLG/Aviva CEO Adam Winslow about to resurface at PIB?
A year on from the announcement that he was to depart Direct Line Group in the wake of its takeover by Aviva, Jonathan Swift muses what its former CEO Adam Winslow’s next move might be. And comes up with a potentially surprising conclusion.
DA underwriter seals new PE investor after trebling business since 2023
Delegated underwriting authority specialist Carbon Underwriting has signed an agreement for “a significant growth equity investment” from FTV Capital, the global sector-focused growth equity firm.
Covéa reveals GWP splits and CORs for 2025
Covéa Insurance has broken down the performance of its commercial and personal lines units in an update on the 2025 results confirming improved profitability in both.
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.
Lockton wins Law Society Scotland account for further five years
Lockton has been reappointed by the Law Society of Scotland to administer and broker its Master Policy for professional indemnity insurance for a further five years having held the account for a decade.
Bexhill grows again with new and existing brokers
Premium finance provider Bexhill UK expanded in the past year, growing with existing broker partners and adding more to its cohort of over 200, CEO Ravi Takhar told Insurance Age, as the specialist released its annual results.
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.
Aviva building MGA hybrid fronting proposition
Aviva has confirmed that it is developing a managing general agent hybrid fronting proposition within UKGI global corporate and specialty.
Broking Success: Ian Evans, DPI – from TV to insurance
Ian Evans, director and co-founder of DPI Insurance, tells Emmanuel Kenning about growing the family-owned business to £10m GWP and why, having switched from a career in the television industry to work with his two brothers, he would advise his younger…
Multi-million marine war risk consortium launched to support Strait of Hormuz shipping
Chubb will serve as lead underwriter, supported by participating Lloyd’s syndicates and specialist market partners, on a newly launched consortium designed to provide additional marine war risk insurance capacity for vessels and cargo transiting the…