Commercial
US consolidator buys London-based £100m GWP MGA
US-based managing general agent consolidator Bishop Street Underwriters has acquired Avid Insurance, the niche multi-disciplined MGA.
Partners& buys Midlands broker
Partners& has snapped up family run Nottingham-based commercial broker Pargeter & Associates.
Peach Q&A: White and Bendelow
Insurance Age caught up with Peach’s CEO, Russell White, and director of commercial, Ryan Bendelow, to find out what comes next from the niche commercial insurer that is hungry for broker business.
Video Q&A: Arch’s Stuart Danskin on product liability opportunities for brokers
In this video Stuart Danskin, director of underwriting, Arch Insurance UK Regional, outlines the opportunities for UK regional brokers in selling product liability.
Jensten confirms £2m GWP broker buy
Jensten has bought commercial broker Martin Insurance Services in Kent.
RSA/NIG brands end as Intact name comes into force
Ken Norgrove, CEO of Intact UK and Ireland, has detailed plans to double the size of the business to £5bn by 2030, as RSA and NIG rebrand to Intact Insurance.
Dual seals five-year capacity deal led by Zurich
Howden-owned managing general agent Dual UK has signed a five-year capacity deal led by Zurich, along with Liberty and other A-rated capacity to support its new regional commercial combined product.
PremFina reveals 2024 losses
PremFina trimmed operating losses in 2024 from £6.4m to £4.2m with the business having previously forecast reaching profitability by the end of June next year.
Podcast: Reid and Clegg present Double Indemnity – episode one, Aon’s Jane Kielty
In a new podcast series brought to you by Insurance Age, industry provocateurs Toby Clegg and Stuart Reid interview a series of well-known market faces, getting to know the personalities and characters behind some of the key movers and shakers in the…
Video Q&A: Arch Insurance’s Mike Bottle on standing out in the mid-corporate space
In this video Mike Bottle, managing director, Arch Insurance UK Regional discusses how the business has evolved over recent years.
Brunel launches specialist tech broker
Brunel Group has launched BrunelTech, a specialist broker for the technology industry.
MGA Ripe names second CUO in less than a year
UK Digital MGA Ripe has appointed Sean Carney as its new chief underwriting officer.
MGA completes MBO from broker parent
Blackthorn has sold its MGA subsidiary Samphire Risk via a CEO-led buyout backed by Kantara Capital.
New MD takes the reins as loss adjusting firm completes MBO
Independent loss adjusting business Williams Pitt has undergone a management buy-out.
Cullum-backed investment vehicle supports MGA’s Series A funding round
Minority Broker Partnerships, an investment vehicle backed by Towergate founder and former Global Risk Partners [now Brown & Brown Europe] chairman Peter Cullum, has backed drone specialist MGA Moonrock Insurance for an undisclosed sum.
Allianz confirms motor trade staff consultation amid offshoring move
Allianz is holding a consultation process with staff as it changes its motor trade business with a new centre of excellence for underwriting in the UK alongside a team for non-complex renewals in Trivandrum, India, Insurance Age can reveal.
Broker Expo Countdown 2025: Arch’s Stuart Danskin
As we count down to Broker Expo next week, we caught up with Stuart Danskin, director of underwriting for the Arch Insurance UK regional division, who shares his top advice for brokers wanting to place specialist liability business and insights on Arch’s…
Howden opens West Sussex office
Howden has opened an office in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, following the appointment of Joe Clarke as branch director.
Taskforce to look at rising costs of motorsport that pose ‘serious challenge’ to future
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has launched a new taskforce to provide clarity on motor sport insurance and the impact of its rising costs.
Xavier Laurent to succeed Georges De Macedo as Covéa boss
Xavier Laurent is to succeed Georges De Macedo as UK CEO of Covéa after a three-month handover, the insurer has confirmed.
Patons Insurance expands in motor trade with new team
Patons Insurance has created a dedicated team to focus on motor trade as part of its ongoing growth strategy.
Lucida posts reduced turnover in year before Moorhouse sale
Top 100 UK broker Lucida has reported a 14.6% fall in turnover to £40.67m, with a mixed picture on profitability across its divisions in 2024, the year before it struck the deal to sell Moorhouse.
MGA rolls out product to tackle rise in pothole claims
Incorporated Insurance Group (IIGL), part of Avid Insurance, the specialist managing general agent, has secured new capacity as it targets groundworkers.
BP Marsh invests in PI broker and MGA start-up
BP Marsh & Partners has invested £2m in Salus Capital Partners, taking a 35% stake in the start-up insurance group specialising in professional indemnity.