Ex-La Playa boss Boon’s co-founded broker shifts to DA model
Broker Aguila, built to support high-growth technology, science and creative businesses, has moved to the directly authorised model.
Founded by Mark Boon, pictured left, and Luke Chesworth, right, Aguila International Risk was an appointed representative under Bannerman Rendell from 2 July 2024.
Aguila Risk Management was granted full authorisation as its UK trading company on 10 April 2026. It is part of the Aguila Group which also spans the EU and US, creating a platform for a single transatlantic insurance strategy, the firm explained.
Operating from offices in London, Cambridge, New York and Brussels, Aguila claimed the
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