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Biba becomes pet association honorary member
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has joined the Pet and Equine Insurance Association as an honorary member to strengthen cross-sector collaboration.
Johnson out and Houghton in as PIB reshapes COO role
PIB Group has appointed Rob Houghton to the new stand-alone role of group chief operations officer.
Graham Gibson joins Sicsic
Sicsic Advisory has appointed former Allianz claims boss Graham Gibson as a senior consultant.
Biba 2026 Countdown: MGAA’s Mike Keating
Managing General Agents’ Association CEO Mike Keating advocates working more closely with clients and is looking forward to the energy, atmosphere and opportunity to network on Wednesday morning at the event.
Covéa more than doubles profit in 2025
Post-tax profit at Covéa Insurance soared to £72.4m in 2025, more than doubling from £32.9m the year before when it swung back into the black after years of losses.
Geo partners with Intact on marine capacity
Geo Underwriting has entered a capacity partnership with Intact Insurance for the next phase of the Ardonagh-owned MGA’s specialist marine trade offering.
Seventeen Group buys £13m GWP broker
Seventeen Group has bought Shrewsbury-based commercial broker 1st Choice Insurance in its third deal of the year.
First Senior picks Peach for specialist mobility and warranty scheme capacity
Peach has agreed a deal with First Senior Insurance to be the exclusive capacity provider for its core mobility insurance and extended warranty products.
FCA warns on fake letters
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned of fake letters claiming to be from deputy CEO Sarah Pritchard and referencing a fake FCA employee.
Ex-Marsh UK CEO Lay joins Ardonagh
Ardonagh has added former Marsh UK CEO Chris Lay as operating partner of Ardonagh Capital Partners, joining the group executive and working across the firm’s portfolio of companies.
Ripe gears up for growth more than doubling Greater Manchester office footprint
Digital managing general agent Ripe has upgraded from a 60 seat office to a larger workspace that can accommodate 150 staff, reinforcing its commitment to Greater Manchester.
Biba 2026 Countdown: Granite’s Alistair Rose
The countdown has started and in a month’s time it will be day two of Biba 2026. Alistair Rose, managing director at Granite, pitches quality over quantity when it comes to Biba Conference interactions, not least during the more chilled out Thursday when…
Flock moves into haulage fleet with Admiral backing
Flock has launched a haulage fleet product in its first market expansion since Admiral Group signed up to buy the data-driven fleet insurance specialist.
Canopius unveils Manchester office as its second largest
Canopius has opened a permanent office in Manchester marking its second largest location after London.
Pool Re seeks to boost take-up of terrorism cover by SMEs with new scheme
Pool Re has launched a new incentive scheme for its members, aimed at increasing the uptake of terrorism insurance cover among SMEs as it highlighted only around 4% of the sector has cover in place.
Aviva refreshes PI cover offering brokers flexibility
Aviva has refreshed its digitally traded professional indemnity product as it launches the proposition on Fast Trade and Acturis.
Biba 2026 Countdown: Pen Underwriting’s Nick Milton
With the Biba Conference 2026 kicking off a month today Nick Milton, head of sales and distribution for the UK and Europe at Pen Underwriting, looks forward to the early morning calm before the storm and gives advice on how to avoid doing 20,000 steps…
FCA issues another Close Brothers clone warning
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned that fraudsters have been impersonating Close Brothers trying to scam people with a clone of the authorised firm.
Axa strikes renewables partnership and expands construction offering
Axa Insurance UK has entered a delegated authority partnership with Lime Underwriting to provide “innovative decommissioning bonds” for the UK’s renewable energy sector, as the insurer also made updates to its construction offering.
Axa XL names Poonam Jivram head of motor underwriting for UK and Lloyd’s
Axa XL has promoted Poonam Jivram to head of motor underwriting for the UK and Lloyd’s, with responsibilities including motor fleet and broker relationships.
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Windstorm Goretti losses grow to £417m
Perils has raised its estimate of the insurance market loss from windstorm Goretti to €479m (£417m) from €467m.
FOS trims forecast for insurance cases
The Financial Ombudsman Service has lowered its prediction for insurance cases in 2026/27 to 41,100 as it confirmed an increase in the compulsory levy from £70m to £86m.
Arch promotes McGrady to head of casualty
Arch Insurance has promoted Mark McGrady to head of casualty – UK regional division.