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Lloyd’s reveals ‘strong’ underwriting performance and ‘disciplined’ growth in 2025
Lloyd’s has revealed a 4.2% hike in gross written premium to £57.9bn in 2025, and a new five-year strategy, as pre-tax profit broke through the £10bn barrier.
Staffordshire-based broker makes first deal under Momentum Equity Partners
Bartlett James Risk Solutions has purchased fellow Momentum appointed representative IPC, marking the first Momentum Equity Partners deal.
FCA to join Biba on autumn regional tour again
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has confirmed the Financial Conduct Authority will again join its Tour of the Regions in the autumn.
CFC launches quality defect endorsement for product recall worldwide
CFC has launched a quality defect endorsement claiming it offers the ‘broadest version’ available worldwide.
Sodalis buys MGA Amiga Specialty
Sodalis Capital, the recently created investment venture focused on international insurance intermediaries, has snapped up managing general agent Amiga Specialty in a £1.8m deal that sees private equity house BP Marsh exit but keep a stake in the new…
EY creates two UK insurance sub sectors and names new leaders
EY has created two sub sectors, commercial and specialty; and life, pensions and personal lines, in response to the “rapidly changing shape of the UK insurance industry”.
Blog: The evolving role of AI in the insurance claims process
With it almost certain that AI is being used somewhere in the claims process, Simon Murray, head of insurance digital and business services at law firm DWF, tackles the upsides and the downsides, looks at what might come next and the key questions for…
MGA promotes four to new head office roles
Managing general agent NBS Underwriting has promoted four people to newly created head office roles, in a move designed to strengthen the leadership team and support ongoing growth.
Rural and commercial broker launches in Devon
Alan Tate-Smith has launched AMB Rural and Commercial, specialising in agricultural insurance risks, as an appointed representative of FUW Insurance Services.
Markel raids another senior hire from Axa and one from Intact
Markel Insurance has hired from Axa again appointing Joanne Foreman as head of broker change, and taken Laura Fox from Intact.
Seventeen opens 2026 M&A account with double deal
Seventeen has struck a brace of deals snapping up Citrus Healthcare and Smith England Insurance Brokers adding £12m in gross written premium to the group.
M&A expert ‘sceptical’ over Intact’s UK broker investment push
The move by the wider Intact Group to acquire a stake in a UK broker is unlikely to lead to a tide of others doing something similar.
Bexhill report shines spotlight on broker ownership
Premium finance lender Bexhill UK has crunched the numbers on the broking sector, with CEO Ravi Takhar warning that truly independent owner-managed regional brokers are slowly becoming ‘a thing of the past’, Insurance Age can reveal.
SiriusPoint restructures and Gibbs exits
SiriusPoint has confirmed international CEO Rob Gibbs is leaving the business as it restructures into four areas.
Broker bosses outline importance of shifting the focus from price to value
Brokers could be missing valuable income and leaving clients exposed if they don’t shift the conversation from price to value.
FOS and FCA reveal next steps for system reform
The Financial Ombudsman Service and Financial Conduct Authority have outlined the next steps on their joint work to modernise the redress system.
Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo completes 15% investment in W.R. Berkley
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance has completed its acquisition of 15% of W. R. Berkley Corporation’s common stock.
Brokers asking MGAs for more digital products
Brokers are asking for more digital products and greater transparency in capacity tenures from managing general agents, according to MGAA boss Mike Keating as he highlights an uptick in incubator start-ups.
MarshBerry reveals the historical fate of smaller brokers
Nearly one-third of brokers that had 10-15 staff five years ago have been sold, MarshBerry has revealed as it offered a rare lens on how the ‘ordinary’ regional broker has fared over a period of intense consolidation and market change.
Markerstudy adds Ward from Admiral as group CFO
Glen Ward has joined Markerstudy as group chief financial officer from Admiral where he spent the past five years as CFO of UK insurance.
People Moves: 9 – 13 March 2026
Keep up to date with the latest personnel moves in insurance.
FOIs reveal no brokers directly involved in motor insurance taskforce
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed insurance brokers and intermediaries did not directly form part of the Motor Insurance Taskforce review, in its response to a Freedom of Information request by Insurance Age.
Allianz UK prevents almost £174m in fraud in 2025 record
Allianz UK’s fraud team detected and saved nearly £174m in fraudulent claims in 2025, a record level for the insurer.
Watch brokers discuss whether MGAs are outmanoeuvring insurers in commercial combined
Commercial combined remains one of the most complex and relationship-driven areas of the insurance market, yet brokers increasingly report frustration when placing non-standard or emerging risks.