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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.
New MGA to target photographers and musicians
MGA incubator OneAdvent has launched high-value asset MGA, Collective, which provides tailored insurance products to photographers and musicians.
Profile: Mike Dalby, Howden – One-stop shop
Mike Dalby, CEO of Howden consumer, outlines his career in insurance, how he went back to his family roots launching Health-on-Line, and his plans for increasing the broker’s offering in its branches to become a “one-stop shop”.
Biba CEO in Parliament: Brokers not an ‘endangered species’
Insurance brokers remain a “sustainable” force in the personal lines space – and not an endangered species.
Principal motored towards £7m turnover in 2025 ahead of multiple deals
Top 100 UK Broker Principal Insurance grew turnover by 4.4% and post-tax profit by 16.5% in the year-ended 31 October 2025, going on to seal three expansion deals.
Aviva continues commercial lines leadership team build
Aviva has added Shyam Bhayani and David Thomas to its commercial lines chief underwriting office leadership team.
First quarterly rise in car insurance premiums for over two years
Comprehensive car insurance premiums increased by 1% during the last three months, the first quarterly rise in over two years, according to Confused/WTW.
FCA brings fighting financial crime under the microscope for brokers and insurers
The Financial Conduct Authority has pinpointed risk assessment, policies and procedures as areas for insurers and brokers to improve in the fight against financial crime.
Howden reveals revenue topped £3.5bn in 2025
Howden Group has posted £3.52bn of adjusted revenue for 2025, driven by organic growth and acquisitions.
Partners& co-founder Davey exits full time leadership
Partners& co-founder Lee Davey has announced he is stepping away from full-time executive leadership following medical advice.
Moorhouse founder Lyndon Wood returns to insurance market after five-year hiatus
Insurance industry veteran Lyndon Wood and his wife Raghad Wood have launched broking and managing general agent offering Ragado.
Addept pens five-year capacity deal with Irwell
Addept Insurance Services has signed a further multi-million-pound capacity deal with Irwell Insurance to support growth in its portfolio of legal expenses cover.
John Lewis regulated broker adds Ageas to home panel
Ageas has joined John Lewis Money’s panel of home insurers taking the total to four.
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.
Insurance charity kicks off annual awareness week launching school grants programme
The Insurance Charity has launched a school essentials grants programme, offering awards of £250 per child in the UK and €300 per child in Ireland to help cover a range of school-related expenses, including clothing and footwear, equipment, activities,…
TL Dallas grew revenue by more than a quarter and profit by almost 80% in 2025
TL Dallas Group boosted turnover to £19.25m and post-tax profit to £1.46m in 2025, a filing at Companies House has revealed.
CII creates senior leaders advisory board with Markel’s Napoli as chair
The Chartered Insurance Institute has formed a professional communities advisory board featuring Joel Markham from Axa, Allianz’s Eibhlin Swan, PIB’s Alycia Thomson, and Nicola Maguire of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association.
Irwell rolls out four new products
Irwell has launched family legal protection and confirmed receiving regulatory approval for professional indemnity insurance, personal home emergency and landlord home emergency.
Newbie News: Digital broker Pizza to take slice of the market
Pizza Insurance co-founders Colin Sadler, Marc Meeking and Sam Baker, have outlined their plans to give premium slices back to customers and scale the product range, after the broker was unveiled in May last year, going on to launch with a motor offering.
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…
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Howden eyeing up pet insurance and travel expansion – Mike Dalby
Howden is considering branching out into pet insurance and expanding further into travel, according to Mike Dalby, CEO of Howden consumer.