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Ex-Jensten duo to launch SME MGA with Mission
Managing General Agent incubator Mission has announced that it has reached an agreement to support a new team in launching Kovrilo, a UK MGA that will provide a range of commercial insurance products tailored to SME clients.
HNW brokers risk relationships turning “transactional” due to workloads
Many high net worth brokers are failing to engage with clients as much as they should because they are over-stretched, lack confidence and time poor, creating relationships that are merely transactional.
Jensten reveals first deal of the post-Bain Capital buyout era
Jensten Group has acquired commercial broker Northern Counties which has offices in Gateshead and Glasgow.
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Darling returns to premium finance with Keys move
Keys Premium Finance has appointed Bob Darling as non-executive director, marking his return to the sector having previously been a director at Close Brothers and managing director of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Premium Finance.
The future of SME and mid-market broker trading
At a recent roundtable hosted by Insurance Age in partnership with Eaton Gate, leading brokers examined how digitalisation, e-trading and MGAs are reshaping SME and mid-market trading.
New Coversure office comes with training centre, first for network
Coversure Nottingham has launched alongside a new not-for-profit training venture, Platform Insurance Training Services, a first for the network.
Jensten reveals five Coversure buys in roster of 10 deals over the past year
Jensten’s purchase of Martin Insurance Services, as reported by Insurance Age, was the tenth since the last set of announced deals in August 2024, the broker has confirmed.
Jensten confirms £2m GWP broker buy
Jensten has bought commercial broker Martin Insurance Services in Kent.
Top 100 UK Brokers 2025: £40m – £50m of UK general insurance revenue
Acrisure - Business Insurance Solutions (Centurian Enterprise Trust) -Hastings Insurance Services [Sampo] - Lucida Group – Miller - Seventeen Group
Top 100 UK Brokers 2025: £75m – £100m of UK general insurance revenue
Jensten Group – JMG Group - One Call Insurance Services/Yoga Insurance Service - Saga Services (Saga Group)
The stats: Insurer competition drives softening of commercial rates in Q2 2025
The Acturis Commercial Broking Index shows commercial combined and combined liability rates fell into negative territory, while growth slowed across fleet, property owners, and packages in Q2. Ida Axling reports.
Jensten enters third chapter as Organ eyes upping the acquisitions tempo
Rob Organ, CEO of Jensten Group, looks to up the tempo on acquisitions, as the business also pushes organic growth and its network proposition following Bain Capital deal.
SRG strikes motorsport team deal with Seventeen Group
Specialist Risk Group has agreed to take motorsport expert James Hirst and his team from Seventeen Group owned broker, James Hallam.
Coversure seals first with Bristol branch launch
Coversure has launched Ocean Insurance Brokers in Bristol, the first in the network to formally commit a share of its income to its own charity initiative, Broking For Good.
What next for Jensten Group after the Bain Capital buyout?
With Bain Capital investment now secured, content director Jonathan Swift outlines what the market might expect from Jensten Group as it enters a new era.
Bain Capital to acquire Jensten Group
Bain Capital, the global private investment firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Jensten Group from Livingbridge.