James Hallam
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.
People Moves: 14 – 18 July 2025
Follow the latest personnel moves in insurance.
UK Broker Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Today Insurance Age can reveal the shortlist for the 2025 UK Broker Awards.
Jensten’s £1m investment in fledgling brokers, one year on
Jordan Maskell, network director at Jensten Group, has updated Insurance Age one year on from the announcement of its plans to invest up to £1m through Coversure to help people start their own brokers.
News analysis: Does the UK broking community actually need another network?
With Jensten becoming the latest addition to the network landscape in March, Martin Friel assesses whether the sector is over subscribed and reflects on how these operations have evolved over the last three decades.
Former broking CEO Fairchild takes new M&A role
Former Broker Network and Applied Systems Europe CEO Andy Fairchild has joined IDEX Consulting to lead the business’ M&A division.
People Moves: 24 – 28 March 2025
Keep up to date with the latest insurance industry personnel moves.
Jensten launches new network
Jensten Group has launched a new broker network.
Private equity firm takes minority stake in Seventeen Group
European mid-market private equity firm IK Partners has signed up to take a minority stake in Seventeen Group, marking its entry into the UK insurance market.