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Laura Walker promoted to group chief operating officer at Markerstudy
Laura Walker has been appointed group chief operating officer at Markerstudy, a newly created role at the business.
Turnover up in Seventeen stake sale year but losses continued
Seventeen Group boosted its turnover by nearly 10% and trimmed losses in the year European mid-market private equity firm IK Partners bought a minority stake.
Aviva’s Birbeck: What two years in claims taught me that I never saw from the distribution side
Two years on from shifting roles, Ryan Birbeck, casualty and bodily injury claims director at Aviva, shares his learnings with brokers.
Markel UK looking to brokers to bridge cyber gap
Markel UK has launched its previously promised standalone cyber product for UK SMEs, and is hoping to work with brokers to address issues with selling to customers.
Biba reveals new LDI schemes provider
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has switched to Acrisure UK as the provider of its latent defects insurance scheme.
Turnover up but profits down at Dayinsure in 2025
Short-term motor insurance specialist Dayinsure grew turnover by 3.8% in 2025, but operating and post-tax profits both fell on the back of increased costs while losses at its parent company nearly tripled.
No ‘particular targets’ for insurance regulation simplification, says FCA
Consumer Duty will be a building block for any future work on the simplification of insurance regulations that affect brokers, according to David Geale, executive director of consumers, payments and competition at the Financial Conduct Authority.
rrelentless and Zurich team up on specialist haulage
Managing general agent rrelentless has expanded into haulage fleet motor insurance backed by Zurich capacity.
Moody’s keeps stable outlook for UK P&C insurers
Ratings agency Moody’s has maintained a stable outlook for property and casualty insurers in the UK, with economic growth expected to balance pricing pressures.
Free insurer appetite tool launched for brokers
Serial entrepreneur James Buckley-Thorp has launched a free website designed to tell brokers which markets will write a risk, and predicted non-users will be at a disadvantage within a year.
FCA kicked off financial year with improved authorisation service bar one outlier
The Financial Conduct Authority has upped its game on authorisation service levels in categories affecting brokers, with improvements in four areas, but one notable outlier where the performance dipped.
Clear adds to wholesale and MGA offering with latest deal
Clear Group has bought wholesale broker Commercial Risks (UK) and its managing general agent Troon Underwriting.
FCA alerts of Kent-based broker clone
Quotemetoday.co.uk has made clear it has no affiliation with Quote Me Go as the Financial Conduct Authority has reported fraudsters have been impersonating the Kent-headquartered broker.
MGA teams with Irwell for first financial lines product
Instant Underwriting has deepened its partnership with Irwell Insurance to launch a professional indemnity product into the UK market, its first financial lines offering.
Sky Protect parent cuts losses in half but revenue down in 2025
Neos Ventures had an operating loss of £17.6m in 2025, a year its trading style Sky Protect switched from an exclusive arrangement with Zurich to a broker panel approach.
Commercial Express adds Crabb from Covéa for schemes division launch
Commercial Express has launched its schemes division bringing in Nicki Crabb from Covéa as delegated authority schemes director.
MGA builds out in personal lines with Aviva director hire
Steve Morse has joined Euna from Aviva as head of personal lines, following on from a double recruitment from the insurer announced in July to kick off its push into the sector.
Verlingue buys Corpad Employee Benefits
Verlingue has continued its employee benefits push with its latest acquisition.
Top 100 UK brokers report ‘crazy’ commercial rate reductions up to 50%
A number of Top 100 UK brokers have seen “crazy” rate reductions of between 40% and 50%, with savings in the hundreds of thousands of pounds during the ongoing competitive soft market, Insurance Age can reveal.
PremFina tracked towards profit in 2025 with operating losses down almost a third
PremFina cut its operating losses last year, as the business headed towards the previously promised profitable trading status in 2026.
Wakam UK reassures as European arm restricts activity
Capacity backer of brokers and managing general agents Wakam UK has confirmed it is “absolutely not” affected as the European arm addresses issues from the French regulator.
Growing FCA attestation appetite a warning for brokers
The Financial Conduct Authority has increased the level of attestation requests dished out to insurance firms in recent years, and the serious regulatory tool is one brokers need to keep a keen eye on according to compliance specialists.
Momentum broker launches with ex-Erskine Murray boss backing
CPC Insurance Brokers has launched, with backing from former Erskine Murray owner Tom Bartleet. Founder of the new firm, Paul Huntley, has highlighted the buzz from getting his first client along with the importance of building trust over the long term.
TH March boosted turnover and headcount in year of EOT switch
Top 100 UK broker TH March grew turnover by 5% in the financial year it switched to an employee ownership trust, a filing at Companies House has revealed.