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Ecclesiastical stays on profits and growth path in 2025
Ecclesiastical Insurance maintained underwriting profits in the UK and Ireland in 2025 as gross written premium grew and the group’s pre-tax profit rose again.
ANV buys Blink Intermediary Solutions owner
Recently formed ANV Group, owner of Arc Legal, Collegiate, Qualis and Abacus, has signed up to buy Blink Intermediary Solutions owner Iris Insurance Brokers.
Granite launches 25+ vehicle taxi fleet product
Granite Underwriting has launched a 25+ vehicle taxi fleet product, covering private hire and public hire vehicles.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
TL Dallas expands North Yorkshire footprint opening Harrogate office
TL Dallas has opened in Harrogate focusing on its high-net-worth offering, increasing its footprint in North Yorkshire.
Q&A: Pen’s Nick Wright
Nick Wright, chief business development officer at Pen Underwriting, tackles its recent M&A quietness, capacity in the market and the benefits to brokers from niche products. He updates on the goal of hitting £1.75bn GWP by 2030, streamlining its agency…
McCafferty leaves chair role at BDH
Brendan McCafferty has left Top 100 Broker BDH, Insurance Age can reveal, with the business confirming it was an ‘amicable’ departure and there are no plans to replace the now former chair.
Axa updates two products
Axa UK Commercial has made enhancements to its offices and surgeries, and digital mini fleet products.
Aviva responds to Direct Line’s £10.6m fine
Aviva has confirmed it was fully aware of the ‘historical’ accounting errors that have led to the Prudent Regulation Authority hitting Direct Line Group with a £10.6m fine and stated there will be no impact on the integration or the financial benefits it…