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Motor broker The Green Insurer closes
The Green Insurer has closed to new and renewing customers after launching in December 2023 claiming to be the UK’s first truly green car insurance broker.
Allianz confirms motor trade staff consultation amid offshoring move
Allianz is holding a consultation process with staff as it changes its motor trade business with a new centre of excellence for underwriting in the UK alongside a team for non-complex renewals in Trivandrum, India, Insurance Age can reveal.
HDI UK & Ireland appoints director of liability joining from Axa XL
HDI UK & Ireland has hired Tom Potter as director of liability.
Broker Expo Countdown 2025: Arch’s Stuart Danskin
As we count down to Broker Expo next week, we caught up with Stuart Danskin, director of underwriting for the Arch Insurance UK regional division, who shares his top advice for brokers wanting to place specialist liability business and insights on Arch’s…
Markerstudy reveals £300,000 bill for Hughes ‘bargain purchase’
Markerstudy only paid £300,000 for Northern Ireland broker Hughes Insurance Services, in a deal labelled ‘bargain purchase’ resulting in a £26.3m gain.
Howden opens West Sussex office
Howden has opened an office in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, following the appointment of Joe Clarke as branch director.
People Moves: 22 – 26 September 2025
Follow the latest personnel moves in insurance.
Xavier Laurent to succeed Georges De Macedo as Covéa boss
Xavier Laurent is to succeed Georges De Macedo as UK CEO of Covéa after a three-month handover, the insurer has confirmed.
Brokers the primary line of defence against underinsurance – Consumer Intelligence
Brokers are the “primary line” of defence against underinsurance, with technology implementation strategic to automate low-value tasks and free up time for client education, according to a report by Consumer Intelligence exclusively revealed by Insurance…
Markerstudy boosts revenue and trims post-tax loss in Atlanta deal year
Markerstudy Group Holdings has posted a reduced loss of £141.7m for 2024, as revenue grew and Ebitda turned positive in a year it took over personal lines broker Atlanta.
Patons Insurance expands in motor trade with new team
Patons Insurance has created a dedicated team to focus on motor trade as part of its ongoing growth strategy.
Lucida posts reduced turnover in year before Moorhouse sale
Top 100 UK broker Lucida has reported a 14.6% fall in turnover to £40.67m, with a mixed picture on profitability across its divisions in 2024, the year before it struck the deal to sell Moorhouse.
Watch Lycetts, Recorder and Yutree discuss how to unlock the full potential of schemes
Brokers are under increasing pressure to run delegated authority schemes with greater discipline, efficiency, and profitability.
Ecclesiastical boosts UK and Ireland GWP in half-year with ‘strong’ underwriting profit
Ecclesiastical grew gross written premiums in the UK and Ireland by 6.9% in the first half of the year to £227.2m, as it kept the combined operating ratio below 90%.
MGA rolls out product to tackle rise in pothole claims
Incorporated Insurance Group (IIGL), part of Avid Insurance, the specialist managing general agent, has secured new capacity as it targets groundworkers.
BP Marsh invests in PI broker and MGA start-up
BP Marsh & Partners has invested £2m in Salus Capital Partners, taking a 35% stake in the start-up insurance group specialising in professional indemnity.
Fairer Finance urges FCA to go ‘back to the drawing board’ after Which? super-complaint
Independent consumer group Fairer Finance has welcome Which?’s super-complaint issued to the Financial Conduct Authority today targeting the ‘broken’ home and travel insurance markets.
Which? hits FCA with super-complaint over ‘broken’ home and travel insurance markets
Which? has submitted a super-complaint to Financial Conduct Authority over market failings in home and travel insurance.
Peach grows with Roots in capacity deal
Niche commercial insurer Peach has partnered with Roots Contractor Insurance to provide the capacity for its range of contractor business insurance.
Allianz uncovers £93m in fraud in first half of 2025
Allianz UK detected over 15,800 insurance frauds across personal, commercial and specialty lines worth £92.6m in the first six months of 2025.
MGA launches product to address ‘narrowing capacity options’ in niche sector
MGA Addept Insurance Services has launched Waypoint, a specialist legal protection insurance and assistance service for boat owners.
Ardonagh Europe enters French market with Groupe Leader Insurance buy
Ardonagh Europe has signed up to buy Groupe Leader Insurance entering the French market.
SRG has ‘firepower’ and appetite for UK deals
Increasingly international broker Specialist Risk Group will continue to buy in the UK, and has the firepower to strike deals, its leaders have told Insurance Age.
MGAA opens for applications to Next Gen Mentoring Scheme
The Managing General Agents’ Association has opened for registrations for the third cohort of its Next Gen Mentoring Scheme.