Schemes
Hockey named Ecclesiastical director of schemes and partnerships as Withers leaves
Ecclesiastical has hired David Hockey as director of schemes and partnerships, as Chris Withers steps down.
New Covea UK CEO Laurent promises consistency to brokers
Xavier Laurent has promised consistency will be key for Covea UK as he takes over the CEO role, with the insurer looking to leverage its current product set - rather than build new ones - to deliver profitability.
UK Broker Awards winners 2025: Lickens, AllClear, Everywhen and Insuretec.com among those crowned
AllClear scooped the Broker of the Year award, and Clear Group executive chairman Howard Lickens won the Achievement Award, at the UK Broker Awards last night in Birmingham.
Broker Expo 2025: The more specialist the broker, the stickier the customer
Specialising and being an expert in a field means “your customer base will be stickier,” Simon Mabb, head of UK regions at AssuredPartners, claimed this morning.
Peach Q&A: White and Bendelow
Insurance Age caught up with Peach’s CEO, Russell White, and director of commercial, Ryan Bendelow, to find out what comes next from the niche commercial insurer that is hungry for broker business.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Broker Expo 2025 Countdown: Recorder’s Matt Hicks
As we count down to Broker Expo in October, we caught up with Matt Hicks, co-founder of Recorder, who gives a preview of its product clinic at the event, and asserts the shift away from broad, catch-all generic products is a gift for intermediaries – but…
Ex-Partners& and Gallagher boss helps launch new motor trade broker
The Independent Garage Association has launched RMI Insurance Services, a fully authorised insurance broker owned by the Retail Motor Industry Federation.
From insurer to broker – SRG’s Holmes on strengthening the joint relationship
Having departed Hiscox to join Specialist Risk Group as director of niches and schemes, Nicola Holmes shares her insights into how being a client advocate has deepened her appreciation for the value brokers bring.
Top 100 broker recruits ex-Gallagher manager as commercial head
Specialist taxi and fleet broker Patons Insurance has recruited ex-Gallagher operations manager Steve Milner as its new head of commercial.
Gallagher CEO Rea: AssuredPartners integration does not prevent M&A after ‘amicable’ end to PIB talks
The expected 12-18 month integration of the AssuredPartners UK and Irish businesses will not prevent Gallagher seeking more M&A in those territories following the “amicable” ending of talks with PIB.
Coles bullish over ‘sweet spots’ as MGA Uris targets £150m post MBO
MGA and outsourced insurance administration and underwriting services provider Uris Group is on track for £150m of premium in its first year as an independent business, Insurance Age can reveal.
Clear boosts revenue by nearly one-quarter in 2024
Clear Group grew revenue by 24.5% to £93m in the year ended 31 October 2024, Insurance Age can reveal.
UK Broker Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Today Insurance Age can reveal the shortlist for the 2025 UK Broker Awards.
Petchey: “Strong demand” in schemes gives Markel opportunity to diversify
Mike Petchey, head of schemes at Markel, is seeing “strong demand” in the market, highlighting the number of possibilities when it comes to schemes is enormous.
Cheesbrough outlines M&A and tech plans as Movo enters ‘2.0’ growth phase
The Movo Group of Companies is poised to enter a new period of M&A activity and member sign-up following the sale of a majority equity stake to AUB in October 2024.
Interview: Superscript CEO Chris Barclay
Newly appointed Superscript CEO Chris Barclay tells Jonathan Swift about its plans to enter motor, reduce the number of insurers it works with and treble in size to over £100m GWP after shaking off its insurtech tag to become a truly digital insurance…
Lycetts to invest more in technology, with opportunities in softening market – Barclay
Ian Barclay, CEO of Lycetts, told Insurance Age the broker is investing in technology whilst keeping face-to-face relationships with clients, as he sees opportunities in a softening market.