Technology
Open GI looks to Barnard from Aviva to succeed Badley as CEO
Open GI has appointed James Barnard from Aviva to succeed Simon Badley as group CEO, with the change scheduled “over the course” of the second half of the year.
Bspoke seeks more broker growth with quote-and-buy portal roll out
Bspoke Group has rolled out quote-and-buy portal Bspoke Online, stressing it has been developed specifically for brokers to simplify and speed up trading and policy management.
Biba 2026 Countdown: nCino’s Hanré Cillié
Hanré Cillié, RVP of insurance growth and compliance at nCino, reckons Biba really gets going when the coffee kicks in and might be seen singing Wonderwall dressed as an alligator after dinner on Wednesday night.
Biba 2026 Countdown: LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Tony Pinch
Tony Pinch, head of sales, broker and MGA at LexisNexis Risk Solutions for the UK and Ireland, hails Mark Cliff as a great insurance all-rounder and considers singing You Drive Me Crazy to conference closing speaker Davina McCall.
Biba 2026 Countdown: SSP Broker’s Martyn Mathews
Martyn Mathews, MD at SSP Broker is celebrating a big birthday during Biba week and when not hosting guests on his stand he might be spotted at the Science and Industry Museum or miming to Daft Punk.
Aviva refreshes PI cover offering brokers flexibility
Aviva has refreshed its digitally traded professional indemnity product as it launches the proposition on Fast Trade and Acturis.
Premium Credit partners with AI solutions provider
Premium Credit has teamed up with AI solutions provider Elephants Don’t Forget with the aim of boosting customer experience.
Mastering complexity: the premium payment processing revolution in insurance
Program administrators, including brokers, MGAs and MGUs play a vital role in facilitating insurance products. This article highlights the challenges associated with managing insurance premium payments and how premium processing systems can be leveraged…
Granite moving onto broker software houses
Niche and non-standard motor specialist Granite Underwriting will be rolling out products on at least one software house this year, managing director Alistair Rose told Insurance Age.
Open GI parent trims losses in year of Ares deal
Open GI’s parent company, OM Bidco, cut operating and post-tax losses in the year Ares Management bought the business, a filing at Companies House has revealed.
Polaris MD Banga on growth with MGAs, AI and initiatives to expand digital trading
“There had been this perception that imarket is only for insurers. It’s great to see four MGAs now actively trading on it,” Polaris managing director Vivek Banga has told Insurance Age.
imarket premiums tick up in 2025 as Polaris confirms MGA joiners and AI pilot
Digital trading platform imarket handled £454m of premium in 2025 with policies traded rising to just over 547,000, Insurance Age can reveal.
Gwilliam seeking to make ‘genuine impact’ after nCino departure
Ashleigh Gwilliam, director of insurance at nCino, announced he has left the business and is looking for a new challenge “to make a genuine impact”.
Revenue and adjusted Ebitda tick down at Open GI
Open GI has posted £60m of revenue for the year ended 31 May 2025, down from £61.7m as adjusted Ebitda also fell but investment rose.
Movo picks Applied for personal lines panel on Quote Portal
Movo Partnership has teamed up with Applied Systems to power its Quote Portal providing network brokers access to insurer and MGA personal lines schemes for full-cycle EDI trading.
Survey finds broker loyalty no longer anchored in historical relationships alone
How London Market insurers harness digital technology to improve speed, integration and ease of doing business, is a major determinant on where brokers place their business, according to new research.
imarket adds another MGA to portfolio
Industry-owned imarket has pushed further into the managing general agent sector with Chapman and Stacey Underwriting launching a liability product onto Open GI’s platform via its service.
End of Year Review 2025: Percayso’s Chris Traill
Chris Traill, account director at Percayso Inform, is happy the market is leaning harder into data-driven segmentation rather than just chasing the cheapest headline rate; but adds even with Consumer Duty, there are still examples of poor communication…
End of Year Review 2025: SSP Broker’s Martyn Mathews
SSP Broker managing director Martyn Mathews crosses his fingers for the roll-out of a pilot insurance-in-education programme in 10-20 secondary schools, and looks to Star Trek for AI-related inspiration.
Infographic: Top 10 reasons for equipment breakdown insurance
No matter what type of business or organisation, where its located, or what type of equipment they depend on, businesses should consider equipment breakdown insurance.
Premium Credit signs up another top 100 broker
Premium Credit has signed a three-year agreement to be One Sure’s exclusive provider of premium finance for personal lines.