Technology
One Sure first broker to roll out with AI programme from CDL
Freedom Insurance has become the first UK broker to join CDL’s AI Inside Accelerator programme and has gone live with AI-enabled self-service capabilities, Insurance Age can reveal.
DA underwriter seals new PE investor after trebling business since 2023
Delegated underwriting authority specialist Carbon Underwriting has signed an agreement for “a significant growth equity investment” from FTV Capital, the global sector-focused growth equity firm.
CDL hits record revenue but downward profit drift continues
Software house CDL grew revenue by 3.5% last year to a new high of £66.76m. However, profit after tax slid again.
Three things brokers should reconsider about their technology buying decisions
The insurance industry runs on relationships and is largely why the sector works as well as it does. But that same instinct, when applied to technology buying, can quietly lead brokers into decisions that cost far more than they should. This blog…
Building insurance software that endures
Tobias Bergmann, founder and CEO of tigerlab has spent more than 18 years building core insurance platforms for brokers, MGAs and insurers. This blog reflects upon what time has taught Bergmann about the technology that holds up over the long term and…
Newbie News: Digital broker Pizza to take slice of the market
Pizza Insurance co-founders Colin Sadler, Marc Meeking and Sam Baker, have outlined their plans to give premium slices back to customers and scale the product range, after the broker was unveiled in May last year, going on to launch with a motor offering.
At ITC Barcelona, the biggest AI question was about brokers
Technology has changed almost every role in insurance but not equally. At ITC Barcelona, Holm Schimanski, tigerlab’s partner and chief AI officer, shared lessons from a live, multi-country broker management system rollout. This blog highlights the key…
Accenture warns brokers AI is already reshaping insurance purchase
Accenture has cautioned brokers that artificial intelligence has already started to reshape how people research, compare and manage home and motor insurance.
Convex to launch UK MGA Kinetic in Q4
Specialty insurer Convex Group is planning to launch Kinetic Insurance Services, a wholly owned managing general agency that will start trading in Q4 2026.
New MGA claims travel insurance ‘first’ for broker market
Managing general agent Etc. Insurance has launched using Open GI’s technology with the pair claiming the offering brings “fully integrated travel insurance to the UK broker market for the first time”.
Acturis Worldwide reveals revenue and operating profit in inaugural accounts
Acturis Worldwide, the parent company of the software house since Astorg upped its investment in 2024, has revealed £25m of operating profit and £220m of revenue in its first set of accounts.
Biba 2026: Brokers need to ‘operationalise’ data to meet emerging risk challenges
The operationalisation of data is becoming more important in helping brokers and their clients make better decisions in an increasingly volatile world.
Time: To - Spotlight our digital trading team
Digital trading plays a key role in enabling brokers to quote and bind policies for commercial clients quickly, confidently and with clarity. This video introduces the specialists that support Aviva’s eTrading platforms and help brokers trade simply,…
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.
Biba 2026 Countdown: CyberCube’s Nate Brink
Nate Brink, head of broker sales and account management at CyberCube, is flying in from Michigan to attend his first ever Biba Conference and is looking forward to savouring a local curry and gaining valuable insights in the coffee queues.
Wholesaler Ceta adds renewal hub to portal
Ceta has launched a renewal hub for property business on its Infinity Portal as it labelled renewals “the single biggest revenue battleground” for any intermediary in a softening market.
Biba 2026 Countdown: Crawford & Company’s Paul Lofkin
Paul Lofkin, UK and Ireland president at Crawford & Company, hails the all round skills of the loss adjusting sector and promotes the benefits of digital enablement to free up time to invest in client relationships.
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.