Insurtech
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 base and shares why he thinks the Gallagher-owned MGA will “go from strength to strength”.
Admiral Group acquires £80m digital fleet MGA Flock
Admiral Group has reached an agreement to acquire Flock, a data-driven fleet insurance specialist.
Blog: What you told me you want from risk management
Risk management needs to scale, hit harder and modernise fast. Johnny Thomson, head of strategic planning at RiskSTOP Group, reveals the industry’s top demands – and how data and AI are already reshaping what insurers, brokers and clients expect.
SME MGA outlines mission to ‘empower’ brokers as it opens for business
Kovrilo, an MGA incubated by Mission that provides bespoke, modular commercial cover for UK SMEs, has formally launched.
End of Year Review 2025: Direct Commercial’s Joe Hantson
Joe Hantson, deputy CEO at Direct Commercial Limited, notes the amount of senior underwriting talent moving from traditional carriers into MGA models over the last 12 months and expects more consolidation among MGAs and insurtechs in 2026.
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.
Legislating online safety
The Online Safety Act 2023 attempts to regulate online services and protect UK users from exposure to harmful content and behaviour. This blog provides an overview of the legislation and the implications for businesses.
Ex-Tempcover team launch new short-term insurance broker Covertime
A team of senior ex-Tempcover employees has formally re-entered the UK insurance market with Covertime, a new start-up broker focused on short-term cover.
Broker guide: How Zurich enables brokers to navigate a competitive SME landscape
Zurich supports brokers with 400,000+ SME queries yearly, offering fast underwriting, expert insight, and tailored solutions for businesses up to £5M turnover. This guide looks at how Zurich can enable brokers to navigate a competitive SME landscape.
Bown steps down as CEO of Dayinsure, succeeded by Bibby
Barry Bown has stepped down as CEO of top 100 broker Dayinsure, to be replaced by Chris Bibby.
SRG recruits from Aon for new ‘pivotal’ leadership role
Specialist Risk Group has appointed Sasa Brcerevic to the newly created role of group chief commercial officer, effective 1 November 2025.
Quoting insurtech launches courier van solution
Quoteswoop, a provider of insurance quoting technology, has launched Courier Van which enables brokers to enter risk details once and send them to up to eight courier van markets simultaneously.
Equipment breakdown insurance checklist
Sudden and unforeseen damage to equipment is a commercial reality and can cause significant ramifications.
AI insurance broker launches backed by Aviva
Meshed, an artificial intelligence insurance broker, has launched following a pre-seed funding round of £950,000, backed by Aviva via Founders Factory and venture capital funds Haatch, along with angels.
Insurtech incubator secures Lloyd’s broker status
Insurtech Gateway, specialist insurtech incubator supporting managing general agents and SaaS founders, has secured Lloyd’s broker status.
Insurtech Laka secures $10.4m in funding
London-based insurtech Laka, which bought the renewal rights to CoverCloud’s bike portfolio last year, has raised $10.4m (£7.73m) in a Series B funding round.
The future of PPC for insurance marketers
PPC is evolving for insurance marketers as AI boosts efficiency and ROI. But success depends on data quality, especially in relation to offline call conversions.
Master insurance marketing under Consumer Duty
Consumer Duty has changed the insurance marketing landscape. The bar has been raised for how insurers engage with customers, measure success, and demonstrate value.
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…
Thomas Carroll grows turnover and profit in inaugural EOT year
Thomas Carroll Group boosted turnover by 7.1% to £15.61m in 2024, with profits also rising in its full first year as an employee ownership trust.