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• UK promises to prioritise financial services in Brexit deal

  11-01-2018 21:03 via ft.com
  Theresa May holds first formal meeting with City bosses
  
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• ‘Are you 30?!’: Partners& apprentice Abraham Holder

  03-06-2026 17:12
  Partners& apprentice Abraham Holder on why he chose a career in insurance, the perception of the industry among young people and how the broking sector can attract the next generation.
  
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• Convex to launch UK MGA Kinetic in Q4

  03-06-2026 15:05
  Specialty insurer Convex Group is planning to launch Kinetic Insurance Services, a wholly owned managing general agency which will start trading in Q4 2026.
  
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• Sorry Marc, it’s just not that big

  03-06-2026 14:50 via ft.com
  Sizing up private credit
  
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• Markerstudy changes continue with retail rebrand

  03-06-2026 12:48
  Markerstudy has rebranded its personal lines broking arm to Markerstudy Retail, led by CEO Emma Rawlinson.
  
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• MGA Alps expands with contract hire finance shortfall GAP cover

  03-06-2026 11:36
  Alps has launched contract hire finance shortfall GAP cover, designed to protect against vehicle finance shortfalls.
  
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• Incubator launched to help UK brokers move into Europe

  03-06-2026 11:31
  Specialist insurance advisor Pro Global has launched a dedicated European platform designed to support UK-based brokers looking to establish and scale operations across the continent.
  
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• HDI Global confirms Hunt as UK and Ireland CEO

  03-06-2026 11:13
  Simon Hunt has been confirmed as the permanent CEO of HDI Global UK and Ireland having held the post on an interim basis since February.
  
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• CFC rolls out digital trading for startup tech scheme

  02-06-2026 13:11
  CFC has promised UK brokers “fast, frictionless access” to complex commercial insurance for startup technology companies as the provider made its scheme available for digital trading on its Connect platform.
  
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• Pen boosts yacht hull capacity by 50%

  02-06-2026 12:27
  
  Pen Underwriting has increased its yacht hull limit by 50% to $/€15m with immediate effect.
  
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• Intact’s head of financial crime Sumner set to exit

  02-06-2026 12:00
  
  Intact Insurance UK’s director of counter fraud and financial crime, Adele Sumner, will be leaving on 30 June after 27 years at the provider.
  
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• Ex-Markel boss Galjaard joins Acrisure

  02-06-2026 11:16
  
  Neil Galjaard, formerly managing director of Markel UK, has joined Acrisure UK Broking as non-executive director for the managing general agents businesses.
  
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• Atec migrates 140,000 policyholder book to MGA

  02-06-2026 11:09
  
  Atec Group has migrated its book of 140,000 add-on policyholders from legal expenses provider Arc to rival MGA Addept Insurance Services.
  
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• JMG strikes three deals across the country

  01-06-2026 17:19
  JMG Group has bought brokers in London and West Sussex, along with an Aberdeen-based health and safety consultancy, Insurance Age can reveal.
  
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• Sam Geddes named CEO of Santam Syndicate 1918

  01-06-2026 12:49
  
  Santam Syndicate 1918, part of Africa’s largest non-life insurer Santam Group, has appointed Sam Geddes as CEO based in London.
  
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• MGA Flock to launch more products as Admiral deal finalised

  01-06-2026 11:57
  
  Admiral Group has completed its acquisition of digital commercial fleet managing general agent Flock, following regulatory approval.
  
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• Fortegra looks to UK growth as sale to DB Insurance completes

  01-06-2026 11:14
  
  Korean insurer DB has completed the purchase of US-based global specialty insurer The Fortegra Group, which provides capacity to UK managing general agents.
  
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• Directors’ Deals: Aviva chief Blanc adds to stake

  29-05-2026 19:00 via ft.com
  Insurer’s share price has fallen by 8 per cent so far this year
  
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• Aviva highest UK insurer in Top 100 brand value listing as Intact fastest global grower

  29-05-2026 12:09
  
  Brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance has ranked six UK insurers in its Top 100 report for 2026, and cited Intact as the fastest growing globally more than doubling its brand value.
  
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• Amiga sails into yacht with £25m Lloyd’s capacity

  29-05-2026 11:36
  Managing general agent Amiga Specialty has secured £/$25m of “A-rated” Lloyd’s capacity with global licensing for its yachts division.
  
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• FOI: Cyber incidents flagged to FCA plummet in past four years, but broker levels stuck

  29-05-2026 11:27
  The number of cyber incidents reported to the Financial Conduct Authority have almost quartered in the past four years to 63 in 2025/26, as the insurance intermediaries figure remained steady, according to a Freedom of Information request by Insurance Age.
  
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• Axa trimmed UK COR as GWP and profit grew in 2025

  28-05-2026 17:18
  
  Axa Insurance UK achieved a sub-100% combined operating ratio for 2025 with gross written premium up and profits rising, a filing at Companies House has revealed.
  
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• Register now for the Broker Expo Roadshow in Bristol on 11 June

  28-05-2026 15:18
  Insurance Age’s Broker Expo Roadshow is coming to Bristol on 11 June, sign up now to secure your spot, free for brokers.
  
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• Fresh out the oven broker Pizza launches cashback model for drivers

  28-05-2026 12:10
  Digital broker Pizza Insurance has launched a cashback model for claim-free drivers as part of its partnership with price comparison site Quotezone.
  
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• Broking Success: Kally Shane, H&H Insurance Brokers – beyond transactional

  28-05-2026 12:00
  Kally Shane, head of H&H Insurance Brokers, outlines plans to collaborate more with its sister companies and how education is vital as agricultural firms diversify into multiple avenues.
  
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• SSR launches contractors commercial combined product

  28-05-2026 11:44
  
  Managing general agent Sutton Specialist Risks has launched a contractors commercial combined product, stating it was being rolled out in response to broker demand.
  
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• Roundtable: High noon in commercial combined’s ‘Wild West’

  27-05-2026 17:01
  Brokers say falling premiums may look like easy pickings, but erratic insurer appetite and patchy service may mean a painful reckoning ahead. Martin Friel reports
  
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• Numbers down again but nearly three-quarters of brokers recruiting, Aviva survey shows

  27-05-2026 16:36
  
  Nearly three quarters of brokers (72%) are currently recruiting, down from 74% last year and 94% in 2024, according to the latest Broker Barometer survey by Aviva.
  
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• Final quarter addition takes insurance S166 annual total to seven

  27-05-2026 15:58
  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) served one insurance firm with a skilled person report in the final quarter of 2025/26, taking the total to seven, the lowest in the past three financial years.
  
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• Award-winning Bartlett boosts profit in 2025

  27-05-2026 14:55
  Post-tax profit at Bartlett Group rose 81% to £2.39m in the year ended 30 September 2025, a filing at Companies House has revealed.
  
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