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Aviva launches redesigned Aviva Premier in expanding mid-market push

Aviva is ending the £250m turnover and £250,000 premium limits for UK firms in its regional offices as it targets more growth with brokers in larger mid-market business, Insurance Age can reveal. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/YzRNstf

Tokio Marine HCC buys fleet specialist MGA Direct Commercial

Tokio Marine HCC International has struck a deal to buy Chelmsford-based motor managing general agent Direct Commercial Limited, entering a new sector. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/WE0TmXy

People Moves: 24 – 28 August 2026

Follow the latest personnel moves in insurance. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/S9f3yN5

Peach and owner grow in 2025

Peach, which offers underwriting capacity to brokers, schemes and managing general agents for business insurance cover, grew in 2025 as profits at parent NPA Insurance also rose, maintaining the trends of the year before. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/jsWuyXL

Ageas UK GWP jumps as Esure deal flows in

Ageas has posted a 72% hike in gross written premiums in the UK to €1.42bn (£1.21bn) for the first half of the year as the takeovers of Esure and Saga’s underwriter Acromas Insurance Company continued to kick in. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/7LIWO52

Aviva moves first with terrorism cover for SMEs

Aviva has become the first insurer to add terrorism cover as standard to selected digitally traded commercial products for eligible SME customers in Great Britain. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/7yY9nd1

Pen builds out in thatch with £50m Hadron deal

Pen Underwriting has teamed up with Hadron UK Insurance for the first time in a capacity deal for the thatched and personal leisure property risks market, Insurance Age can reveal. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/S8HPWmM

Allianz Commercial brings in Talbot’s Woolley as president of global specialty and UK region

Allianz Commercial has appointed Emma Woolley as president of global specialty and the UK region. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/hxGuQdZ

From transactional to tailored: rethinking insurance for the middle market

The opportunity for the market is to return to the fundamentals of insurance says Stuart Sutherland, head of UK retail at Liberty Specialty Markets, as he tackles the dangers of commoditisation for mid-market businesses and the risks of a one-size-fits-all approach. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/PW5i6aq

People Moves: 17 – 21 August 2026

Stay in the loop with the latest insurance personnel moves. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/cOkM3UF

Marco Capital sails in to buy MGA incubator parent Pro Global

Marco Capital, the property and casualty legacy consolidator and parent of insurance services group PoloWorks, has signed up to buy Pro Global. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/yXKxspq

Meet the MGA: Lumara

Having helped set-up one MGA in Arista two decades ago, Lumara CEO David Aslin explains why he is going again, seeking to be a top three partner with its brokers through a combination of expertise, flexible products and agency exclusivity. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/3SadJpc

Broker hit for £250,000 – FOI reveals insurance sector’s S166 bill

A Freedom of Information request by Insurance Age has revealed the amount spent by a broker, and insurers, on Financial Conduct Authority-mandated skilled persons reviews that completed in 2025/26. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/dOWElDS

Podcast: Reid and Clegg present Double Indemnity – episode 12, Cameron Specialty’s Tom Kirkland

MGA entrepreneur Tom Kirkland joins Stuart Reid and Toby Clegg for the latest episode of the Double Indemnity podcast series. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/pCXY2ud

Jason Storah on Aviva walking away on pricing, but not from brokers

Aviva’s commercial book shrank year-on-year but only “marginally” in the heartlands of brokers’ traditional business, UK and Ireland general insurance CEO Jason Storah told Insurance Age. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/VeLlHC1

Aviva boosts UK operating profit and trims COR in H1

Aviva has posted a more than 40% increase in UK operating profit for the first half of 2026, coming in at £603m, pointing to “maintaining disciplined trading” across its portfolio “despite areas of market softening”. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/9NV6wKF

Pen doubles capacity in renewed property owners’ deal

Pen Underwriting has increased its property owner risks capacity, enabling the managing general agent to write £120m in premium over the next three years. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/CFJchwx

Bspoke adds Cadle and Biggs in broker facing roles

Bspoke Group has appointed Jim Cadle as head of distribution and Ryan Biggs as business development manager, to support growth across its commercial and delegated authority divisions. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/vr5TKZR

Essex regional review: Local knowledge stands out

Being so close to London, brokers in Essex benefit from the resources of the capital city while also providing local knowledge to customers. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/1tTgkhE

Aviva strengthens financial institutions capability across regional network

Aviva has expanded its financial institutions underwriting capability with four FI underwriters located in the Midlands and South, North of England and Scotland. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/cOla3on

Allianz joins Sky Protect home insurance panel ‘completing an expert line-up’

Allianz UK has joined the panel for broker Sky Protect’s home insurance offering, sitting alongside Axa and Ageas. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/bW2ixGS

QBE FOI reveals solar panel fires increasing at more than double the rate of installations

The rate of solar panel fires is rising faster than the pace of installations, up 133% in recent years compared to a 52% increase in new kit, according to research by QBE. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/x5RAkWL

Chubb boss hails Nicklin “natural choice” for lead role

Chubb has appointed Ed Nicklin as head of the major accounts division for UK and Ireland, as Nick Lee retires. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/mi684yo

Allianz Commercial staff restructure came in response to broker efficiency demands

Colm Holmes, CEO of Allianz UK, has highlighted broker requests and market conditions led to the management restructure, as he emphasised the insurer’s best years are ahead. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/HrxWgZd

Allianz UK grows profit by 18% with stable business volumes

Allianz UK increased operating profit by 18.2% in the first half of 2026 to £265m as the insurer cited that broker relationships “remain key”. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/GlNqhWr

Ripe reveals deal costs and 21% turnover growth

Digital managing general agent Ripe Thinking spent £22.8m on a pair of deals last year as turnover and operating profits rose. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/mYGuMiV

Renters’ Rights Act strengthens brokers’ role as trusted advisers to landlords – Aviva research

A survey of over 500 UK landlords has pinpointed brokers and insurers as the leading source of support as they navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment, according to Aviva. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/EptXYvZ

Sabre hungry for ‘as much growth as we can lay our hands on’ but only at ‘right margin’, says CEO

Sabre grew by more than expected in the first half of the year, adding new broker agencies every week, CEO Geoff Carter has confirmed. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/cjSmpHE

Acrisure MGA senior trio Palmer, Read and Banks exit for Ardonagh reunion at Geo

Three bosses at Acrisure’s MGA arm AUK have handed their notices in and are heading for a reunion with Ardonagh, Insurance Age has learned. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/E8t2ex1

Job losses at Travelers UK and Ireland to hit almost 50 staff

Travelers has confirmed it is set to cut 6% of its UK and Ireland workforce. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/fNtvOGT

Sabre grows GWP, holds COR and profits steady at half-year

Motor insurer Sabre grew premiums by 15.7% in the first half of 2026, as profits and the combined operating ratio remained consistent. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/fqRr1ti

Intact confirms Fraser Edmond appointment and regional restructure

Intact has confirmed the appointment of ex-Aviva leader and Broker Insights founder Fraser Edmond and the development of a new regional structure that will lead to up to 35 job losses. from Insurer - insuranceage.co.uk https://ift.tt/WacvTB0