Lucida Group has appointed former Allianz personal lines broker boss Nicola George as group chief underwriting officer. She will succeed the current CUO and founder Mike Joseph, who is retiring at the end of March 2026. Read More
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned of two clones claiming to be Covertime and UK Insurance, part of the Direct Line Group. The regulator revealed on 2 February that fraudsters had been using the website speedysure.Read More
Stay in the loop with the latest insurance personnel moves. Featuring: Gallagher, Pen Underwriting, Liberty and HSB. Ross Mackay joins Gallagher Gallagher has recruited Ross Mackay as head of its Glasgow office, where he will Read More
The commercial insurance market in the UK softened by 7% in the final quarter of last year, in its eighth drop in a row, according to research by Marsh. The decline was the biggest measured in 2025, Read More
Specialist motor MGA Direct Commercial (DCL) has restructured its operation to create two new business teams aligned for different broker propositions. This has seen the creation of a retail new business division in Chelmsford, focusing Read More
Aviva has enhanced its Minifleet proposition to allow brokers to place up to 20 vehicles at new business on its proprietary Fast Trade platform. It has also included the capability to accommodate up to 30 vehicles mid‑Read More
Isabella Macfarlane, head of London Markets at Insurance Compliance Services, explores how the Financial Conduct Authority may address its priorities in 2026. As we move into 2026, the dust is starting to settle on the huge volume Read More
Ageas and Saga partnership goes live with motor, home to follow – Insurance Age Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Ageas UK and Saga have launched their 20 year Affinity Partnership, opening with motor Read More
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. Read More
Rob Gibbs, president and CEO of SiriusPoint International, highlights its success in rejecting the ‘spread betting’ approach to MGAs and instead partnering with ones that are really moving the dial; and suggests ‘Another soft market: Read More