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Almost all brokers predicting revenue growth
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (301+ words) Insurance brokers are overwhelmingly confident that their firms will experience strong growth this year, new research from Ascend Insurance Holdings (AIH) indicates. Read: Half of UK brokers say innovation is most important value for business " Aviva The research " consisting of…...
Aviva hires 15 into regional specialty team
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (386+ words) We've invested heavily in people, capability and technology to improve visibility, availability and decision making,' says head Aviva has expanded its regional specialty segment, with 15 new hires across the UK and increased investment in its digital operations. Read: DWF hires…...
Why premium finance partnerships are key to broker resilience " Close Brothers
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (553+ words) Sponsored content: Elliott Hayes, director of sales at Close Brothers Premium Finance, discusses the vital nature of solid partnerships Resilience has become a defining theme across the UK insurance market. Brokers are operating against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, regulatory…...
Allianz moves commercial cyber portfolio to Coalition
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (359+ words) Allianz has signed a deal to move its commercial cyber insurance business to Coalition. Read: Cyber market "has not yet built the infrastructure" to operate sustainably at scale Read: CFC to begin pilot of agentic AI quoting tool The deal…...
Biba appoints new regional manager for the north
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (338+ words) Biba has appointed'Lesley Maxwell as its regional manager for the north. Read:'Potential "future PM" and the FCA " why to attend first session of 26 Biba Conference Read:'Biba joins pet and equine insurance body as honorary member Maxwell, who joins…...
Source Insurance releases quoting platform update
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (359+ words) Insurance quotation platform provider Source Insurance has released a set of updates to its quoting platform, which is says has reduced the time-to-quote by half. Read: Clear Group rebrands two MGAs Read: Half of UK brokers say innovation is most…...
Protestors disrupt Aviva AGM
2+ day, 14+ min ago (360+ words) Protestors from the Boycott Bloody Insurance activist group have disrupted insurer Aviva's latest annual general meeting, held today (6 May 2026) in York. An eight-minute video released by the group shows campaigners attempting to block access to boardrooms within the firm's offices,…...
Credit and political risk broker hires ex-WTW head as chief operating officer
3+ day, 31+ min ago (318+ words) She combines deep market knowledge with a natural instinct for connecting strategy to delivery, with excellent results, says'group chief executive Credit and political risk insurance (CPRI)'broker'BPL has appointed Emilia Levett as chief operating officer. Read:'Chief executive at credit…...
Does Anthropic's Claude Mythos break the cyber insurance underwriting model?
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (1238+ words) AI firm Anthropic recently announced that it would not be releasing its latest and most powerful model, Claude Mythos " a decision which has sent ripples through the cyber insurance industry On 7 April 2027, artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic announced it would…...
Aviva makes acquisition to strengthen disaster recovery and restoration services
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (344+ words) Bringing the two organisations together supports a more seamless end to end property claims experience and helps us respond quickly when customers need us most, says chief claims officer Aviva has acquired'Disaster Care Group as it looks to strengthen its…...