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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 3 November to 7 November 2025.
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, promotions and leadership changes from 3 to 7 November 2025
MGA launches fleet Gap product for brokers
’Fleet vehicles represent a higher risk exposure than personal vehicles because they are driven more frequently and for longer distances,’ says managing director
Specialist ancillary provider appoints new commercial director
’We are expecting strong results for 2025 and have a robust growth plan going into 2026 across our key product lines,’ says appointee
New Bournemouth-based broker offering commercial and personal lines products launches
’We’re blending traditional service values with modern business practises, to ensure our clients get the protection they need but without the complexity the industry has become renowned for,’ says director
Clear Group signs new multiyear deal with Premium Credit
’With robust operational processes and shared values, this partnership is a strong commercial fit that brings clear benefits to our clients,’ says finance operations director
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SME underinsurance is far from a small problem
SMEs and sole traders are a ‘significantly untapped market’, according to chief growth officer – however, the insurance sector must be more proactive when it comes to accident and health covers
Manifesto 2024: Biba calls for amendments to UK government Apprenticeship Levy
‘Some of these funding that is designed to be used for training that our country needs is not being used and widening the levy rules would help make that happen,’ says public affairs officer
UK insurance market over cyber ‘hurdle’
Brokers have been pivotal in the turn of the market but ‘much more work’ remains
In Focus: Are HNW lifestyles evolving faster than traditional risk models?
’The reality is that the pace of client innovation is outstripping the industry’s ability to respond,’ warns associate director
Retroactive reckoning: Construction PI faces its 30-year shadow
‘Developers thought projects from 20 years ago were long tail – now they’re live liabilities again,’ says managing partner
Briefing: Digital ID is no panacea for fraud – and implementation challenges lay ahead
In Focus: Does digital transformation undermine HNW’s service-defining human touch?
Briefing: The true cost of cyber attack losses – and why cyber cover should not be a hard sell
Opinion: Is nepotism inherently bad or an underutilised talent attraction tool?
Richard Dudley: Reinsurance sector starting to showcase ‘a greater willingness to be innovative’
Alongside data usage developing reinsurance delivery, chief broking officer believes ‘a real crossover’ is ‘happening between insurers and reinsurers’
Mandy Hunt: The leader steering Clear Group’s MGA ambitions from ‘outside my comfort zone’
The broker and insurer alumnus is now firmly in the MGA market, with big plans around post-acquisition rebranding and new business incubation set to be delivered in the next 12 months
Michael Rea: How AssuredPartners deal will help grow Gallagher’s UK and Ireland arm
’It’s probably the biggest retail transaction we’ll have done in the UK, certainly in my time here in 10 years,’ says UK and Ireland chief executive
Benjamin Verlingue: Fourth generation leader emphasises ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ underpinning UK and European operations
Chairman and chief executive plans to ‘respect the legacy’ of familial past leaders while steering the broker’s strategy to double business size over the next three years
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