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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 10 November to 14 November 2025
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, promotions and leadership changes from 10 to 14 November 2025
Howden supports broker after administration of its previous telematics data supplier
’The commitment and speed from the Howden Driving Data team has been absolutely outstanding,’ says chief executive
Broker switches premium finance provider in wake of Close Brothers withdrawal
‘Premium Credit stood out not just for their commercial offer, but for the way they approached the partnership,’ says managing director
Backchat: November 2025
Cooking up a storm in a baking challenge, an insurer’s time capsule tour, industry-centric reading and a new artificial intelligence collaboration. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
Briefing: Firms should treat Consumer Duty as reflection of values – not just a compliance requirement
’If the tone from the top prioritises cost over care, even the most detailed frameworks will fail,’ says Scott
Top 50 Brokers
Top 50 Brokers 2023
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurance brokers for 2023 – but where has your firm placed?
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Top 50 Brokers 2022
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurance brokers for 2022 – but where has your firm placed?
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Top 50 Brokers 2021
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurance brokers for 2021 – but where has your firm placed?
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Top 50 Brokers
Top 50 Brokers 2023
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurance brokers for 2023 – but where has your firm placed?
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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
Opinion: German family owned brokers present next M&A sweet spot for consolidators
Brokers in Germany are fast becoming ‘very attractive to prospective international buyers’ as ‘mature’ UK market displays ‘an increasing scarcity of targets and limited runway’ around M&A opportunities
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
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
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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