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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 19 to 23 October 2026
Fantasy Football: Ben Iwanowytsch Q&A
Ben Iwanowytsch talks to Insurance Times about his strong performance in this year’s Fantasy Football league
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 19 to 23 October 2026
Cobra Network boss joins Acrisure as UK retail chief executive
‘Tedstone is a highly respected leader with deep experience of the UK insurance market and a strong track record of building successful businesses,’ says president of international insurance solutions and global markets
Home and landlord broker names new managing director
’We know that his market experience is going to be invaluable in steering us to achieve our growth objectives and pushing in to 2027 with real energy,’ says director of operations and marketing
Insurance Times Awards 2026: Finalists for the Excellence in AI award announced
Six firms are competing for the Excellence in AI category
Top 50 Brokers
Top 50 Brokers 2025
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurance brokers for 2025 – but where has your firm placed?
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Top 50 Brokers 2024
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurance brokers for 2024 – but where has your firm placed?
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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
Top 50 Brokers 2025
The definitive ranking of the UK’s top general insurance brokers for 2025 – but where has your firm placed?
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Mark Thomas: The chief executive building a new model for SME insurance growth
Compare My Insurance chief executive Mark Thomas has built the broker around a digital-first model, targeting the underserved SME market while investing in technology, talent and data to support rapid expansion.
Commercial MGA launches SME real estate product on Bravo Network’s eTrade platform
’Our launch on Bravo Digital Trader is an exciting opportunity for us to deliver this same tried-and-true proposition to a broader cohort of brokers,’ says chief executive
Simply Business partners with Allianz to expand small business insurance offering
’Together, we’re making it simpler for SMEs to access protection that meets their needs as they grow and evolve,’ says director of digital trading
Briefing: ‘Growth Britain’ needs resilience in every postcode
Graeme Trudgill, chief executive at Biba, discusses the broker trade body’s asks for the upcoming budget
Briefing: How to build the best claims team in the industry
Clegg Gifford chief executive Toby Clegg recounts a transformational claims experience and extols the virtues of insurance’s moment of truth
The Big Question: Are specialist commercial lines the answer to soft market rate pressure?
Briefing: The insurance broker is at an existential crossroads
Sonia Habib: Kovrilo launch followed a decade of refusing to accept ‘a limit in the sky’
Opinion: Brokers evolve beyond distribution to take on industry-wide marketeer remit
John Toms: Claims, customers and his next chapter at Marsh
After more than three decades in the claims world, Marsh VP and senior claims consultant John Toms has handled everything from major fires and business interruption losses to theft and subsidence. But, for him, the job still comes down to being there when a client needs help
Sonia Habib: Kovrilo launch followed a decade of refusing to accept ‘a limit in the sky’
Almost nine months into launching a new MGA, the commercial director reflects on the opportunities that ‘come from being hungry, determined and not necessarily taking no for an answer’
Anne Bardsley: From Saturday filing clerk to south west growth leader
After a spell on the client side and a search for what she describes as a ‘unicorn’, Bardsley has returned to the UK broking market with a mission
Ellie Jackson: From ‘ditzy’ apprentice to ‘tenacious’ broker MD in five years – How thoughtful succession planning is unlocking new growth opportunities at Robert Gerrard
The 28-year-old managing director bringing ‘a little bit of Essex in every boardroom’ as she homes in on international opportunities, new scheme potential and a talent first mindset for her incoming era of leadership
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