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The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, departures and leadership changes from 8 to 12 December 2025
Howden makes senior appointment as new Space arm established
’His appointment reflects Howden’s commitment to building a world-class space capability,’ says leader
Howden-owned MGA launches biodiversity credit insurance product
‘There’s a growing awareness that for sustainable development to progress, the biodiversity market must scale and insurance has a key role to play in unlocking that,’ says underwriting director
High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 17 November to 21 November 2025.
Source launches PMI referral route with Howden-owned ActiveQuote
‘By combining our expertise in general insurance with ActiveQuote’s specialist knowledge in PMI, we’re making it easier for advisers to deliver holistic protection,’ says director
Howden agrees to acquire Aviva-backed Scottish insurance scheme after review
’This agreement has been long in the making,’ says commercial director
Briefing: The true cost of cyber attack losses – and why cyber cover should not be a hard sell
Howden’s Rebooting growth report paints a frightening picture of cyber related losses, with poor product penetration still a concern for this line of business
Briefing: Why MGAs should be brokers’ best friends
MGAs often bring a complementary skill set to the value chain table, enhancing brokers’ service proposition and encouraging innovation
In Focus: Why so many say ‘I fell into’ insurance – and why that’s changing
‘We’re a global leader. We contribute 2% to the UK’s GDP. We employ 60,000 people and nobody’s bothered to tell anybody that this thing exists,’ says chief executive officer
Briefing: Insurance sector has ability to steer road safety
Best practice for safer driving has been a focus following the government’s proposed road reforms in August 2025 – the potential impact of rule changes on claims means the industry simply cannot be a passenger in these conversations
Briefing: Biba Conference 2025 facilitates sector futureproofing with tailored events
Briefing: FCA right to put diverse talent attraction onus on employers
Briefing: Continued flood risk brings possible property protection gap to the forefront
The Big Question: Which regulations and data reporting should the FCA cut to boost industry growth, following letter to PM?
Rob Corner: Dual targets organic and acquisitional growth in upcoming 12 months
Chief distribution officer at Dual UK, Rob Corner, explains what brokers can expect from the MGA in the coming year, as well as outlines key trends impacting the MGA market
Carl Shuker: ‘Single Howden brand’ seeks to continue growth trajectory by being ‘client centric’
UK and Ireland chief executive believes ‘there is still a huge demand for advice’ from insurance ‘clients of all shapes and sizes’
David Flint: Lloyd’s of London’s first black broker
’It’s never nice to think that someone may dislike you because of your skin colour,’ says chief executive
Kelly Ogley: A-Plan ‘incredibly proud’ of personal lines heritage, but commercial lines presents ‘exciting’ opportunities
The high street broker’s chief executive says the ongoing expansion of its commercial lines footprint will ‘fuel a lot of growth’ for the firm
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