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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 January 2026
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, departures and leadership changes from 19 to 23 January 2026
Hedron Network launches new framework to help brokers attract and retain talent
The new support framework tackles ‘the clear challenge’ brokers face in ’bringing new people into the industry, equipping them with the skills they need and keeping them for the long term,’ says chief executive
Political risk becoming central to defence sector growth, Willis report warns
Report warns that global defence demand is colliding with fiscal constraints, supply chain fragmentation and structural barriers that are creating significant risks for insurers and lenders
Motor broker announces new multiyear partnership with premium finance provider
’As the market evolves, it’s more important than ever for us to partner with a premium finance provider we can trust to deliver both commercial value and operational efficiency,’ says chief operating officer
Acrisure rebrands two more of its UK brokers
‘Entering 2026 as one unified brand positions us to deepen our role as a trusted advisor and accelerate growth across the UK,’ says chief executive
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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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: How insurers use data to support broker schemes – and what happens when it’s limited?
’If you don’t have good data, insurers will be less interested because it makes it difficult to assess [if] the scheme works, is it fit for purpose,’ says director
In Focus: Could cyber-centric broker schemes boost commercial cyber insurance penetration?
The latest Insurance Times Schemes Index, published on 15 January 2026, has typically reflected an erratic picture for commercial cyber schemes. With premiums up 12% on six months ago, do cyber-centric broker schemes have the potential to improve uptake of commercial cyber insurance?
The Big Question: What regulatory risks or opportunities would UKGI see under a Reform UK government?
Briefing: Overarching soft reinsurance market at 1/1 sets out insurer opportunities for 2026
Ryan Gill: Steering Bspoke ‘delicately’ through a broker service transformation
Top 50 Brokers: Consolidation of the consolidators sees top 10 brokers stay in situ for 2025
Ryan Gill: Steering Bspoke ‘delicately’ through a broker service transformation
With long-term investments coming to fruition, the MGA group’s recently appointed chief executive sets out how broker service improvements will promise a return to a five star rating and drive growth in 2026
Victoria Sutton: Howden’s claims director on bringing back leadership in the sector
‘There’s often a confusion in thinking that you need to be a manager to be a leader, but you don’t, you don’t necessarily need to be doing the management bit – you can just be a leader,’ says business performance director
Derek Coles: UGL Insurance’s chief executive talks ‘recalibrating’ after completing ‘three years in one’
’We’re like a chameleon, or a leopard that can change its spots – we can be different things to different markets and that’s what gives our business flexibility,’ chief executive tells Insurance Times
Graham Stait: Allianz’s motor trade revamp and target to become ‘easiest to do business with’
Allianz’ director for UK markets lays out why the insurer is doubling down on mid-market motor trade, where AI is reshaping underwriting discipline and how broker expectations are driving a major service overhaul
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