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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 12 to 16 October 2026
Seventeen Group acquires one of UK’s longest-established Lloyd’s brokers
’This acquisition brings together two family-owned independent businesses with remarkably similar legacies and cultures,’ says chief executive
Insurance Times Awards 2026: Finalists for the Customer Champion of the Year – Broker award announced
Four firms are competing for the Customer Champion of the Year – Broker category at the Insurance Times Awards 2026
H&H-owned insurance broker joins unified group brand
The launch follows an 18-month programme involving consultation with employees, customers, stakeholders and the wider rural community
Insurance Times Awards 2026: Superscript on removing ‘complexity’ from insurance
Tori Butler, managing director of SME at Superscript, explains her firm’s entry to the Customer Champion of the Year – Broker category
Insurance Times Awards 2026: C&C on using technology to ‘bring brokers and clients closer together’
Joe Fay, claims manager at C&C Insurance Brokers, explains his firm’s entry to the Customer Champion of the Year – Broker category
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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: 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
Aviva looks to ‘re-seed’ talent across its UK broker programmes
’We’re trying to create a cycle of re-seeding talent and experience through our programmes,’ says broker propositions lead
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
Only specialist lines see growth as commercial sector suffers seventh quarter of GWP falls
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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