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The bottleneck limiting growth for personal lines insurers – Applied Systems
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Social mobility and belonging vital as class-based barriers persist – Zurich UK
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MGA secures new £120m capacity deal for property owners’ proposition
‘We are delighted to be building on our successful partnership in this way,’ says head
Bspoke expands distribution team with two senior hires
’We have ambitious plans for our commercial and delegated authority businesses and strengthening our distribution capability is an important part of delivering that growth,’ says group customer acquisition and engagement director
MGA launches pension trustee liability offering
’It further strengthens our ability to support brokers and clients with a comprehensive and specialist-led offering,’ says chief executive
Rokstone’s cyber arm launches supply chain extension backed by $10m Lloyd’s capacity
’Our new extension recognises that cyber events disrupt not only an organisation’s own systems, but also the wider commercial relationships on which they depend,’ says president
Lloyd’s coverholder selects Optalitix underwriting platform to support growth plans
’We chose Optalitix because they gave us exactly what we needed, in the timeframe we needed it,’ says head
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 27 to 31 July 2026
MGA Market Reports
Drones set to deliver net risk benefits – but sky-high human error claims costs must be mitigated
Although research demonstrates that drone usage can reduce a business’ net risk profile overall, risk professionals must think strategically about combating pilot errors as ‘the human in that chain is the weak link’ contributing to claims costs
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
‘We’re really focused on finding areas of business that are not mainstream, but where we know that the London market has something specialist to offer,’ says broker’s executive director
Michelle O’Reilly: Looking over the add-on sector with a ‘lawyer’s eye’ from Alps
Regulatory tightening in UK M&A market ‘weeding out’ weaker distribution firms
Nick Linacre: How the Claims MGA of the Year brings an investigator’s mindset to claims handling
In Focus: MGAs solidify status as hotspot for underwriter talent
The Big Question: Is UKGI distinguishing intentional D&I from performative action?
TechTalk: Hyperscale data centre boom triggers ‘call to action’ to break down insurance silos
In Focus: How can MGAs sustain growth over the next five years?
TechTalk: AI washing creates ‘massive expectation gap’ across insurance provision and liability
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
‘We’re really focused on finding areas of business that are not mainstream, but where we know that the London market has something specialist to offer,’ says broker’s executive director
Michelle O’Reilly: Looking over the add-on sector with a ‘lawyer’s eye’ from Alps
As brokers increasingly turn to add-on products to differentiate themselves in a soft market, a managing director sees an opportunity for growth via ‘expanding distribution, new business acquisition and product development’
Nick Linacre: How the Claims MGA of the Year brings an investigator’s mindset to claims handling
Winning Insurance Times’ Claims MGA of the Year award was recognition of Purbeck Insurance Services’ approach to claims, but for claims manager Nick Linacre, the real success comes long before a claim is ever paid
Alex Hardy: Existing MGA partnerships driving portfolio growth
‘We’ve still got growth ambitions, but when you’re setting out in the early days, you’re really doing one thing – now we’ve got the exciting challenge of trying to pat our head and rub our tummy at the same time,’ says director
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