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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 21 to 25 September 2026
MGA makes senior hire to lead regional PI business
’The investment being made in the team and proposition demonstrates a clear commitment to developing a strong and sustainable PI offering for brokers,’ says appointee
Insurance business launches AI-driven protection distribution on ChatGPT and Claude
’Consumers who do not want to buy protection over the phone are underserved by today’s protection market because traditional distribution cannot profitably deliver a quick, easy purchase,’ says co-founder
Bishop Street brings UK specialty businesses under new group structure
‘Their brands, underwriting teams, specialist expertise and relationships with brokers and capacity partners remain fundamental to what we are building,’ says new group chief executive
Nirvana appoints former Ptarmigan co-founder as cyber lead
‘This exciting expansion is a natural evolution given our mature and established media, technology and cyber portfolio, and makes us even more relevant with our London and international partners,’ says chairman
High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 14 to 18 September 2026
MGA Market Reports
The Big Question: Are specialist commercial lines the answer to soft market rate pressure?
As the appetite for specialist lines grows, industry experts discuss what is underpinning the shift in the commercial market – and how specialism could be the missing link to standing out and beating rate competition in soft market conditions
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’
Kaspar Harsaae: Software platform founder to launch MGA as proof of concept
The Big Question: Why has UK broker M&A slowed – and what can UKGI expect next from acquisition activity?
Drones set to deliver net risk benefits – but sky-high human error claims costs must be mitigated
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
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
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’
Kaspar Harsaae: Software platform founder to launch MGA as proof of concept
After spending two years building AI-powered insurance software firm Parasol Platforms, the founder concluded the best way to demonstrate his vision for true transformation was to launch his own MGA and prove the model works
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’
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