Top 50 Brokers: Consolidation of the consolidators sees top 10 brokers stay in situ for 2025
Aggregate revenue across the top 10 brokers for 2025 was just over £13bn – an amount that summed up brokerage across the whole top 50 brokers list in 2023 – as leaders of the broker pack double down on M&A investments to solidify earnings
Further reading
Top 50 Brokers: Broking is no longer local – global acquirers are here to stay
UK and Europe-based brokers pose appetising opportunities for US brokers and private equity
Top 50 Brokers: Top six UK brokers peel away from revenue peloton with billions under belt
The impact of M&A continues to change the composition of UKGI’s top 50 brokers as aggregate brokerage skyrockets compared to prior years
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: Making insurance careers a choice rather than ‘falling’ into the profession
If market participants are to futureproof UKGI, then the old adage of falling into an insurance career rather than decisively opting for this professional pathway has to be eliminated – instead, more transparent career architectures, greater sector-wide visibility and better outreach to new talent must be a priority
Briefing: Attracting talent in the UK insurance industry – Progress, challenges and opportunities
A perception problem is the biggest stumbling block UK general insurance encounters when attempting to attract forward thinking talent – but how is the industry addressing such a challenge and where can it double down on positive performances to showcase UKGI as a career destination?
Briefing: Unwrapping the FCA’s super complaint response
There was nothing particularly exciting about the regulator’s statement on the home and travel insurance markets, but what did we expect?
Top 50 Brokers: Consolidators double down on M&A integration for 2025
The big have only gotten bigger as an integration focus from UKGI brokers has hit pause on rampaging acquisitional growth, leading to static table standings for the first time in report’s history
Nancy Bewlay: ’When I hear uninsurable, I often think the homework hasn’t been done’
After 33 years in the industry, Axa’s first group chief underwriting and pricing officer tells Insurance Times why excluding emerging risks like AI goes against insurance’s core purpose.
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
What lies ahead for UK insurance in 2026?
‘The pace of change today is different because of multiple forces compounding simultaneously,’ says chief executive
Briefing: The fast and slow market of driving innovation
James Nicholson: What to keep an eye on in the claims sector for 2026
The Big Question: What will industry innovation for UKGI look like in 2026?
In Focus: How should the industry adapt to AI written insured submissions to prevent accidental application ‘fraud’?
Hackers using stolen insurance documents to tailor ransomware demands
Top 50 Brokers: Consolidation of the consolidators sees top 10 brokers stay in situ for 2025
Top 50 Brokers: Best strategic fit will win the day in broking M&A
Briefing: Unwrapping the FCA’s super complaint response
Top 50 Brokers: Which brokers were flying high in 2025?
What lies ahead for UK insurance in 2026?
Nancy Bewlay: ’When I hear uninsurable, I often think the homework hasn’t been done’
Top 50 Brokers: Consolidators double down on M&A integration for 2025
Chasing the update on ‘hit and miss’ claims tracking tools
A race to the bottom – the unintended consequence of GIPP?
Opinion: Will 2026 see swathe of IPOs as the consolidation of consolidators well runs dry?
Victoria Sutton: Howden’s claims director on bringing back leadership in the sector
In Focus: Ghost portals ‘fool every police officer’ as new fraud trend undermines frontline policing
Briefing: The fast and slow market of driving innovation
Derek Coles: UGL Insurance’s chief executive talks ‘recalibrating’ after completing ‘three years in one’
Continental Europe primed to adopt Consumer Duty type rules as ‘alignment between regulators’ gains prominence
Briefing: Making insurance careers a choice rather than ‘falling’ into the profession
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