Biba 2026: Jensten Group ‘growing and extending propositions at rapid pace’ after restructure

Jensten Group will be “growing and extending business propositions in a rapid pace” after announcing a major restructure.

That was according to the firm’s chief executive Rob Organ, who told Insurance Times that changes made to the firm “is the exact right next step for us as an organisation that’s maturing”.

Ahead of the Biba Conference 2026 this week (14-15 May), Jensten Group reshaped its business into two trading divisions – broking, as well as product and distribution.

The new product and distribution division will include Jensten Group’s schemes and affinity businesses and MGA Jensten Underwriting.

Meanwhile, the broking division will include regional broking, specialist lines and London markets, as well as The Jensten Network.

“We’ve got bold ambitions,” Organ said.

“We know we are going to be growing and extending our business propositions in a rapid pace.

“We’ve also got Bain Capital onboard, we’ve got our non-executive directors onboard. We’ve got everything we need to be successful in that regard, so getting the leadership in place now is essential.”

Right time

The restructure comes after Jensten Group announced in 2025 the completion of its strategic investment deal with private investment firm Bain Capital.

A new operating model will see Bain stakeholders partner with the Jensten Group management team to “press ahead with its ambitious plans for expansion and innovation”.

Organ felt it was important to wait for this deal to go through before going through with the restructure because “it meant we could have really great conversations with potential candidates” who could lead the two divisions.

“Before the certainty of our next investor, it would have been harder to attract in talent because people want to know what’s going to happen in the future,” Organ said.

“For me, that was an important point as to why we didn’t do it before.”

New leaders

In April 2026, Jensten Group confirmed that Gareth Birch will take up the new role of chief executive for broking on 1 May 2026.

Birch brings more than 20 years’ experience in the insurance broking sector, having most recently served as managing director for SME and personal lines at Gallagher.

Meanwhile, Geo Underwriting boss Jaime Swindle will become chief executive for product and distribution. She will join on a date that is to be confirmed.

“It was fantastic to see that Jensten Group was able to attract that calibre of person from across the industry, Organ said.

“Birch and Swindle [were] successful in the process, but then they had some fierce competition that they had to come up against.

“It says a lot about Jensten Group and those two individuals – the fact they wanted to join us is fantastic news because we are in a great position in the UK market and attracting people like them onboard, talent like them onboard, it is going to help us realise our ambitions.”