’While our primary focus is always on organic growth, when the right opportunity arises, we love acquiring high-quality books of business and onboarding them into our digital platform,’ says chief executive
Compare Insurance has acquired the book of clients from Insure My Business.
Insure My Business provides a range of insurance products, such as cover for public liability, those self-employed and tradespeople.
Compare Insurance said the deal will bring in over 3,000 new clients and eight new team members.
’Proud to continue journey’
Mark Thomas, chief executive at Compare Insurance, announced the deal on LinkedIn yesterday (5 February 2026).
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He said: ”Since 2012, Insure My Business has done a fantastic job supporting businesses with their insurance needs and we’re proud to continue that journey.
”While our primary focus is always on organic growth, when the right opportunity arises, we love acquiring high-quality books of business and onboarding them into our digital platform.
“With eight new team members joining us on Monday and the successful completion of this acquisition, it’s been another busy, rewarding and fun week at Compare. Great to start 2026 with a bang.”
His career began in 2019, when he joined a local north London newspaper after graduating from the University of Sheffield with a first-class honours degree in journalism.
He took up the position of deputy news editor at Insurance Times in March 2023, before being promoted to his current role in May 2024.View full Profile
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