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NewsBackchat: May 2025
Tech business hopes for new fundraising heights, loss adjusters share luxury lunch, news editor has his best day out and springtime collision claims give insurers – and deer – pause for thought. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisBroker profitability rises as growth slows
Insurance DataLab shares exclusive insights from its not yet published Broker Performance Report 2025, revealing the podium level firms that have obtained one of its coveted gold awards
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IT InterviewAcorn Group’s Mike Lloyd: Carrying the torch of ‘the best kept secret in the industry’
Chief executive explains how he is driving ‘a unique situation’ forward to ‘serve the underserved in the non-standard motor and home markets’
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NewsThe Acorn Group confirms new products and brand launch for 2025
The insurance firm believes it can create ‘better products’ than are currently available in the niche lines of business that it operates across, with new product launches scheduled for this summer
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News AnalysisBriefing: Is Lloyd’s ‘undervalued’ as an investment opportunity?
Research indicates that investment capital could be well homed within Lloyd’s and the London market – could syndicates snap up M&A spend?
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NewsAI usage in insurance is an ‘evolution, not revolution’ – Hiscox
Insurer’s head of technology emphasises that AI is ’a tool to enhance existing practices’, rather than act as a replacement for current people and processes
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IT InterviewLee Anderson: SRG looks ‘east of east London’ for international focus
‘Scale, ambition and international bias’ are the ‘hallmarks of this investment cycle’, says group deputy chief executive
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News AnalysisUS and UK private equity targets Emerald Isle for M&A opportunities
‘The difference in Ireland is how domestic brokers have recognised the value to their clients of cross-border combinations,’ says broker’s M&A managing director
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Why are schemes brokers such attractive acquisition targets?
’A lot of schemes brokers have the ability to organically grow, probably beyond where normal market growth rates are,’ says managing director for schemes and affinities
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IT InterviewMike Latham: Verlingue UK targets ‘Better Future’ with three-year strategic plan
The family owned and run broker plans to ‘almost double in size in the UK’ using organic growth, but avoiding external hires where possible, says chief executive
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IT InterviewCarolyn Callan: ‘Walking the talk’ with ‘integrity’ at Brown and Brown
Intermediary’s UK retail chief executive explains why she is ‘loving life’ after the ‘best 12 months of my career’
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News AnalysisThe Big Question: Following M&A, how do leadership changes impact company culture and staff retention?
With M&A still a prominent feature of the insurance market, firms must take people considerations into account within these processes because senior staff exits post-acquisition can have organisational ramifications
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NewsBrown and Brown’s M&A strategy is ‘alive and kicking’ despite integration focus for 2025
UK retail chief executive confirms that broker is set ‘to focus on a smaller number of larger deals’ this year as it develops ‘really healthy pipeline’
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News AnalysisSRG seeks to tackle industry’s ‘very rich vein of nepotism’ through charity partnership
Deputy chief executive identifies promotion and career progression that avoids ‘tokenism’ as the metric of success for the scheme
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News AnalysisTop 50 Brokers: Which brokers were 2024’s high flyers?
After reviewing the top 50 brokers data for 2024, MarshBerry selects its best performers over the last 12 months
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News‘Mind blowing’ AssuredPartners and Gallagher deal could cause M&A ripple effect – Mike Latham
Broker market could ‘end up with a smaller number of players of any significant size to be able to provide the clients with adequate choice’, says chief executive
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News AnalysisThe ESG divide: Is business size impacting brokers’ commitment to sustainability?
‘Smaller regional firms are encountering significant barriers to meaningful implementation’ of sustainability initiatives, says chief executive, with these projects often viewed ‘as an additional cost rather than a strategic opportunity’
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NewsInsurance golfers swing to raise £17,500 for cancer charities
’We managed to raise an impressive haul for UK cancer charities,’ says floor manager
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News AnalysisHow can schemes transform brokers into ‘trusted advisors’ for UK SMEs?
Broker schemes have the potential to change insurance for SMEs from being ‘transactional’ to ‘relationship driven’ – however, chief commercial officer feels many market offerings need tech refresh first
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NewsBroadway Insurance Brokers branches out with new Liverpool office
’Whilst many other brokers have chosen not to retain a presence in the Mersey region, preferring to service clients from elsewhere, that simply isn’t part of the style which has brought us success so far,’ says chief executive
