Management: Under chief executive Barry Smith, the revenue of the UK retail broking division of insurer Ageas doubled to £50.8m in the first quarter of 2011. The division made a profit of £4.7m, up slightly on Q1 2010’s £4.4m.

Strategy: The acquisition of Castle Cover for £53m in March has pulled the insurer’s UK retail broking operation, which includes RIAS, Kwik-Fit and Ageas Insurance Solutions, into the Top 50.

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The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.