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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 1 to 4 September 2026
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Reinsurers closely consider M&A opportunities as surplus capital deployment tool
Market commentators suggest that M&A opportunities encompassing specialty lines, MGAs, insurtechs and firms with a Lloyd’s footprint could be particularly attractive to reinsurers looking to redeploy capital for inorganic growth
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Tower purchases Wilmslow-based broker in first of buy-and-build acquisitions
’Completing our first acquisition is an important milestone,’ says chief executive
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Aon to acquire rival broker in $17bn deal
’Our combined data platform will generate richer insight, advance the development of innovative, AI-driven solutions and expand the universe of insurable risk,’ says chief executive
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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 24 to 28 August 2026
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Tokio Marine agrees to acquire UK commercial motor MGA
’This acquisition is a natural extension of our specialty strategy and strengthens our ability to support clients and brokers,’ says chief executive
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Tokio Marine reportedly eyed Intact Financial Corporation as takeover target
Intact Financial Corporation owns Intact Insurance UK, which had been known as RSA before rebranding in 2025
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Insurance intermediary platform enters deal to acquire motor warranty MGA
’We are confident this is the right home for our business, our people and our customers,’ says chief executive
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Clear Group acquires Lloyd’s wholesale broker
’The business has built an excellent reputation, an impressive international client base and a highly respected team with deep specialist expertise,’ says chief executive
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Adler Fairways acquires commercial broker to extend national footprint
’We are delighted that we were able to find a like minded partner in Adler Fairways,’ says managing director
Analysis
The Big Question: Why has UK broker M&A slowed – and what can UKGI expect next from acquisition activity?
With intermediary M&A deal volumes hitting multi-year lows, what is holding back dealmaking across the UK general insurance market (UKGI) – and what could potentially spur the next wave of acquisition activity?
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Marco Capital agrees acquisition of Pro Global to expand insurance business
’Our objective is simple, to provide clients with the highest quality specialist insurance services,’ says chief executive
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Aviva explores ‘big growth opportunity’ in ‘specialty personal lines’ as Direct Line acquisition bolsters HY financials – Jason Storah
UKGI boss confirms that insurer wants to ‘ramp up’ specialty personal lines provision, leveraging Direct Line assets to secure greater market share where Aviva is currently sparse
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BMS agrees sale of US reinsurance business to Willis Re
The agreement does not include its UK, Latin America, Bermuda or global facultative reinsurance operations
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Cullum-backed MBP acquires minority share in London-based family broker
’This is our sixth investment in the last 10 months,’ says chief executive
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Jensten agrees to acquire Coversure Midlands
’This acquisition also highlights the strength of the Coversure model,’ says chief executive
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Partners& expands M&A advisory team with double appointment
‘Both are top notch professionals, highly experienced and genuinely great people,’ says chief client officer
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QuestGates acquires power and construction claims specialist
‘Its specialist expertise, reputation and focus on the power and construction sectors make it a natural complement to our business,’ says group executive chairman
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Seventeen Group acquires £5m GWP commercial broker
The acquired firm specialises in the real estate, construction and leisure sectors
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French broker enters UK market with acquisition of six Leicester-based firms
The deal for a suite of Leicester-based firms involved in the real-estate insurance sector marks the French firm’s first foray into the UK market
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