Articles by Emma Ann Hughes
FCA promises action against overcharging brokers
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned brokers it will “take action” against those charging inflated commissions for arranging cladding cover, with some charging up to 62%.
Top 75 MGAs 2023: £60m - £80m
Animal Friends, Arch Capital Group, Ardonagh Group, and Gallagher achieved MGA/MGU revenues between £60m and £80m from UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Top 75 MGAs: Ripe
Ripe is making M&A part of its growth strategy, which means the business hopes to feature even higher up on future Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs lists.
Top 75 MGAs: PIB Group
PIB Group’s main MGA-MGU activities dealing in UK-based non-life risks in 2022 were Citynet Underwriting Services, Let Alliance, Q Underwriting, Thistle Insurance Services and UKInsuranceNET, according to Insuramore.
Top 75 MGAs: Avantia
Avantia, the investment company behind Homeprotect, a direct-to-consumer brand for home insurance, appears in this year’s Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Gallagher
The performance of Gallagher’s Pen Underwriting business, which includes Manchester Underwriting Management and RMP, plus Vasek Insurance earned the group a place on Insurance Post's Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Top 75 MGAs: Ardonagh
Ardonagh's main MGA-MGU activities dealing in UK-based non-life risks in 2022 included Geo Underwriting, Midas Underwriting, Thames Underwriting and Uris Group.
Top 75 MGAs: Arch Capital Group Ltd
Arch Capital Group Ltd’s main MGA and MGU activities dealing in UK-based non-life risks in 2022 were Castel Underwriting Agencies and Somerset Bridge.
Top 75 MGAs: Animal Friends
Animal Friends is a quarter of a century old and one of the UK’s top revenue generating MGAs.
Top 75 MGAs: Policy Expert
Policy Expert’s more than one million UK customers has secured the business a place at the top of this year’s Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.
How the Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs List 2023 was produced
Market analyst Insuramore reviewed revenues - defined as fees and commissions earned in relation to UK-based risks from any kind of direct non-life insurance - to produce Insurance Post's Top 75 MGAs List.
Insurance Post’s Top 75 MGAs revealed
Markerstudy and Policy Expert have been the named the country’s two biggest MGAs after achieving revenues of between £80m and £100m for UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Top 75 MGAs 2023: Markerstudy
Markerstudy was named one of the country’s two biggest MGAs after achieving revenues of between £80m and £100m for UK-based non-life risks in 2022.
Top 75 MGAs: AutoProtect
AutoProtect (MBI) Limited’s CEO Graeme Nieman says the MGAs biggest achievement is "emergence from the pandemic as a stronger business than when we first entered it”.
Top 75 MGAs: Brown & Brown
Brown & Brown's main MGA-MGU activities dealing in UK-based non-life risks in 2022 earning the business a place on the Top 75 MGAs list were Camberford Underwriting, Decus, Mithras Underwriting and Plum Underwriting.
Top 75 MGAs: Countrywide Legal Indemnities
Countrywide Legal Indemnities has been providing legal indemnity products for title defects affecting UK property for almost three decades.
Top 75 MGAs: Prestige Underwriting
Prestige Underwriting celebrated its 25th year in 2022 and 20% above plan growth helped the business achieve a place in this year’s Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: ICW Insurance Services
With offices in London, Belfast and South Shields, ICW’s links with mortgage lenders have made it one of the UK’s prominent providers of building warranties and building control.
Top 75 MGAs: EGV Holdings
EGV Holdings is continually developing a stable of MGAs, earning the business a place in this year’s Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Many Group
Many Group, now based in the US, UK, and Sweden, have helped half a million pets stay happy and healthy since 2017 earning it a place in the Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Top 75 MGAs: Nexus Underwriting
Nexus Underwriting is celebrating 15 years in operation and has managed to make this year's Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.
Top 75 MGAs: Howden Group
Howden Group’s MGAs - Dual and KGM Underwriting Services - generated revenue that places the business in the top 15 of this year’s Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs 2023 list.
Top 75 MGAs: Simply Business
Simply Business provides cover for more than 900,000 small businesses and landlords, earning it a place on this year’s Insurance Post Top 75 MGAs list.