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Plans for Insurance Day for Dementia 2026 revealed
With 100 days to go until the industry-wide fundraising event of Insurance Day for Dementia 2026 on 26 November, Insurance United Against Dementia have shared plans for this year’s fundraising and awareness event.
Marsh’s Lay resurfaces at Ardonagh
The Ardonagh Group has appointed former Marsh UK CEO Chris Lay as operating partner.
Dunny or delight? Rating Australian forays into UK insurance
Content Director’s View: With Australian firm AUB Group doubling down on its UK growth plans with a deal for Prestige Insurance Holdings, Jonathan Swift reviews other notable Antipodean overseas insurance expansion plans to assess its chances of success.
Five insurance M&A storylines to follow in 2026
As we bid farewell to 2025, Post content director Jonathan Swift highlights the M&A storylines that might make the transition from rumour to reality next year and beyond.
Richard Tuplin to depart Everywhen
Everywhen’s CEO of insurance broking Richard Tuplin is set to depart the business, with CCO Phil Bayles set to oversee relationship broking.
Insurance Post’s Top 80 MGAs of 2025 revealed
Policy Expert is the UK’s biggest MGA thanks to an 8% swell in its customer base, reaching 1.6m policies for the first time this year.
Can debt-heavy brokers survive rising rates and scrutiny?
Leveraged buyouts have transformed the UK broking sector into a private equity powerhouse, but with debt costs climbing and organic growth harder to achieve, Emma Ann Hughes reveals questions are mounting over how sustainable the model really is.
Nexus CEO exits after email investigation
Nexus Underwriting CEO Stuart Rouse has stepped away from the business following an internal investigation into an “offensive” all-staff email, with Steve Hearn replacing him on an interim basis.
Karen Jackman appointed Bravo Networks MD
Karen Jackman has been appointed managing director of Bravo Networks, ending a three-month period of interim leadership by Everywhen chief commercial officer Phil Bayles.
Big Interview: Rob Worrell, Everywhen
Rob Worrell, CEO of Everywhen, talks to Insurance Post about the firm’s rebrand, its M&A appetite, and why he thinks the industry’s rate of consolidation is sustainable.
Are broker share options worth the paper they’re written on?
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes argues refinancing plus M&A talks at broking giants has provided a wake-up call to re-examine the share schemes used liberally to recruit and retain top talent.
Dual’s Dixon says an MGA is for life, not just for Christmas
Catherine Dixon, chief underwriting officer at Dual, has urged brokers to foster more stable, consistent relationships with MGAs, arguing too often partnerships shift with market cycles.
Ardonagh gets $2.5bn cash injection from Stone Point
The Ardonagh Group has secured a $2.5bn (£1.8bn) equity investment from a US-based private equity firm Stone Point Capital, a deal which was first reported earlier this year.
Vote for The Industry Impact winner at the 2025 British Insurance Awards
The voting is now open for you to decide who should be the recipient of the Industry Impact Award at the 2025 British Insurance Awards.
Ardonagh’s rebrand; Google Cloud’s expansion; Insure Your Paws’ product
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insurance industry’s most powerful players revealed
Making multi-billion-pound takeover bids for rivals and challenging political posturing is what it took to secure the top spots on Insurance Post’s 2025 Power List.
David Ross, Ardonagh Group
David Ross, CEO of The Ardonagh Group, is a man with a growing global reach who continues to shun social media.
Four more brokers try to increase fees
After Aon tried to increase its insurance service brokerage rate to 5% last year, it is now understood four more large brokers are trying to do the same.
Ardonagh confirms Ian Donaldson's next steps
Ardonagh has confirmed Ian Donaldson's next move as it launches a global data and tech unit that aims to “harness the best of robotics, machine learning, and data enrichment" across the broker.
Ardonagh close to securing $2.5bn to fund expansion
The insurance broker is reportedly nearing an agreement to raise as much as $2.5bn (£1.9bn) from investors, which will help fund growth.
Marshberry reveals the top 20 European insurance brokers
Over a quarter of Europe’s largest 20 brokers are UK domiciled with one of those businesses, Howden the second fastest growing intermediary on the continent, according to the latest European Insurance Distribution market report from Marshberry.