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Markerstudy motor boss warns on ‘essentials’ product over-saturation
The essentials market on price comparison websites has become over-saturated, creating a need for greater guidance as to what should or should not be included in these stripped down policies.
How ChatGPT is shaking up general insurance
An update on the launch of Aviva’s ChatGPT-powered insurance app and a call to action from WaniWani, which built the world's first, feature in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Co-op Insurance managing director Offord exits
Seven years on from being made managing director of Co-op Insurance and tasked with raising the provider from the ashes, Insurance Post can reveal Charles Offord is exiting the business.
TimeTo: Reflect on the 2026 Biba Conference
Content Director’s View: This week a swathe of the UK general insurance sector decamped to Manchester for the annual British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference. Jonathan Swift reflects on some of the themes and talking points of the 2026 iteration.
Insurance industry’s most powerful leaders revealed
Insurance Post’s Power List cuts through the noise to reveal who really moved markets, shifted outcomes and shaped the UK general insurance sector over the last 12 months.
Kevin Spencer, Markerstudy
Kevin Spencer has built Markerstudy into a UK insurance powerhouse with millions of policyholders, but is now working under a Financial Conduct Authority-imposed cap on customer numbers while concerns raised by the regulator are addressed.
Markerstudy to sell MGA arm
Markerstudy Group is set to sell its managing general agent arm to the parent company of insurer Tradex, as it sharpens its focus on broking, Insurance Post’s sister title Insurance Age has revealed.
Markerstudy targets £200m GWP as it relaunches ‘simplified’ commercial business
Markerstudy Business, the commercial insurance division of Markerstudy Group, is now fully “open for business,” and is targeting £200m in gross written premium.
PRA warns insurers over MGA optimism and oversight gaps
The Prudential Regulation Authority has warned insurers against overly optimistic MGA assumptions and raised concerns about oversight of delegated authority arrangements.
Markerstudy urges industry to take accessibility seriously
The insurance sector needs to act now to improve website accessibility for vulnerable customers or risk the wrath of the Financial Conduct Authority, Markerstudy has warned.
Markerstudy’s Beal outlines two paths for ChatGPT in insurance
Andrew Beal, director of architecture and innovation at Markerstudy, predicts two ways in which ChatGPT could transform insurance distribution, and urges the industry to be prepared for both.
When pricing wags the dog: Pet insurers seek control
Rising veterinary costs, fragmented data and price-led competition are leaving the pet insurance market struggling to stay in control. Industry leaders say collaboration, clearer products and smarter use of data will be key to restoring balance.
AIG’s partnership; Seventeen’s acquisitions; Markerstudy’s CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
MGAs will ‘welcome’ heightened watchdog interest
Mike Keating, CEO of the Managing General Agents’ Association, has said heightened regulatory interest in the sector is not surprising considering its growth momentum.
FCA and PRA turn spotlight on MGA oversight
The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority are sharpening their scrutiny of managing general agents, stressing insurers must take primary responsibility for businesses underwriting on their behalf.
Markerstudy’s Profit on keeping women in insurance working
Sarah Profit, customer business partner and co-chair of Women’s Network at Markerstudy, argues insurers must turn inclusion promises into practical menopause support to retain experienced female talent.
How CROs can swap rituals for real risk leadership
View from the Top: Darren Boland, chief risk officer at Markerstudy, reflects on how AI and other developments are changing the world of risk, and how CROs can rise to the occasion.
Apologies to Donaldson: Passing on the crown for shortest GI CEO stint
Content Director’s View: With a host of recent – mostly surprising – announcements relating to short leadership/CEO stints, Jonathan Swift revisits his column from last February where he awarded the crown for briefest tenure at the top to Ardonagh’s Ian…
FCA hits Markerstudy with growth restrictions
The Financial Conduct Authority and Markerstudy have agreed a cap on customer numbers for the insurance group while concerns raised by the regulator are addressed.
Is pet insurance pulling on the leash or coming to heel?
Almost six years on from the Covid-19 pandemic, Scott McGee examines how the pet insurance sector has adjusted, how premiums have evolved, why new entrants are arriving, and where the market could be heading.
How Belfast’s insurance sector is overcoming Brexit blues
As Belfast enters a new year of investment, consolidation and post-Brexit adjustment, Tom Luckham examines how its insurance sector is proving resilient, fast-growing and increasingly strategic for both UK and Irish markets.