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Clear Group’s Scottish expansion; Bridgehaven’s buy; B.P. Marsh’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Chris Lay to retire as Marsh UK names new CEO
Marsh has announced its UK CEO Chris Lay is to retire in Q1 2026, with the president of Marsh Asia James Addington-Smith named as his successor.
IUA elects chair amid ‘challenging market conditions’
The International Underwriting Association has elected Theo Butt, UK CEO of Convex Insurance, as its next chair.
Does Intact’s UKGI investment signal a new era of insurers buying into brokers?
Content Director's View: With Intact investing into the owner of Addler Fairways, are we about to see another dawn of insurers buying into commercial insurance distribution? Jonathan Swift weighs up the lessons of the past and present to find an answer.
How insurers are helping sneakerheads cover their kicks
Once purely functional footwear for athletes and soldiers, Tom Luckham explores how sneakers have become an investment asset, prompting insurers to adapt their offerings to protect the prized collections of a new generation of collectors.
Ageas x RAC; Starr buys ERS-owner; Allianz's distribution director
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: Chris Lay, CEO of Marsh McLennan UK
Chris Lay, Marsh McLennan’s UK CEO and Insurance United Against Dementia chair, shares his plans for the next phase of the campaign, plus his growth plans for the 154-year-old broking giant.
Marsh McLennan CEO shares plan to be ‘better, not just bigger’
Marsh McLennan UK CEO Chris Lay has shared his plans to build a business “for the next 154 years” exclusively with Insurance Post.
IUAD aims to shape dementia data and NHS plans
Insurance United Against Dementia chair Chris Lay has said the insurance industry has a critical role to play in shaping dementia care through better data and influencing NHS policy.
Marsh and Allianz lead winners at CII Exam Awards
This year’s Chartered Insurance Institute Apprenticeship Awards and Qualification Prizegiving saw several major insurance groups collect multiple honours.
Winners of Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards 2025 revealed
Aviva. CFC, Charles Taylor, Crawford & Company, DWF and Markerstudy were all multiple winners at Insurance Post's Claims and Fraud Awards last night (2 October).
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.
Marsh McLennan’s Lay announced as new LMG chair
Marsh McLennan UK CEO Chris Lay is set to become the next chair of the London Market Group, taking up the role on 1 January, 2026.
Axa’s road safety initiative; Marshmallow’s migrant offering; Bridgehaven joins ABI
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Thomas Carroll expands Bristol office
Thomas Carroll Group has added George Souroullas and Chris Howard to its Bristol team as account directors, Insurance Post can reveal.
Marsh’s Fort slams ‘rigid’ insurance culture stifling ethnic talent rise
Shannan Fort, international cyber product leader at Marsh, argued insurance’s “rigid” culture is the challenge preventing racial inclusion in leadership.
Biba names new non-exec director to board
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has named Iain Anderson, former chair and founder of H/Advisors Cicero, to its board as a non-executive director, Insurance Post can reveal.
Zurich capacity deal; Dual’s HNW partnership; Marsh’s CCO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Hold senior management to account so social mobility goals are met
Introducing social mobility targets into senior management responsibilities was a key takeaway from a Dive In panel debate.
Aon’s Shaw on power of pausing to aid inclusion
Hal Shaw, director and senior broker at Aon, has urged men in the insurance market to “shut their mouths” at times if they want to help drive genuine gender inclusion.
Cila changes name and overhauls Charter
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has updated its Charter, restructured its governance, adopted a new name, and elected a new president and deputy president.