Managing general agents (MGAs)
Direct Line’s offering; Marsh’s aviation head; Irwell’s London office
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: Sonya Bryson, Simplyhealth
Sonya Bryson, managing director of Simplyhealth, reflects on a career in commercial lines and reveals how she intends to convince employers and brokers that health plans offer far more than a table of benefits.
Only 1 in 10 insurers prioritises knowledge-transfer programmes
The insurance industry could risk losing decades of expertise as experienced professionals retire without properly passing on vital knowledge to the next generation.
Ardonagh merges global MGA businesses to create $3bn platform Orvia
Ardonagh Group is to merge all of its international managing general agent businesses under the Orvia Underwriting brand creating a platform that controls $3bn (£2.25bn) of gross written premium.
FCA outlines next steps with delegated authority deep dive
The Financial Conduct Authority is preparing to take a closer look at delegated authority arrangements, with an information request being sent out to get a clearer picture of how outsourcing is being used across the insurance market.
Time:To – MGAA’s Keating on how to stay on top of governance
The importance of data to keep tabs on delegated authority to satisfy the regulator is stressed by Michael Keating, CEO of the Managing General Agents’ Association, in the latest Insurance Post Time:To video.
Which duo rank as the UK’s top insurance Power Pair?
For her first ever comment article for Post, Penny Black ranks the UK insurance industry's most credible couplings, deal-tastic duos and peerless pairs that are the envy of all their rivals.
Zego puts AI at heart of next phase of growth
Zego has unveiled plans to deepen its product offering across all four of its UK motor verticals in the year ahead and “lead the insurance industry” on artificial intelligence adoption.
Rokstone eyes more M&A as it targets further growth
Rokstone is set to explore further merger and acquisition opportunities as the MGA looks to build on organic growth and expand its underwriting capabilities in the year ahead.
Why AI must not become an excuse to stop hiring junior staff
Trade Voice: Stefan Daines, member of the Chartered Insurance Institute Broking Community Board and broking director at Daines Kapp, argues artificial intelligence's freed-up capacity should go towards training junior colleagues, not replacing them.
Is AI the broker’s saviour or their nemesis?
As artificial intelligence moves closer to customers and advice, David Worsfold points out the industry faces its biggest existential question yet: where does the broker fit in?
Why delegated oversight can no longer be housekeeping
Lloyd’s has embraced delegation at scale, but Richard Spencer, managing partner of New Link Consulting, argues governance and customer outcome monitoring have failed to keep pace.
Lloyd’s Lab expands with ‘Explore’ offering
Lloyd’s Lab has launched its first ever programme aimed at market professionals with a focus on insurance products and generating evidence-based recommendations.
Markel’s Broker hub; Chubb and Acturis; MGAA’s milestone
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Time:To – Kovrilo’s Habib on tailoring products to needs
MGAs need to evolve with the current market conditions by focusing on speed of service, according to Sonia Habib, co-founder and commercial director of Kovrilo.
Diary of an Insurance PR: Full Circle’s Matt Beasley
From school-run chaos and tube strikes to embargoed announcements and client pitches, Full Circle executive director Matt Beasley reflects on a week balancing family life with the demands of insurance PR.
Natwest x Uinsure; CFC’s AI cover; Sapiens’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: Jeremy Hyams, Claims Consortium Group
Claims Consortium founder Jeremy Hyams talks about his unconventional route into insurance, why he has returned as CEO, and how technology is set to transform the way claims are managed.
Has the Adam Winslow hire fired the starting gun for CFC IPO?
Content Director’s View: As former Aviva and Direct Line Group CEO Adam Winslow resurfaced this week after a year-long insurance company exile at CFC, Jonathan Swift unpicks the factors that likely attracted him to the specialist insurer plus the…
British Insurance Awards 2026 winners revealed
Triple winner QBE was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Dame Sue Langley, the Lady Mayor of the City of London, picked up the Achievement Award at the 2026 British Insurance Awards last night (8 July).
FCA insists delegated authority review isn’t challenge to MGAs
The Financial Conduct Authority’s work around outsourced and delegated authority work is not to challenge the model, but more to gain an understanding of the way the sector works.