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Tower eyes £100m GWP launching buy-and-build strategy with first deal
Tower Insurance Brokers has bought Wilmslow-based Riskworks to kick off its acquisition plans. with the goal of becoming a £100m gross written premium national broker.
Chris Withers steps into head of schemes role at Macbeth
Macbeth has recruited ex-Ecclesiastical leader Chris Withers for the newly created head of schemes and market placement role, to support the next phase of the firm’s long-term growth strategy.
NBS expands into thatched home insurance with Hadron capacity
Managing general agent NBS Underwriting has unveiled a specialist thatched home insurance product, developed in response to broker feedback.
Gallagher’s landlord specialist launches legal protection cover
Specialist landlord insurance provider Vasek has launched a legal protection policy designed to help landlords manage the cost of disputes, legal proceedings and other property-related challenges.
Podcast: Reid and Clegg present Double Indemnity – episode 14, John O’Roarke and Phil Bunker
Former LV and Churchill managers John O’Roarke and Phil Bunker join Stuart Reid and Toby Clegg for the latest episode of the Double Indemnity podcast series.
Aviva launches redesigned Aviva Premier in expanding mid-market push
Aviva is ending the £250m turnover and £250,000 premium limits for UK firms in its regional offices as it targets more growth with brokers in larger mid-market business, Insurance Age can reveal.
Avantia adds Accredited alongside Axa in new dual-capacity structure for Homeprotect
Managing general agent Avantia Group has added Accredited Insurance (UK) as a new co-insurer alongside Axa creating a panel for specialist home insurance business Homeprotect.
Coalition ups UK cyber limits to £20m
Specialist insurer Coalition is now offering up to £20m in cyber limits to large businesses in the UK following its expanded relationship with Allianz Commercial.
Coversure opens in Yeovil
Coversure Insurance Services has opened an office in Yeovil, as it continues to expand its branch footprint across the country.
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Podcast: Reid and Clegg present Double Indemnity – episode 13, CII’s Matthew Hill
In the latest edition of Insurance Age’s Double Indemnity podcast show, Matthew Hill, CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute, shares his journey to the sector from the civil service through regulation roles, and sticks his neck out on why he believes one of the defining elements of insurance’s personality is ‘a sort of modesty to a fault’.
Adler Fairways buys Mason Owen Financial Services
Adler Fairways Insurance Group has bought Liverpool-headquartered Mason Owen Financial Services expanding into the North and East of England, Insurance Age can reveal.
Broker hit for £250,000 – FOI reveals insurance sector’s S166 bill
A Freedom of Information request by Insurance Age has revealed the amount spent by a broker, and insurers, on Financial Conduct Authority-mandated skilled persons reviews that completed in 2025/26.
Jason Storah on Aviva walking away on pricing, but not from brokers
Aviva’s commercial book shrank year-on-year, but only “marginally” in the heartlands of brokers’ traditional business, UK and Ireland general insurance CEO Storah told Insurance Age.
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