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Q&A: Movo Partnership group CEO Lea Cheesbrough

Movo Partnership group CEO Lea Cheesbrough discusses the evolving network sector; how it has diversified from its AR roots to work with directly authorised brokers and start-ups; and why in the present market it is key to be a “critical friend and don’t put price first”.

Movo launches broker investment arm targeting minority and majority stakes

By Jonathan Swift

Allianz backs Movo AR motor MGA launch Slick Cover

By Rosie Simms

Cheesbrough outlines M&A and tech plans as Movo enters ‘2.0’ growth phase

By Jonathan Swift

Temporary car insurance broker makes ChatGPT move

Covertime has claimed to be the UK’s first temporary insurance specialist to make its ‘indicative pricing’ available through artificial intelligence assistants, as its app has been added to ChatGPT.

By Rosie Simms

Hiscox UK stays in double-digit growth mode

Hiscox UK grew premiums by 11.1% to £603.1m in the first nine months of the year, the insurer has confirmed.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Double Indemnity, Stuart Reid, Paul Upton and Toby Clegg

Podcast: Reid and Clegg present Double Indemnity – episode 15, Paul Upton

Paul Upton, founder and principal consultant at Brookhurst Advisory, kicks off the latest wave of Insurance Age’s Double Indemnity podcast series.

By Insurance Age staff

John Read on his new role and attracting entrepreneurial brokers to Ascend

In his first interview since being appointed group development director at Ascend Insurance Holdings, John Read reflects on his time at Willis Networks and tells Insurance Age about what drew him to the broker platform as it seeks to build regional powerhouse hubs.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Axa names Rich from Allianz as Stewart’s successor

Axa Commercial has recruited Carolyn Rich from Allianz as marketing and broker development director following the retirement of Alasdair Stewart in July.

By Rosie Simms

MGAA goes global as it widens membership

The Managing General Agents’ Association has opened up for membership applications from businesses across the world, in a move it claimed would strengthen connectivity between the UK, Irish and wider international MGA markets.

By Emmanuel Kenning

PIB takes Martin from Aviva as CEO

PIB Group has swooped to take David Martin from Aviva as its new group CEO, joining the broker in ‘early 2027’.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Aviva splits role as Martin exits for PIB and Taylor steps up

Aviva has confirmed it is splitting the UK commercial managing director and chief distribution officer roles as David Martin leaves for PIB.

By Emmanuel Kenning

Insight

Top 100 UK Brokers 2026: Full Ranking By Revenue Band

Here is the latest Insurance Age Top 100 UK broker ranking compiled by specialist insurance consultancy Insuramore.

By Insurance Age staff

Top 100 UK Brokers 2026: Introduction

The past 12 months have been dictated by talk of consolidation slowdown and the soft market putting a brake on broker growth.

By Jonathan Swift

Top 100 UK Brokers 2026 analysis: Growth is continuing – but the drivers are changing

Insurance Age’s latest Top 100 points to a resilient UK intermediary market in which acquisition, digital distribution and genuine organic growth are playing increasingly distinct roles. John Needham, partner at PKF Littlejohn, explores these themes in more detail.

By John Needham, partner, financial services team at PKF Littlejohn

Top 100 UK brokers report ‘crazy’ commercial rate reductions up to 50%

A number of Top 100 UK brokers have seen “crazy” rate reductions of between 40% and 50%, with savings in the hundreds of thousands of pounds during the ongoing competitive soft market, Insurance Age can reveal.