Broker
Top 50 2020 - £75m to £99.99m
Aston Lark • Be Wiser Insurance • Global Risk Partners (GRP) • Vantage Holdings
Top 50 2020 - £100m to £149.99m
Complete Cover Group & Hyperformance • Policy Expert • Markerstudy Group – Retail and Affinity
Top 50 2020 - £150m to £249.99m
The Granite Group • Somerset Bridge Insurance Services (formerly Eldon) • One Call Insurance
Top 50 2020 - £250m to £499.99m
AA Insurance Services • Adrian Flux Insurance • A-Plan Group
Top 50 2020 - £500m to £999.99m
Atlanta Group
Top 50 2020 - £1bn plus
BGL Group • Hastings Direct (Hastings Insurance Services)
Top 50 2020 - Rules of engagement
The criteria we used to determine this year’s Top 50 brokers in personal lines after applications was:
Top 50 2020 - State of the market
Another year of respectable growth, but not across the board: The personal lines broker market has once again demonstrated its resilience, with increased GWP making up for continued margin pressure, and innovation and acquisitions offsetting limited…
Top 50 2020 - Bandings
Top 50 listing - Brokers are listed alphabetically in bands of GWP
Top 50 2020 - Welcome
Continuing to thrive: Acquisitions and the formation of newer businesses have been fuelling growth in the Top 50 Personal Lines Brokers over the past year
Deadline extended for AA takeover talks
The three potential buyers have an additional four weeks to make a bid for the AA as the motor specialist says discussions are progressing.
Fenchurch Law unveils claims advocacy service for smaller and regional brokers
Business says move comes after growing demand from brokers for broader claims support as Phil Taylor joins the business from Marsh Commercial to lead the new service.
Gallagher cans Capsicum Re brand
The reinsurance business will be renamed Gallagher Re from 1 October.
Blog: Insurtech in 2030 and the warning signs for brokers
Zego’s Harry Franks explores how insurtechs are filling the customer expectation void in insurance.
Trade-offs are needed to create pandemic policy, says Liiba
CEO Christopher Croft argues that governments and private insurers need to collaborate on solution capable to respond to future pandemics in order to keep costs down for taxpayers.
Gallagher names Michelle Bree as new COO for UK Retail
She moves across from Gallagher-owned Pen Underwriting, and Pen has appointed Matthew Lucas as her successor.
Complete Cover and Mulsanne parent posts £41.7m loss
The business was sold to Sun Capital last year. Since then it has secured a £1m development loan from Close Brothers and its investors has pumped £7m into Mulsanne to help with solvency.
Direct Insurance sues employee and broker Amicus over "unlawful competitive attack"
DIG was granted a springboard injunction on 3 August, in a case that saw the broker accuse senior account manager Darren Judd along with competitor, Amicus Insurance Solutions, of stealing confidential information.
Shareholders approve $30bn Aon/WTW deal
The agreement was originally announced in March this year and will see the creation of the world’s largest broker.
Ecclesiastical launches hub for education brokers
The platform has been designed to help brokers and their clients manage strategic and operational risk as schools re-open amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
People Moves: 24 - 28th August 2020
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Blog: Helping clients prepare for a post-pandemic future
Craig Thornton, insurance lead at Lloyds Banking Group considers the role of the sector during the pandemic.
Blog: The digital path forward
Andy Fairchild explains why the time to digitally transform is now.
Former Brightside boss Mark Cliff takes NED role at MGA
Cliff has been appointed chairman of the firm which specialises in the social housing sector, travel and associated insurance and property insurance.