Rosie Simms

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Reporter at Insurance Age

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Cotty eyes Bristol becoming Thomas Carroll’s largest region

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Rosie Simms

Gareth Cotty, group chief commercial officer at Thomas Carroll, details the agility in being independent, opportunities for the Bristol office to become its largest region, and notes further buys and office expansions are not off the table. Caerphilly-headquartered Thomas Carroll switched over to an employee ownership trust on 8 December 2023, in a move the broker flagged as key to its long-term succession plan, having never entertained the option of a trade sale.
Leicester-based broker strikes first acquisition

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Rosie Simms

GOAT Insurance has purchased the full book of business from IGG Insurance, marking its first buy. Leicester-based GOAT, a trading style of Sentreos Ltd, offers commercial insurance for businesses across the country and the firm stated it is “actively pursuing a pipeline of strategic acquisitions” to increase its UK footprint. IGG Insurance is the trading name of Rockland Risk Services which is also based in Leicester.
MyFirst CEO on social media opportunities and Gymshark founder taking a share

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Rosie Simms

James Noble, CEO and founder of MyFirst, is aiming to create a brand every young person in the UK will know in three to five years focusing on social media, and Gymshark founder Lewis Morgan has taken a 15% share of the business. Noble, pictured, has known Morgan for a number of years. MyFirst specialises in motor insurance for young and new drivers, along with convicted drivers, van, scrap metal, and dashcam insurance.
People Moves: 19 – 23 May 2025 - Insurance Age

2 weeks ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Rosie Simms

Keep up to date with the latest personnel moves in insurance. Featuring: Aviva, Premier Guarantee, Tokio Marine HCC International, Descartes and Hedron. Aviva makes a trio of senior mid-market appointmentsAviva has named Richard Collier as regional fleet portfolio manager, Emily Cahill as mid-market senior new business underwriter, and Steve Hodges as mid-market senior existing business underwriter.
Aviva’s Yabantu: Consistency of strategy needed in mid-market

2 weeks ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Rosie Simms

Michael Yabantu, head of mid-market at Aviva, highlights the need for consistency in mid-market underwriting strategy, and shares how the insurer is improving response times and refreshing products. There is plenty of competition in the mid-market space. Zurich is targeting mid-market, with Morgan Lyons, head of mid-market, looking to become “a bit of a nuisance” to the competition.
Hemming: Hiscox hungry for more schemes business in any area bar motor

2 weeks ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Rosie Simms

Gareth Hemming, Hiscox chief distribution officer, has set his sights on high net worth, and told Insurance Age a quartet of “significant schemes” are on the way in the next three to four months. He explained that he sees opportunities in each of Hiscox’s 12 sectors, but highlighted HNW is “growing incredibly well” at the moment. “That’s an interesting market, and there’s plenty of opportunity in that for us to do more.
Jensten’s £1m investment in fledgling brokers, one year on

2 weeks ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Rosie Simms

Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page Jordan Maskell, network director at Jensten Group, has updated Insurance Age one year on from the announcement of its plans to invest up to £1m through Coversure to help people start their own brokers.
Brokers stress the importance of claims support when choosing an MGA

2 weeks ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Rosie Simms

Brokers have emphasised the importance of A-rated claims support when choosing a managing general agent (89%), according to research by MGA Corin Underwriting. A recent broker poll found 80% of brokers expressed a preference for MGAs to prioritise bespoke products tailored to specialised industries instead of broader market solutions.
IFB warns on sharp rise in ghost brokers

3 weeks ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Rosie Simms

The Insurance Fraud Bureau has launched a national campaign with the Association of British Insurers and City of London Police to raise awareness of the dangers of ghost broking with the fraud growing by over 50% in two years. Figures revealed around 115,000 fraudulent motor insurance policies were detected by the IFB in partnership with the insurance industry between 2023-24, with ghost brokers believed to be responsible for thousands of cases.
People Moves: 12 – 16 May 2025 - Insurance Age

3 weeks ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Rosie Simms

Follow the latest personnel moves in insurance. Featuring: Rokstone, Forbes Solicitors, Lockton, Aspect, Launch Underwriters, Acrisure, Superscript and Eleven. Rokstone recruits Matt BishopMatt Bishop has been named class underwriter at Rokstone in its UK and Ireland casualty division. He joins with 35 years of experience specialising in casualty composite, Lloyd’s and the London markets, and was most recently at Convex where he was senior underwriter for the past five years.