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Freedom sells broking arm to top 100 broker to focus on MGA business

5 days ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Jonathan Swift

Niche motor specialist One Sure Insurance has acquired fellow Top 100 UK broker Freedom Brokers, Insurance Age can reveal. The deal is part of a move by Freedom Broker’s parent, The Freedom Services Group, to dispose of all its non-MGA subsidiaries including law firm Action 365. Motor specialist Freedom Brokers was created in 2017 as part of a broader development that involved founder Sam White bringing her insurance interests including its MGAs under the holding company Freedom Services Group.
Adler Fairways recruits Bristol and Birmingham branch directors

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

Adler Fairways has appointed Oliver James and Rachael George as branch directors for its Bristol and Birmingham offices. James joins from Consumer Intelligence where he has worked for nearly three years. He brings over 14 years of experience in insurance and financial services, to the job including five at Brunel Group where he was business development manager in Bristol and then associate director in the city before leaving the broker in late 2022.
Premium Credit research shows finance options crucial to over 25% of insurance customers

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

More than one in four (27%) insurance customers would cut cover or switch to cheaper policies if they were not able to make monthly premium payments, according to research by Premium Credit. The premium finance provider polled 827 people aged over 18 this March across the country and found two out of five (39%) customers in total would be affected if they could not pay for their insurance on a monthly basis.
The stats: Q1 2025 sees commercial rates flattening, as experts predict market softening

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Ida Axling

Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page Property owners and fleet premiums continue to rise but at a slower pace, while combined liability rates dip into negative figures in Q1 2025, according to the Acturis Commercial Broking Index. Ida Axling reports. The commercial lines market has continued to grow in the first quarter of 2025, but the signs that rates are beginning to soften are becoming increasingly difficult to overlook.
Rokstone launches international casualty division

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

Managing general agent Rokstone has launched an international casualty division, recruiting again from Convex to lead the new offering. The move comes hard on the heels of unveiling a UK & Ireland casualty division earlier this month and the recruitment of Lewis Goodearl from Convex as its head. For the latest development the Aventum Group MGA has appointed Sam Wylie as portfolio manager of the new division. Wylie also joins from Convex where he served as class underwriter for the past five years.
National brokers lead the way on climate guidance with regional firms lagging

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

Two-thirds of regional and provincial brokers do not provide any climate-related guidance to clients, according to research by Ecclesiastical, while the same amount (65%) of national brokers do so, Insurance Age can reveal. The fourth annual survey of 250 brokers by the insurer found that two in five (39%) national brokers say climate is integrated into risk management discussions, while a third share climate related news and developments.
Personal lines specialist buys bicycle and e-bike insurance brand

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

Niche Box Group has bought Next Generation Insurance Group – trading as Cycler – to expand into bicycle insurance as a stand alone or embedded into core covers. Niche Box Group already has products spanning breakdown, wedding and GAP insurance. Founded in 2021 it is an appointed representative of UK Oasis Group which in turn trades as Oasis Insurance specialising in travel underwritten by Great Lakes. Cycler was also launched in 2021 specialising in bicycle and e-bike insurance.
Meet the MGA: Arkel

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Jonathan Swift

Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page Chief underwriting officer Kris Lee outlines why data and people are key to Arkel’s success, none more than recent recruits Matthew Donaldson and Steve Lewis, and how its ‘dream team’ will take it to new heights in a ‘pivotal’ 2025 as it aims to become a multi-line, digitally led £100m MGA. When did Arkel start trading and what is the background story behind the name? We launched in 2019.
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.
Oxbow predicts profitable motor market CORs for 2025 and 2026

1 week ago | insuranceage.co.uk | Emmanuel Kenning

Oxbow Partners has forecast a combined operating ratio for the UK motor market of 93% for 2025 and 96% for 2026, which would mark three consecutive years of profit for the sector. The specialists calculated the market swung back to profitability in 2024 with a COR of 90%, better than the predicted 94%. According to the experts, the outperformance was almost entirely due to the higher than forecast earned premiums across the market after a “step change” in pricing in 2023.