Insurance focused consultancy Gracechurch has published its London’s Leading Brokers report with Marsh, Aon and Howden taking the top three spots for overall broking bench strength. Lockton jumped three places to fourth and Gallagher took the fifth sport on the roster.

The year to 30th June 2025 has been the most active in insurance-linked securities history with alternative capital hitting approximately £90bn. Catastrophe bond issuance exceeded £15bn during the period while sidecar capacity increased to £13bn across property and casualty lines.

Source Insurance has appointed Integra Insurance Solutions to its panel of home insurance providers as it seeks to offer greater choice and broader risk coverage to intermediaries. Source was founded more than 30 years ago and specialises in home and landlord insurance. Integra’s policies are underwritten by Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited.

Sompo Holdings has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Sompo International Holdings Ltd has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited in a deal worth approximately £2.6bn.

Extreme weather is no longer the exception and data specialist Sagacity says insurers need to ramp up their use of technology to accurately assess the associated risks and develop effective and affordable policies. Sagacity said UK extreme weather events rose by 43% between 2020 and 2024 and that postcode-level data was insufficient to pinpoint risk and price policies appropriately.

B2B travel market specialist HBX Group has signed an agreement with digital broker Superscript to support its travel insurance partners secure the cover they need. In its initial phase, the agreement will see Superscript support risks in the UK and Europe. The deal adds to existing insurance partnerships HBX has with Battleface, Wallbid, and Intermundial.

Managing general agent Purbeck Insurance Services has said demand for its personal guarantee insurance has grown by 18% in the past year and that its gross written premium for July this year was up by 58% on the same month last year. Purbeck said it had added three people to its team of fewer than 20 to meet demand.

Insurance and credit information provider CRIF has said that more than a third (39%) of UK pet owners say their pet insurance costs are as high as they have ever been. It said rate rises had affected policyholders across Europe, although only 15% of those on the continent felt rates were as high as they had ever been. CRIF said UK insurers could do more to personalise pricing.

Claims Consortium Group, which is a claims management, insurance technology, and
weather data specialist, has written an open letter to the UK education sector urging it to help address a widening skills gap in the subsidence claims sector. The call comes at a time when exceptionally dry weather throughout the UK has prompted multiple industry warnings about the growing risk posed by subsidence.

According to the Association of British Insurers, a quarter of UK adults are in the dark as to whether or not their home is at risk of flooding and storm damage. The professional body said that only 27% of these homeowners would know how to find out. It also highlighted the beneficial impact of preventive measures should extreme weather strike.

The Managing General Agents’ Association has reported MGA member numbers increasing from 233 to 249 in its 2025 annual report. The publication also reported market practitioner members increasing from 64 to 68 and supplier members rising from 142 to 152.

Premium Finance provider PremFina has agreed a multiyear partnership with personal lines broker One Answer Insurance. One Answer Insurance was founded in 2000 as a niche personal lines broker with a particular focus on motor, including non-standard risk.

Clear Group has named Barbara Duffy (pictured) as group chief people and performance officer with effect from 8th September. It has also promoted Victoria Gallimore to group chief of staff. Duffy joins from UK-headquartered fintech IG Group, where she served as chief people officer.

Figures published by HMRC show that insurance premium tax receipts for July this year totalled £1.03bn. This was up from the £957m paid in the same month last year. In the first fourth months of this financial year, IPT receipts have totalled £3.2, an increase of £123m on the same period in 2024.

Admiral has teamed up with The Vella Group to launch a co-branded repair centre in Manchester. It will exclusively serve Admiral customers and is part of a wider plan to forge additional partnerships and open other co-branded centres throughout the UK.

Glasgow-based taxi and fleet insurance broker Patons Insurance has named Steve Miller as its new head of commercial. He joins the business from Gallagher and as Patons approaches its 70th anniversary in 2027 is tasked with driving growth.