Data from Defaqto’s latest pet insurance pricing index shows that the average top-five prices for lifetime cover was down 1.8% in Q2. Premiums dropped by 2.3% in both May and June, although they then increased by 2.8% in June. Lifetime premiums are 6.4% lower than they were at the start of the year and 7.8% lower than this time last year.

The Managing General Agents’ Association has added Pinpoint UK to its stable, taking its membership to 500. Pinpoint UK is an appointed representative of Resolution Underwriting and is backed by AM Specialty Insurance Company's A-rated paper.

Motor insurance specialist Sabre Insurance Group plc has reported gross written premium of £116m for H1 2026. This is up from the £100.3m achieved in the same period last year. The carrier’s combined operating ratio deteriorated slightly to 85.6% (H1 2025 – 82.6%). Its profit after tax dipped slightly to £17.9m (H1 2025 – £18.9m).

Add-on specialist Alps has reported a 13% rise in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation for the 12 months to March and says it is on track to achieve gross written premium of £13m by 2028.

UK brokers can now quote Chubb’s professional indemnity product on commercial insurance e-trade platform Acturis. The insurer says this creates a third route to market, in addition to brokers using the carrier’s own electronic trading platform, Chubb Ignite or placing their business offline.

Data from the Association of British Insurers latest property insurance tracker shows that home insurers paid out £72m during the second quarter of this year and that the average subsidence claim hit a record of £20,000. The average settlement is up by £2,000 on the same quarter last year.

The Broker Investment Group has snapped up a 70% majority stake in broker Magnet Insurance, which is based in Newark and controls around £3.5m in gross written premium. Magnet was established in 2008 and has a focus on non-standard homes such as thatched, unoccupied, listed or distressed risks.

Re/insurance broker BMS has confirmed it will relocate its London headquarters to 30 St Mary Axe – The Gherkin – from its existing location at One America Square. The move takes effect from 1st September.

The Association of British Insurers says UK motor carriers paid out £3.2bn in Q2 2026. It said the record figure was up by 5% on the previous quarter and was 7% higher than the same quarter last year. The average claim was £4,900, up by 4% on the previous quarter.

Managing general agent Amiga Specialty has agreed to acquire Volante International Limited’s professional indemnity renewal portfolio. The deal follows Volante’s Lloyd’s syndicate 1699 going into run-off earlier this year and offers continuity for existing policyholders and placing brokers.

Research from LexisNexis shows that the average age of vehicles on UK roads is rising while their value is falling. It says the average age of a vehicle has risen from 10 years in H2 2023 to around 10 years and 5 months in H2 2025. Over the same timeframe, average values have dropped by almost £1,000 to approximately £10,000.

Claims services provider McLarens has established a new sports and leisure offering in the UK and Ireland, which builds on its existing entertainment and contingency team and supports its ongoing sector-specific strategy.

The International Underwriting Authority has established a new group for cyber claims professionals in the London Market – the cyber claims committee. It will convene for the first time on 15th October and seeks to bring together senior cyber claim team leaders from both reinsurers and insurers.

Integra Insurance Solutions and Congregational Insurance Solutions have secured a four-year, £500m gross written premium capacity arrangement with Hadron across their respective home and church insurance programmes. The two managing general agents are part of the Integra Group.

Partners& has snapped up Bedford-based broker M&DH, which was established in 2002 and has a 70-strong team. It has a focus on construction and manufacturing risks as well as catering for a range of corporate and private clients.

London market technology firm PPL has launched a new tool – Service Benchmarks – to allow carriers to see their response time for firm orders and endorsements and to then compare their own service levels against the market average.