People Moves: 19 – 23 October 2026
Stay in the loop with the latest insurance personnel moves.
Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:36:34 +0100
By Rosie Simms
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Allianz teams up with Superscript on SME commercial insurance
Allianz UK is set to provide capacity for digital insurance broker Superscript’s landlord and tradespeople propositions.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:28:59 +0100
By Rosie Simms
UK commercial softening approaching three year mark – Marsh
UK commercial market rates softened by 8% in the third quarter, maintaining the rate seen throughout the year and the eleventh quarterly drop in a row, according to Marsh.
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:44:12 +0100
By Emmanuel Kenning
Home insurance premiums fall again as Defaqto warns of claims pressures
Home insurance prices fell by 2.4% in the third quarter, with drops every month, according to the latest research by Defaqto.
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:59:56 +0100
By Emmanuel Kenning
Subscribe adds £5m Fortegra capacity
Subscribe MGA has secured a long-term capacity agreement with Fortegra Insurance UK.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:00:50 +0100
By Emmanuel Kenning
Arch recruits Donald from Axa for Glasgow branch manager role
Arch Insurance’s UK regional division has appointed Karen Donald as branch manager of its Glasgow operations, effective immediately.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:50:18 +0100
By Insurance Age staff
Allianz refreshes mid-market manufacturing offering
Allianz UK has continued to refresh its Commercial Select sector propositions by enhancing cover for manufacturing businesses with turnover between £10m and £1.5 bn.
Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:26:55 +0100
By Insurance Age staff
Blog: Consistency could be the next big differentiator for insurers
John Dunn, managing director of Brokerbility, argues insurers willing to focus on relationships that deliver reliable and consistent positive experiences have a significant opportunity to become a partner that brokers actively want to do more business with.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:57:16 +0100
By Insurance Age staff
Shape MD Hunt to set landmark in 2028 as she is named deputy CII president
Mandy Hunt, managing director of Shape Underwriting, was confirmed as deputy president of Chartered Insurance Institute this afternoon at the CII’s AGM in London.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:43:17 +0100
By Insurance Age staff
Arkel makes first CDL IHP move
Arkel is launching its non-standard home and landlord schemes on Proteus, CDL’s cloud-based Insurer Hosted Platform, to kick off a wider rollout.
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:50:27 +0100
By Emmanuel Kenning
Broker Expo 2026: Early and open conversations needed for brokers and underwriters to win
As the industry starts to lose its face-to-face culture, being open to early and open appetite conversations through different channels will be key to establishing good relationships between brokers and underwriters.
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:14:15 +0100
By Insurance Age staff
Aviva appoints Slabbert as new Lloyd’s/GCS boss
Aviva has appointed Johan Slabbert as managing director of its Global Corporate & Specialty business and CEO of Aviva Syndicates.
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:00:38 +0100
By Insurance Age staff
Aviva renews MGA commercial motor partnership in £200m GWP deal
Aviva and managing general agent Q Underwriting have renewed their more than two decade long commercial motor partnership for a further five years.
Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:56:54 +0100
By Rosie Simms
Aviva’s Birbeck: What two years in claims taught me that I never saw from the distribution side
Two years on from shifting roles, Ryan Birbeck, casualty and bodily injury claims director at Aviva, shares his learnings with brokers.
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:53:44 +0100
By Insurance Age staff
Markel UK looking to brokers to bridge cyber gap
Markel UK has launched its previously promised standalone cyber product for UK SMEs, and is hoping to work with brokers to address issues with selling to customers.
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:02:30 +0100
By Insurance Age staff
rrelentless and Zurich team up on specialist haulage
Managing general agent rrelentless has expanded into haulage fleet motor insurance backed by Zurich capacity.
Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:57:10 +0100
By Emmanuel Kenning
Moody’s keeps stable outlook for UK P&C insurers
Ratings agency Moody’s has maintained a stable outlook for property and casualty insurers in the UK, with economic growth expected to balance pricing pressures.
Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:13:20 +0100
By Emmanuel Kenning
Insurance fraud hits £1.34bn as criminals target bigger payouts
The value of insurance fraud detected by insurers jumped 14% to £1.34bn in 2025, despite the number of fraudulent claims falling, according to the Association of British Insurers.
Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100
By Insurance Age staff
Broker Expo 2026 Countdown Q&A: Pen Underwriting’s Nick Milton
Nick Milton, head of UK and European distribution at Pen Underwriting, advises the next generation of insurance professionals to “get out and meet people”, as the MGA looks forward to talking to brokers about its mid-market PI and cyber propositions at Broker Expo.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:39:25 +0100
By Insurance Age staff
Arch’s Ian Grundy on bringing specialist expertise closer to brokers
As Broker Expo returns to the NEC, Arch Insurance is once again ready to engage with their brokers. Ian Grundy, regional manager for the Midlands and South West, shares what’s changed at the insurer over the past year and why he thinks it’s worth setting aside 15 minutes to stop by at Stand 17.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:36:11 +0100
By Insurance Age staff