April 2026 issue | Broadway Insurance Partner's Daniel Lloyd-John | As the Manchester broker hits £20m GWP, chief executive is 'obsessed' by talent-centric growth plan that seeks partners, not geographies

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Daniel Lloyd-John: ‘Pioneer for change’ broker designs talent-centric, geography agnostic expansion plan
Chief executive believes broker consolidation across UK’s northern regions is giving industry talent greater pause for career thought – and enabling joint venture partnership opportunities
Leader
Opinion: Is there an optimal size for a retail insurance broker?
Acquisitional growth has forever changed UKGI’s broking landscape, however market feedback indicates that there is a fine line between consolidation creating both customer and colleague benefits, or actually working against the industry’s best interests
The Market
Standout schemes deliver strong six-monthly earnings, but new business sees mixed momentum
Drawing on exclusive data from broker schemes software provider SchemeServe, the Insurance Times Schemes Index pinpoints where brokers are delivering strong earnings, which schemes are gaining momentum and which may face challenges in the year ahead
In Focus
In Focus: How are motor insurers tackling 2026 as market predicted to fall into red?
’Everybody is in the mood to start increasing prices,’ says director
The People
Martin Schultheiss: Uinsure accelerates AI investment in support of vision ‘to change the way insurance is bought in the UK’
Insurtech on target to hit growth metrics before PE cycle concludes as it strives to be at ‘the forefront of innovation’ and ‘the forefront of relationships’, says group managing director

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