Markerstudy
Established in 2001, Markerstudy Group claims to be one of the leading insurance service providers in the UK, protecting in excess of eight million customers with a comprehensive range of insurance products and services.
Atlanta Insurance merged with Markerstudy Distribution in June 2024, and this division provides motor, home, SME and pet insurance products in partnership with several of the best-known brands in UK financial services and retail, and through own brands including Swinton, Carole Nash, Marmalade, Budget, Lancaster and Purely Pets to name a few. Also part of Markerstudy Distribution, Clegg Gifford specialises in personal and commercial insurance products and expands the groups’ presence into the Lloyd’s of London market.
Markerstudy is an accredited Investor in People - Gold, with more than 7,000 employees in the UK.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
A Gumball blog, solvency figures, new software, warnings for brokers and an insurer closing were voted the top five stories by brokers’ clicks over the week.
Markerstudy moves from deficit to surplus with capital actions
Moves take £109m deficit to £20.6m surplus.
Broking Break: Your Top 5
A recap of the stories that grabbed your attention this week featuring LV and its secret discussions with insurers, Lloyd's on redundancies and Markerstudy's hints on buying.
Blog: Allianz and LV, a tie-up that could turn others green with envy?
Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift picks through the potential of an Allianz - LV tie up to look at how both businesses might mutually benefit.
Markerstudy hints that buying and not selling is on agenda
Martyn Holman says company is raising funds rather than looking for a sale as it considers future acquisitions.
Broking Break: Your Top Five
Combining of UK GI businesses, senior underwriting departures, an MGA launch, storm clouds on the horizon for the insurance industry and a possible sale were the most read story of the week.
Markerstudy silent on possible sale
Group commercial director Martyn Holman gives further details on new MGA.
Markerstudy launches commercial MGA
Move follows its purchase of Chaucer's UK motor book and the new MGA will be led by group commercial director Martyn Holman.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
Takeovers have once again come to the fore in this week’s news with two stories in the top five.
Quizzical Questions: 5 May 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Markerstudy will not exhibit at Biba in 2017
Insurer says it will not have a stand at the Biba conference this year in order to focus on other projects.
Markerstudy launches dash cam product
The retail division of the insurer has set up a telematics product available to brokers via its Masterquote platform.
Profile: This time it's personal
Eight leading lights from the personal insurance world tell Ida Axling what challenges the market faces and where the opportunities can be found
#Insagepeople: 6 - 12 March 2017
Keep up to date with the latest people moves.
Markerstudy promotes Ross Barrington to retail MD
Richard Morley also promoted to operations director for Markerstudy's retail business.
Markerstudy pulls back from MGA capacity arrangements on motor fleet
Insurer says it is looking to expand its own fleet business “substantially”.
Video: Gary Humphreys
Markerstudy's Gary Humphreys talks Brexit and Solvency II.
Admiral and Legal & General join Markerstudy’s pet aggregator panel
Platform offers cover for cats and dogs.
Brightside to launch MGA in September
CEO Mark Cliff says MGA will specialise in van and tradesman insurance.
Profile: Gary Humphreys, Markerstudy
Making a mark: Markerstudy’s group underwriting director and second biggest shareholder Gary Humphreys tells Insurance Age about Brexit’s effect on regulation, acquisition strategies and the advantages of remaining unrated
Markerstudy confirms job cuts in IT department
Restructure likely to lead to 45 redundancies.
Humphreys admits Markerstudy could bid for Brightside "if it came back on the market"
Markerstudy's Gary Humphreys talks exclusively to Insurance Age for the December edition.
In-depth - talent: Why perceived tedium is tainting our talent
Insurance needs to brush off its old image and attract young people with flair and talent to the industry, says Tanya Gerrard-White
Markerstudy to launch new commercial broker
New brand to offer any type of commercial cover from November.