Blagrove Underwriting Agency

Blagrove Underwriting Agency Ltd (BUA) is an underwriting agency based in the London Insurance Market and with offices in Manchester, Belfast and Burford (Oxfordshire). Our principal area of trading is the UK Commercial Motor Market. We underwrite across a broad spectrum of fleet risks from Haulage to SME mini fleet. Our approach is to look at each risk on its merits and to offer the best possible price with the best possible claims service. Our distinguishing feature will be our service and our willingness to be flexible when required. As a small insurer, we can offer these rare qualities to our brokers and clients - but because we are supported by financially strong companies, we can compete with the larger insurers without fear.

We are delighted to announce that with effect from 1^st November 2026, Blagrove’s underwriting capacity will be provided by Starr International (Europe) Ltd.(SIEL). SIEL enjoy an A.M. Best rating of “A Excellent”. For more information about Starr, please visit starr.com. For those brokers who are not familiar with SIEL, we can advise that in March 2026, they purchased IQUW Underwriting Agency at Lloyd’s who were the owners of specialist motor insurer, ERS - a name we are sure you will be very familiar with. ERS, bring over 80 years of motor insurance underwriting capability, producing an unrivalled record in performance and broker policyholder service. Blagrove will benefit from this connection, and we are delighted to be working with Starr and ERS. The initial term of the contract is three years. The new SIEL capacity will offer brokers a wider range of products, a more flexible policy wording and better limits of liability cover in the areas of public sector and hazardous goods insurance. For many of you, it will be business as usual, but Blagrove is now supported by one of the best specialist motor insurers in the UK and this will only improve our product and service to you.

The UK fleet market is changing. Underwriters are being replaced with rating engines - underwriting is being automated. Whilst this is a good development for the efficiency and cost saving of insurers, it takes away the flexibility often required in this most difficult class of UK commercial insurance. We believe in technology and efficiency, but we also believe that brokers and their clients need more than a price - they need a service and a product to suit their needs precisely.

We operate our own claims service so brokers and clients have only one point of contact - and you will be in the hands of a very experienced and knowledgeable team from the outset of the claim.

Insurance is a “people’s business” and we believe we have the right people to serve our brokers and clients in the way they would expect to be served and supported.