Ida Axling and Emmanuel Kenning share their thoughts on Ardonagh's £165m swoop for Swinton.

The top five stories this week:

1) Ardonagh buys Swinton for £165m

2) Ardonagh pledges to keep the Swinton brand

3) Aston Lark buys Pharos Insurance Brokers

4) UK Broker Summit: All Brexit options worse than staying in - David Smith

5) More than a quarter of brokers still unaware of IDD as October deadline looms