Articles by Siân Barton
County Group buys Thompson Brothers
The deal with the Stockport broker takes the County network up to 23 locations and £65m in GWP.
Airmic CEO John Hurrell to step down
He will stay in post until a successor is appointed.
InsurTech Futures: QuestGates launches cyber investigation service
The organisation says it has put together an expert team in the tech, telecoms, energy and media sectors.
Ombudsman investigates 4,683 CMC complaints
The Legal Ombudsman is marking two years of dealing with claims management companies.
Profile: Michael Rea, Arthur J Gallagher
Change of focus: The big acquisitions and hard yards of integration are over, Arthur J Gallagher’s UK retail CEO Michael Rea tells Insurance Age, and the broking giant’s focus is organic growth
Vizion claims "new model" in partner-ownership broker launch
The broker wants to work with individuals who “are being asked to do more for less” in their current broker and want to strike out on their own.
Chris Blackham and John Sims team up with Jeremy Guscott on broking venture
New offering targeting brokers who want to run their own business.
Venture Insurance buys Poole Martin
The deal will take Venture’s GWP up to £13m a year.
Zurich restructure puts 240 people at risk of redundancy
The insurer has begun consultation with employees as it proposes to remove jobs from the UK as the business is restructured.
Aviva reorganises to bring general insurance, health and life together
The move will not impact brokers working with its UKGI business and Colm Holmes remains UKGI CEO.
Startupbootcamp InsurTech announces startup in residence
French start-up CBien appointed to advise its 2017 programme and may look to enter UK market.
Martin Rowan joins Legal Protection Group
Rowan will become managing director of the newly formed legal expenses managing general agent.
Car premiums increase by 14%
Confused.com figures show the increase in the final quarter of 2016 was lower than in the same period in 2015.
Towergate to close small business unit
176 staff at the Manchester-based office are at risk of redundancy.
Luker Rowe buys Michael Moore Insurance Brokers
The deal takes Luker Rowe’s GWP up to £16m per year and was for an undisclosed sum.
LV Broker develops mid-market product suite
The commercial lines division offering is a risk-management led proposition.
Pound Gates Children’s Nursery scheme transfers to Ecclesiastical
The insurer takes over the £2.3m GWP scheme which was underwritten by RSA via Pen Underwriting.
Towergate extends farm partnership with Axa
The broker’s farming MGA AIUA has announced a deal believed to be in the region of £45m.
Biba launches product recall scheme with CFC
The association said the scheme offers two policies tailored for food and non-food sectors.
Octagon closes to new business
The Gibraltar-based firm switches from insurer to MGA and insists it is still solvent.
Alex Alway joins Compass
The former CEO of Jelf has been appointed executive chairman of Compass Broker Holdings as Jelf GI boss also set to exit.
Sure Thing! posts £7.6m pre-tax loss for 2016
The results which showed a turnover increase to £4.8m are in line with expectations according to the motor broker.
Finch Group buys Citymain Insurance Services
It is the first acquisition for the Broker Network member.
PIB buys TFP Schemes
The deal was for an undisclosed sum with PIB stating it will strengthen its MGA proposition.