Broker
Top 100 2019 - £40m to £49.99m
Berkeley Insurance Group • C&C Insurance Brokers • David Roberts & Partners Group • Miles Smith Insurance Solutions • One Broker Group • Willis Insurance & Risk Management • The Wrightsure Group
Top 100 2019 - £50m to £74.99m
BHIB Insurance Brokers • Bridge Insurance Brokers • Brunel Group • Circle Insurance Services • Kelliher Insurance Group • Thomas Carroll Group • TL Dallas • Sutton Winson
Top 100 2019 - £75m to £99.99m
Reich Group • Romero Group • W Denis Insurance Brokers
Top 100 2019 - £100m to £199.99m
A-Plan Group • Alan Boswell Group • Bollington • Brightside Group • Clear Insurance Management • Ethos Broking • Granite Group • Integro Group • James Hallam • Lycetts • Simply Business (Xbridge) • Verlingue (UK) (incorporating ICB Group and Finch…
Top 100 2019 - £200m to £349.99m
Aston Lark
Top 100 2019 - £500m to £749.99m
Atlanta Group • Global Risk Partners • Howden UK • Jelf • Towergate
Top 100 2019 - £750m+
The Ardonagh Group • PIB Group
Top 100 2019 - Rules of engagement
The criteria we used to determine this year’s Top 100 independent brokers
Top 100 2019 - State of the market
Confidence and growth: The market remains strong although M&A activity fell back on bumper numbers last year. Olly Laughton-Scott runs through the Top 100 Independent Brokers
Top 100 2019 - Bandings
Brokers are listed alphabetically in bands of GWP
Top 100 2019 - Welcome
Growing success: Acquisitions may be down on 2018, but the Top 100 Independent Brokers are still enjoying growth
Aon moves jurisdiction from the UK to Ireland due to Brexit
Broker is retaining its London headquarters and noted that its “commitment to the UK and the important London insurance market remains unchanged”.
Biba launches guide to no deal Brexit
Organisation created the guide with KPMG as a follow-up to last year's Brexit navigator.
Marsh hires new Manchester office head
Mark Mansfield to take overall responsibility for Marsh’s corporate clients in the region as the broker looks to develop its operations in Manchester.
SRIL buys Square Mile Broking
Square Mile joins Miles Smith and The Underwriting Exchange as SRIL’s broking portfolio grows.
Judge slams insulting religious references in Gallagher and Ardonagh case
Staff poaching claims brought against Ardonagh were dismissed in Friday’s judgment but one case of solicitation was upheld.
B.P. Marsh invests £1m in Lloyd's broker Lilley Plummer
PE firm takes a 30% stake in the specialist marine broker.
Aston Lark buys Lloyd’s broker Protean Risk
Acquisition is Aston Lark’s first since securing £320m in financing from Goldman Sachs.
Nearly half of brokers unaware of SMCR, research finds
Senior Management and Certification Regime (SMCR) will apply to insurance intermediaries from 9 December 2019.
Ardonagh staff poaching claims dismissed in court
Gallagher has agreed to pay £3.1m towards the defendants' costs.
Brokers puzzled as Markerstudy reports £217.3m loan deadline
Insurance Age gauged the mood of the broker market and found strong support for Markerstudy's future prospects.
Opinion: Former Ten Insurance director James Sharp on market hardening
How we got a hardening market: Life is getting tougher for brokers in PI and construction as premiums shoot up, says James Sharp
CRL Management likely to close amid Alpha fallout
Alpha was CRL's sole provider until it went bankrupt last year, and CRL has filed a document on Companies House which proposes the firm is wound up.
Experts urge pet providers to turn to social media
A GlobalData report suggested that engaging with pet influencers on Instagram and Facebook could benefit insurers and brokers.