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Deal for Abbey owners Prestige completes with Capital Z taking 65% share
Former LV boss Phil Bunker will chair the board as George Storey retires.
Brokerbility adds CCRS in Scotland
New member takes total to 27.
Finch and ICB mull rebrand options and confirm merging date
Verlingue bought ICB at the start of August.
Bruce Stevenson buys Youngson Insurance Consultants
The deal adds around £2.5m in GWP to the Scottish broker’s numbers.
Hine Insurance Brokers buys W Brian Wilson & Son
Specialist church and charity broker brings £1m of GWP to Hine.
GRP-owned County Group buys Rahon Insurance
The deal is the broker's second since being bought by GRP.
The Headline Makers - October 2018
The hottest stories on www.insuranceage.co.uk, the month in numbers and quotes from the biggest news stories of the month
Editor's letter October 2018
Awards, summits and some headline grabbers hit the broking world
InsurTech Futures: Equipsme teams up with Konsileo
Broker to sell Equipsme’s healthcare product.
Broker optimism rebounds
Sector bucks the trend in wider financial services market.
Blog: Covéa says goodbye to Swinton
Jonathan Swift reflects on the long and bumpy road to an amicable divorce for Swinton and former owner Covéa.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Insurance Age's news editor and reporter discuss the top stories for the week commencing 24 September.
Dive In 2018: More managers are taking positive action on diversity
New campaign calling for action launched as festival has gathered global momentum.
FCA to launch dual pricing investigation in “a few weeks’ time”
Regulator makes promise as Citizens Advice launches £4bn super-complaint.
Quizzical questions: 28 September 2018
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Management and integration key to Ardonagh success with Swinton, say experts
The £165m price tag seen as fair after initial estimates went as high as £450m.
The Blog Spot: Dive in and take action
As this year's Dive In Festival takes place, Ida Axling calls on the industry to change its ways.
Ross hails Swinton's "significant transformation" as he rules out more retail buys
CEO says Swinton deal took a year to complete as Ardonagh confirms that Autonet MD Ian Donaldson has been involved in negotiations.
Covéa to focus on underwriting after Swinton sale
Personal lines broker being sold to Ardonagh for £165m.
Ardonagh pledges to keep the Swinton brand
Janice Deakin to be in charge of Ardonagh’s personal lines business following £165m deal as Swinton hailed the "missing piece" in the group's personal lines offering.
FCA warns of clone firm Minsura Insurance
Car insurance fraudsters targeting people in the UK in online scam.
Ardonagh buys Swinton for £165m
Deal for personal lines specialist adds over one million customers to the group.
More than a quarter of brokers still unaware of IDD as October deadline looms
Only 8% of brokers say they “know everything they need to know” ahead of new legislation coming in on 1 October.
Video: Schemes and personal lines
Andrew Felice, of Aviva, addresses some of the key issues in the personal lines schemes market.