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Aon enters acquisition fray
Aon, the world's second largest independent broker, has bought classic car specialist Footman James ...
Dallas buys Hallas
Bradford-based broker TL Dallas has acquired Honley-based David Hallas Insurance Services. David Hal...
Finch taps French connection
Alec Finch has used his Worldwide Broker Network connections to secure his firm's future. Finch has ...
Sirius nets consolidator as 200th 21 customer
The CBG Group of Manchester has become the 200th broker to sign up to Birmingham-based software hous...
Wason retires as Jelf continues expansion
In addition to its healthcare purchase, the Bristol-based Jelf Group has acquired the UK books of bu...
Appointment at Perkins Slade
Perkins Slade has made two appointments. Stuart Love joins the board from Thomas, Carroll, with resp...
Consolidation raises challenges for software houses
Increasing broker consolidation is causing concern for software houses as they struggle to increase ...
Broker Network shares and profit leap
Grant Ellis, chief executive of the Broker Network, has overseen record profits in the first half of...
Distribution power struggle erodes independence
The acquisition of Layton Blackham and Stuart Alexander by Axa has inevitably ignited debate over th...
Appointment at NIG
NIG has strengthened its underwriting and pricing team with the appointment of John Inwood as head o...
Acquirer Jelf is in good health
The Jelf Group has fulfilled its ambitions for the fiscal period ending 30 September. Pre-tax profit...
Equity buys Northern Ireland's Open and Direct
Acquisitive Equity Insurance Brokers, the broking arm of Equity Insurance Group has acquired Norther...
PBS and ATD merger sees new firm emerge
Primary General Insurance, newly created from a merger of PBS and ATD, has now commenced trading. P...
Axa makes double buy in bid for SME share
Axa UK has acquired the businesses of insurance brokers Stuart Alexander and Layton Blackham in an a...
CCV completes seventh deal since June
Acquisition and investment vehicle, CCV, has completed its seventh deal since June. The acquisition ...
The hottest insurance gossip
Always the avid sports fan, Polly was less than impressed with England's recent humiliating whitewas...
Alliance & Leicester enters car insurance market
Alliance & Leicester has entered the car insurance market, with a pledge that it will beat any renew...
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Jelf acquires John Wason Insurance Brokers
Jelf has acquired the business of Reading-based commercial insurance broker John Wason Insurance Bro...
Staggering amount of merger and acqusition activity
Even with the staggering amount of merger and acquisition activity currently taking place across the...
Alec Finch sets its sights on Europe after French sale
Manchester-based broker Alec Finch became the third independent broker to be sold in a single week a...
Research conducted by AIG Europe
Research conducted by AIG Europe has shown that almost three times as many small to medium-sized ent...
As bold as Bollington
Stephen Wall and Paul Moors