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Market surprise at Open GI deal
Rivals and partners have reacted with surprise following Towergate's acquisition of Open GI, the lar...
Ellis slams broker acquisition prices
The chief executive of The Broker Network has slammed the price of acquiring brokerages following th...
Norwich Union takes stake in Giles
Norwich Union has bought a 7.5% stake in Glasgow-based Giles Insurance Brokers for approximately £5....
Pride of Norfolk
Knowlden Titlow
Appointment at Arista Insurance
Arista Insurance has appointed Sian Rolfe, Andy Mayers and Richard Clarke to its underwriting team i...
Editor's comment
I hope that those brokers that attended the UK Broker Awards will forgive me for reiterating my spee...
NU holds firm over strategy
Norwich Union (NU) has reaffirmed its strategy of not buying brokers outright, with the confirmation...
Marketing campaign of the year - South Essex Insurance Brokers
South Essex Insurance Brokers saw a way to build business and become an integral part of the equestr...
The BGL Group has announced ..
The BGL Group has announced that Peter Thompson will take over from Phil Zeidler as managing directo...
Achievement award - Barry Fehler, South Essex Insurance Brokers
Barry Fehler has become something of a legend within the equine industry, both as a guiding hand and...
Groupama has completed the ..
Groupama has completed the purchase of a majority shareholding in Lark Group for an undisclosed sum....
Newman takes on Carole Nash MD role
Former Co-operative financial services marketing director David Newman has been appointed managing director of motor broker Carole Nash.
Broker Network completes twentieth acquisition
Broker Network has completed the acquisition of commercial insurance brokers Sullivan Garrett, the twentieth acquisition to be made by the group.
Consolidation "strangling opportunity" for entrepreneurs
Martin Sykes, managing director of Bradford-based Beaumonts Insurance Brokers, has warned the market...
Appointment at LV
LV has appointed Keith Abercromby as its group director of finance. He was previously at Aviva. ...
Norwich Union adds Bonus BAEs
Norwich Union has added a further 100 on-site business account executives for brokers using its Brok...
Groupama shares in Lark
Groupama UK has acquired a majority stake in City-based Lark Insurance Brokers, which has a gross pr...
Insurers call on reserves
It was a mixed picture for insurers announcing their H1 results, as their accountants pored over the...
ABC Insurance opens regional branch
ABC Insurance, part of the LV= Group, has opened a north of England regional branch in Sheffield. Th...
Equity Insurance Group Purchases RF Hobson & Co
Completing its third regional acquisition in just eight weeks, Equity Insurance Group has purchased ...
Norwich Union to increase on-site underwriting service
Norwich Union (NU) is to increase its broker on-site underwriting service (Bonus) with a further 100...
The luck of the Irish
Belfast regional review
A hard market coming in 2008?
It is about now that UK chief executives are putting their final touches to their outline plans for ...
VC firms could help industry
Insurance industry insiders have backed the influx of capital into various aspects of the market, de...