Brightside
Paul Chase-Gardener to retire from Brightside Group
Co-founder and former finance director decides to hand over baton.
Cliff to focus on growing brands at Brightside
Ageas Retail CEO admits to a day of “mixed emotions”.
Cliff to leave Ageas for Brightside
Ageas Retail CEO to become executive chairman of the broker next year.
Brightside takes Gardner from Lloyds TSB
New recruit to underwrite home insurance as broker targets “key growth area” for 2015.
Brightside in security breach
Broker website eCar Insurance taken offline as a precaution following cyber attack.
Banks ups UKIP donation to £1m
Broker increased donation citing William Hague calling him a “nobody”.
Banks chose UKIP for EU policy
Ex-Brightside chief supports UKIP policy to leave the EU due to its “disastrous” decisions on insurance market.
Go Skippy founder Banks to bankroll UKIP
Broker could stand for party in 2015 general election after switching from Conservatives.
Gallagher loses MD of partnerships
Alan Sanderson is leaving the broker to pursue new opportunities.
Reshuffle for Brightside management
Chase-Gardener switches to commercial director role.
Southern Rock records £8.7m post-tax profit in 2013
GWP up 7% to £74.8m.
Brightside sells-up to private equity for £127m
Deal values broker at 25p cash per share.
LV partners with Brightside
Provider to supply Highway car policies.
Brightside in triple swoop
Stuart Grieb joins from Towergate.
New Brightside chief announces MGA move
Boss targets expanded insurer panel.
Brightside begins 12-month partnership with RatedPeople.com
Broker is now sole insurance partner for trade recommendation service.
Brightside raises £6.8m to plug "short-term cash shortfall"
Broker explains share placement was needed to "prevent the possibility" of breaching bank covenant.
Former Brightside boss Banks behind van specialist launch
Broker has targeted 30,000 policy sales and £20m GWP in its first year.
Brightside slashes its 2013 earnings estimate by 20%
Broker blames capacity restrictions during Q4 2013.
Holman admits Markerstudy may make fresh Brightside bid
Markerstudy will be able to return with a new offer in Spring 2014.
Markerstudy's Humphreys: Holman will help us gain maximum exposure
Provider's underwriting director coy about potential for second Brightside bid.
Markerstudy snaps up Martyn Holman
Ex-Brightside boss to join in the new year.
New Brightside CEO is a "big step forward" in broker's history
Interim CEO admits that Towergate wouldn't want to lose its former director.
Brightside raids Towergate for Williams as CEO
Consolidator loses director after a decade.