Clear Insurance
The Clear Group and grown steadily under the leadership of Howard Lickens. It also has a powerful M&A focus and in 2021 bought its own network, Brokerbility.
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Clear buys London-based broker
Clear Group has added London-based broker Moore Robinson to its UK retail arm.
Clear hires ex-JLT and Miller exec to lead on M&A
The Clear Group has appointed Oscar Holloway as its first managing director, M&A.
Ecclesiastical partners with Clear on local councils scheme
Ecclesiastical has teamed up with Clear Councils, part of Clear Group, adding the broker’s local councils insurance to its schemes book in an arrangement that will come in to force at the start of 2025.
Analysis: Placement strategies – are brokers turning the tables?
What is driving brokers’ decisions on which markets they use? While once it was insurers holding the aces, it now appears the boot is on the other foot, finds Rachel Gordon
People Moves: 4 – 8 November 2024
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Clear builds schemes business with CoverMarque purchase
The Clear Group has bought niche schemes broker CoverMarque, based in Hampshire.
Clear grows southern presence with £50m GWP A-One purchase
In a busy week of acquisitions, Clear Group has announced the acquisition of top 100 ranked broker A-One Insurance Group.
Clear seals largest deal with £76.2m “transformational” swoop for Lloyd’s broker
Clear Group has entered the wholesale Lloyd’s broker space with what it has described as the “transformational deal” for Lilley Plummer Risks - a marine and property specialist.
Clear adds £10m broker Vision to portfolio in South East
Clear Group has strengthened its presence in the South East buying Bagshot, Surrey-based Vision Insurance Services.
Top 100 UK Brokers 2024: Full table listing
Insurance Age is delighted to share its 2024 Top 100 UK Broker rankings supplied by Insuramore and sponsored by Open GI.
Claims – are brokers confident in insurers, MGAs and TPAs to deliver at the moment of truth?
Both the Financial Conduct Authority and Financial Ombudsman Service have recently highlighted issues around insurers and managing general agents outsourcing claims to third party administrators. Siân Barton examines whether brokers hold similar concerns…
Broker Expo 2024 Countdown: Clear regional managing director, London, Nick Smallcorn
As we countdown to Insurance Age’s Broker Week we asked our Broker Expo speakers to share some insights into the event, market issues and who the most heavy metal people in insurance are. Today we focus on Clear regional managing director, London, Nick…
Clear buys Accelerate Underwriting
The Clear Group has made its fourth managing general agent acquisition, snapping up Accelerate Underwriting.
Clear makes fourth broker buy of 2024 with South-East swoop
Clear Group has acquired Leatherhead-based insurance broker R T Waters.
Clear buys book and assets of Maynard Milton Insurance Services
Clear Group has bought the book and assets of £4.9m gross written premium Southend-on-Sea based broker Maynard Milton Insurance Services.
My Insurance Downtime: Clear Group’s Dawn Dalby
Clear Group’s Dawn Dalby offers us a window into her life outside of insurance including her addiction to Married At First Sight, becoming a fan of Jeffrey Archer during jury service when 19 and a preference for winter comfort food.
Clear buys credit insurance specialist
The Clear Group has bought the book and assets of Lichfield-based credit insurance specialist Rycroft Associates including Inspire Credit Management.
My Insurance Downtime: James Brooks, Clear Group
James Brooks, employee benefits team manager at Clear Group, offers us a window into his life outside insurance, including smoking meats, discovering golf and watching cartoons because he is still a kid at heart – just don’t talk to him about the ending…
Biba reduces burden for board members after agreeing special resolution
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has recruited some new people to its main board and agreed to changes to make the commitment of those involved with all of its committees less onerous, including fewer meetings.
Ex-RSA leader Mandy Hunt joins Clear as MGA MD
Clear Group has appointed Mandy Hunt as managing director of its managing general agent business.
Clear spending tops £100m in 2023
Clear spent £102.4m snapping up 10 businesses in the year ended 31 October 2023, the most in its history and around double the year before.