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Endsleigh – returning to its roots
Alison Meckiffe, CEO of broker Endsleigh, has taken the business back to its roots focusing on education, students and not-for-profits.
Kelly Ogley takes A-Plan CEO role
The moves sees group CEO, Carl Shuker, remain to focus on the wider business which includes Endsleigh, Assured Futures and KGM.
Endsleigh confirms redundancy consultation
The broker has opened a 30-day consultation as it prepares to transfer some of its business to owner A-Plan.
Beckett exits Be Wiser CEO role after one year
Former Endsleigh boss Jeff Brinley takes over after joining the motor specialist as CFO in November last year.
Alison Meckiffe steps in as Endsleigh CEO
Meckiffe replaced Jeff Brinley who recently joined Be Wiser as chief financial officer.
Be Wiser takes Endsleigh CEO
The broker has also changed Peter Hubbard’s role from non-exec chairman to NED to enable him to work more closely with Mark Bower-Dyke on the business’s strategy.
Acturis takes Rees Astley from Open GI
Software provider promised the Wales-based broker long-term value and resiliency.
Endsleigh and Acturis announce personal lines partnership
Endsleigh’s five-year contract with rival software provider SSP, signed in May 2018, is unaffected by the deal.
A-Plan spends £13m on book acquisitions as revenue breaks £100m
Financial results filed for 2019 show the impact of the company’s acquisitive streak.
Zurich temporarily pulls out of direct home
Insurer says home products can still be bought through the broker channel.
Review of the year: January 2018
2018 started off with a bang with FCA fines and some big ticket M&A involving Markerstudy and A-Plan.
Zurich UK COR improves to 95.5%
GI business recovering from impact of discount rate hit as GWP stable and operating profit grows.
Endsleigh picks SSP in five year deal
Broker moves away from maintaining its own software and infrastructure.
The Blog Spot: Is this the end of insurers owning brokers?
Siân Barton wonders how recent sell-offs may affect the shape of the market.
Broking Break: Your Top 5
A frantic start to the year on the news front saw acquisitions, a familiar theme from 2017, continue to dominate. Miles Smith, Markerstudy and Endsleigh being sold to A-Plan dominated the list but there was still room for SSP’s outage costs to make an…
Shuker hails Endsleigh deal as return to independence
The A-Plan CEO said the brokers complement each other and once the deal goes through A-Plan will have over £500m in GWP.
A-Plan buys Endsleigh
The deal was for an undisclosed sum and Endsleigh will continue to operate as a separate entity.