PIB
Backed by private equity firms Apax Funds (since 2021) and The Carlyle Group from its launch in 2015, PIB has grown rapidly through acquisitions and by employing individuals with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the insurance market.
The PIB Group offers a range of specialist teams, products, and services to clients and has offices throughout the UK, Channel Islands, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Romania.
PIB's McManus lifts the lid on Erskine Murray lockdown deal
The CEO tells Insurance Age how the deal came about and discusses plans for the future and how the pandemic is slowing the buying process down.
Erskine Murray joins PIB stable
All employees of the Leicester-headquartered broker will remain with the business following completion of PIB’s largest deal to date.
PIB makes 32nd deal
PIB Group has bought London-based real-estate insurance specialists, Arlington Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum.
Advisory forum created to help small businesses recover post pandemic
Seven industry figures have joined the forum which was launched by Peach Pi to collaborate on improving relationships with consumers and within the industry.
PIB Risk Services gets Chartered status
The accreditation comes as several parts of the firm have rebranded as PIB Insurance Brokers.
A-Plan deal sees Howden become "new force" in regional broker space
What next for Howden following the investment from HG and its buy of A-Plan? Insurance Age talks to key experts.
UK Broker Awards – Meet the Shortlist – Commercial Lines Broker of the Year
The lifeblood of brokers is SME business. This award picks out the best of the bunch when it comes to serving commercial clients.
PIB buys Rigton Insurance
Acquisition of Leeds-based broker follows hot on the heels of deals for UKinsuranceNET and Marx Re-Insurance Brokers
PIB spent £75.6m on deals in 2019
CFO Ryan Brown says the consolidator has a "very healthy pipeline" of future acquisitions, as PIB's GWP hits £986m.
PIB buys Stockton-based UKinsuranceNET
Deal is PIB's 30th as the consolidator confirms it has several more in the pipeline.
PIB culls top brands in its commercial specialty businesses
Move sees brokers including Cooke & Mason, DE Ford, Franklands, Lorica, Wilby and Cobra Insurance Brokers unite under the PIB Insurance Brokers brand.
Brokers mixed response to Black Lives Matter
Updated: Some have pledged an “anti-racist” approach but there is little ethnicity data available to measure performance.
Eight Cobra-joiners since February
CEO Andy Tedstone shares how the network is changing under his leadership.
PIB Group take reinsurance step with German broker buy
The business has purchased Marx Re-Insurance Brokers which is based in Munich.
Insurance Covidcast episode 17: As coronavirus hits has Brexit planning fallen by the wayside?
Our expert panel warns that brokers with EU trade who haven't acted already may have left it too late.
Head Lines: Mental health support for insurance workers
As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close Insurance Age asks what employers are doing for the people keeping the industry moving as they cope with Covid-19.
Covid-19: Are brokers taking pay cuts to get through the crisis?
After Aon stated that 70% of its staff are expected to take reductions in salary as the business tackles the economic impact of the coronavirus, other UK brokers reveal a mixed approach to the situation.
Covid-19: Broker M&A numbers predicted to drop
But the consolidators say their models have not changed as a result of the coronavirus.
Blog: When is a consolidator, not a consolidator? The question Barton, Jelf and Reid’s Partners& hopes to answer
This week saw the launch of new broking business Partners&, bringing together a quintet of players to form a business which is positioning itself as distinctly anti-consolidator. Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift looks at what this means; and…
Covid-19: Brokers ban meetings and push remote working
Updated: The largest brokers in the UK revealed measures in place to protect staff and customers from coronavirus.
PIB makes motor trade move
The organisation has purchased a Top 100 broker to strengthen its motor proposition.
In-depth - cyber: Are brokers protecting themselves against cyber risks?
As well as selling the benefits of cyber insurance to clients, brokers must show the way by being ready for any data breaches or cyber attacks. Sam Barrett reports
News analysis: Networks come under pressure
With Marsh merging its three networks under one banner and consolidation continuing to reduce the pool of potential broker members, Martin Friel investigates what the future holds for networks.
PIB buys Croydon-based BK Insurance Brokers
The broker is PIB's 26th deal and operates in the property, corporate, private clients and SME sectors.