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.
The Clear Group features in the Insurance Age Top 100 Insurance Brokers 2021 listing. Find out what other companies made the cut.
People Moves: 4 – 8 November 2024
Keep up to date with the latest insurance industry personnel moves.
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.
Clear grows Ebitda by a third
Clear Group grew its Ebitda by 33.4% to £19m, with revenue jumping to £74.7m in the year ended 31 October 2023.
My Insurance Downtime: Molly White, ProAktive
Molly White, a commercial account handler at ProAktive, part of the Clear Group, offers us a window into her life outside of insurance.
Clear buys HNW broker Porticus
Clear Group has bought London-based high-net-worth specialist broker Porticus Insurance Consultants in its first deal of 2024.
Review of the Year 2023: Clear Group’s Neil Bunce
Neil Bunce, regional managing director at Clear Group, reflects on why penetration – not AI – is his buzzword of the year, and predicts Aviva might make a major UK acquisition in 2024.
Clear Group widens reach with launch of European arm
Clear Group has launched a holdings business in Continental Europe, as it looks to make its first acquisition in the area, Insurance Age can reveal.
Clear Group continues expansion with P W White & Partners purchase
The Clear Group has bought the entire general insurance book of regional intermediary P W White & Partners.
Clear builds northern presence with Peter Hoare & Co buy
Clear Group has grown its northern footprint, snapping up Sheffield-based Peter Hoare & Company (Insurance Brokers).