Company results
Miller posts record £240m revenue for 2023
Miller hit a record level of £240m in revenue last year, driven by 19% organic growth, the broker has confirmed.
Hiscox reveals UK growth in 2023 as group profits soar to record
Hiscox grew gross written premiums across its SME and personal lines books in the UK by 2.4%, stripping out the effect of currency exchange, to $793.8m (£625.7m) in 2023.
Ageas reveals 20% UK GWP growth in 2023
Ageas has reported a 20% hike in UK gross written premiums to €1.49bn (£1.27bn) for 2023, as profits in the European division rose.
Holmes promises to ramp up focus on smaller brokers and across mid-market
Allianz has been growing in SME business and will push ahead further with smaller brokers this year alongside targeting growth in mid-market, according to UK CEO Colm Holmes.
Allianz Holdings tops £4bn for first time with profits surging in 2023
Allianz Holdings grew gross written premiums by 7.4% in 2023 as operating profits jumped 65% reversing the fall in 2022.
“Strong momentum” in UK commercial at QBE as international business rises in 2023
QBE has reported a 17% rise in net insurance revenue and gross written premiums for international business in 2023.
Insurance surge of 28% drives 2023 revenue growth at Moneysupermarket
Aggregator Moneysupermarket grew insurance revenue by 28% to £220m last year as group revenue rose 11%.
WTW reports 10% organic broking growth in 2023
WTW has confirmed 10% organic growth in its risk and broking division last year, an improvement on the 3% achieved in 2022.
Deals and organic growth boost Howden revenue to £2.44bn
Howden grew revenue by 33% to £2.44bn in the year ended 30 September 2023 on the back of 56 acquisitions and 13% organic growth.
Aon post 5% commercial organic growth for 2023
Aon has reported 5% organic growth in its commercial risk solutions business to $7.04bn (£5.52bn) in 2023 as profits across the global giant slipped year-on-year.
Gallagher hails 8% Q4 organic growth in retail
Gallagher grew UK and Ireland retail business by 8% organically in the final quarter of 2023, while the specialty division achieved a 16% organic uplift, the broker has confirmed.
Revenue up 8% at Marsh in 2023
Marsh boosted annual revenue by 8% to $11.38bn (£8.94bn) in 2023, as profits at parent Marsh McLennan grew.
Qmetric reveals £41m loss in run-up to sale
Policy Expert owner Qmetric lost £41.06m last financial year ahead of being bought by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which has gone on to invest £35m in the business.
Jensten deal spend tops £70m as losses widen
Jensten’s post-tax losses worsened to £32.8m in the year ended 31 March 2023, from £21.5m the year before.
Romero boosted turnover and growth by more than 20% in run up to sale
Romero Insurance Brokers achieved a 31% rise in post-tax profits to £5.04m ahead of being snapped up by AssuredPartners.
Circle grows turnover, profits and headcount
Post tax profits at Circle 1991, the holding company for Circle Insurance Services, rose by nearly 20% in the year ended 30 April 2023 as turnover and headcount also grew.
Reich posts flat turnover and lower profits as sale costs bite
Reich Insurance Brokers grew turnover by a ‘marginal’ 1% to £14.82m in the year of its sale to Howden.
W Denis profits slip back after record year
W Denis has posted a fall in profits and turnover for the year ended 30 June 2023, slipping back from record highs the previous year.
Caravan Guard reports profit drop
Halifax-based Caravan Guard has reported a 10.7% fall in profit after tax to £2.96m for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Partners& deal prices revealed
Partners& paid out £15.2m for five purchases made in the year ended 31 March 2023, a filing at Companies House has revealed.
Linked integration and organic growth key to JMG success, says CEO Houghton
Delivering on integration is “a bit of an obsession”, JMG Group CEO Nick Houghton told Insurance Age, as the broker posted rising Ebitda for 2022/23.
JMG deal bill tops £60m as purchases and organic growth boost Ebitda
Augusta Topco, the holding company for JMG Group, faced a bill of £63.2m for seven broker buys in the 2022/23 financial year, far outstripping the £17.3m of acquisition costs the year before.
SEP delivers record year for business growth
Merseyside-based SEP Insurance has reported a record year, growing written premiums by 40% in 12 months.
Alan Boswell turnover and profits soar
Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers has posted a 50% rise in turnover to £31.1m with post tax profit leaping by more than £3m to £7.8m for the year ended 31 March 2023.