Consolidators
Jensten completes on three deals
Jensten has bought Asprey Harris and completed the purchases of Chris Knott Insurance Consultants and Robert Gerrard & Co in a triple swoop that has pushed headcount above 1,000.
Brown & Brown makes ‘first significant’ European retail investment outside UK & Ireland
Brown & Brown has signed up to buy Netherlands firm Quintes Holding from Aquiline Capital Partners as it moves forwards with its European retail push.
Markerstudy to buy Northern Ireland broker Hughes Insurance
Markerstudy Group has confirmed plans to buy Hughes Insurance, just a month after completing its deal with Atlanta.
The Broker Investment Group ups stake in Glowsure to 49%
The Broker Investment Group has increased its stake in Droxford-based Glowsure Insurance Brokers to 49%, having first invested in 2017.
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.
Voyager Insurance Services sold to Caledon Group
Recently-formed investment group Caledon has bought travel and wedding insurance broker Voyager Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum.
Partners& snaps up two in employee wellbeing and healthcare push
Partners& has bought Nottingham-based Halo Consulting and Chester-based Personal Healthcare Management.
PIB reveals costs of record 26 deals in 2023
PIB spent £331.9m on a record 26 deals in 2023 as the consolidator expanded in the UK and across Europe.
SRG bolsters equestrian expertise with Carriagehouse buy
Specialist Risk Group has bought the ongoing business of Carriagehouse.
Partners& adds SEP bolstering North West footprint
Partners& has revealed its second deal in a week, buying Merseyside-based broker SEP Insurance.
Brown & Brown’s PCG buys Advo Group
Brown & Brown Europe-owned Premier Choice Group has bought employee benefits intermediary Advo Group.
Markerstudy and Atlanta merger completed
Ardonagh has confirmed the completion of the Atlanta Group and Markerstudy merger.
SRG buys schemes broker Strategic Insurance Services
Specialist Risk Group has signed up to buy Strategic Insurance Services in the consolidator’s first deal since its new backers were revealed.
Seventeen adds to northern footprint with first Yorkshire buy
Seventeen Group has bought East Pennine Insurance Consultants which trades as Fletcher Smith in Sheffield and North East Insurance Brokers in the North East.
Jensten buys Chris Knott Insurance Consultants to bolster South East presence
Jensten has bought Chris Knott Insurance Consultants adding 19 staff and an office in Hastings to the group.
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.
JMG in double swoop for motor and cleaning specialist brokers
JMG has bought Executive Insurance Services and Gleaming Insurance, in a move it said took the group to £300m in premium.
Brown & Brown expands further in Northern Ireland
Brown & Brown Europe has bought Rollins Insurance Brokers, based in Holywood, Northern Ireland.
Lloyd & Whyte 2023 deal totals revealed
Lloyd & Whyte made four acquisitions in 2023 at a cost of £6.5m, as the previous purchase of SEIB helped boost turnover to £47.93m.
Seventeen Group strikes two deals
Seventeen Group has bought Wisemans Insurance Services in Ashford and Manchester-based North West Risk Solutions.
Ardonagh buys BP Insurance Brokers
Ardonagh Advisory has bought Lancashire regional and specialist personal lines broker, BP Insurance Brokers.
TL Dallas grows Scottish presence buying Marsh Commercial’s Highlands and Islands business
TL Dallas has signed up to buy Marsh Commercial’s business in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, with the deal expected to close in August.
AssuredPartners doubles 2024 deal count with latest buys
AssuredPartners has acquired the insurance related assets of Everett Mead and ACG Broking Services, bringing an additional £3m of gross written premium to the broker.
Jensten completes Burbage and Seymour buys
Jensten has completed the purchases of Melville Burbage and Henry Seymour & Co following final regulatory approval.