Consolidators
GRP’s Gauntlet targets £25m in GWP
The business acquired Three Sixty for an undisclosed sum earlier this year.
GRP’s Higos buys in Penzance
The South West hub has acquired Web Shaw which trades as Jacksons.
Ardonagh reveals £900m capital raise
CEO David Ross says increased firepower will fund acquisitions in the UK as well as the consolidator's international expansion.
Ardonagh reports rising income and Ebitda for H1 2021 as losses shrink
Consolidator reports loss for the period of £41.3m, while total income for the group hits £433.2m in the first half of the year.
Talbot Jones buys March Insurance Services
The Gateshead-based broker, specialising in third sector and small business risks, says the acquisition will help the family firm expand its national reach.
Aston Lark Ireland buys again
Deal for Dublin-based Brassington Insurance is consolidator's sixth in the Republic of Ireland this year.
Gallagher signs reshaped $3.25bn Willis Re deal
The broker is to buy the WTW treaty reinsurance operations following the collapse of the original deal.
Willis: Predator or Prey?
News analysis: Following the Aon/Willis Towers Watson deal collapse David Worsfold explores if WTW will turn hunter or hunted amid the fallout from the failed $30bn deal.
Aston Lark buys Plester Group
The Kidderminster-headquartered broker's specialisms include construction, motor trade, high net worth and unoccupied property and the deal brings 19 staff to Aston Lark.
PIB’s Barbon adds Rent4sure to portfolio
The provider joins Let Alliance and HomeLet as part of the business’s rental proposition.
Gauntlet buys Three Sixty in first deal under GRP ownership
Three Sixty is based in Bolton and is a specialist private client broker.
Aston Lark reports Ebitda and revenue growth for 2020
The consolidator now places circa £900m in gross written premium and employs over 1,500 people in over 50 offices across the UK and Ireland.
Tasker to push forward with more deals
CEO Robert Organ highlighted how recent buy, PI specialist Insure Risk, was a good fit for the business and chats through its move to join Jensten.
Aon: Executive committee shuffled post-deal collapse
Aon, which abandoned its $30bn merger deal to buy WTW earlier this week, has shared its new leadership structure.
Tasker buys Insure Risk
The move follows Tasker becoming part of the Jensten Group earlier this year.
Aon/WTW merger collapses amid US DOJ lawsuit
Aon is set to pay a $1bn termination fee to WTW as CEO Greg Case says the two businesses "reached an impasse with the US Department of Justice".
Ardonagh creates European unit led by Conor Brennan
The Dublin-headquartered business will operate alongside Ardonagh Global Partners with plans to expand across Europe.
ABL boss targets further expansion after WTW buy
CEO Maurice Boyd tells Insurance Age how the recent WTW purchase came about and outlines the GRP-owned firm's future ambitions.
Aston Lark Ireland buys specialist motorcycle broker
Deal for Principal Insurance Ireland is the consolidator's fifth in Ireland this year.
GRP buys WTW's Northern Ireland business
The portfolio will be integrated into GRP-owned ABL Group, doubling the Belfast-based broker's GWP to £107m.
Verlingue UK reports growth in 2020 financial results
The broker also revealed a plan to triple its international turnover and to grow its position as a large independent European broker.
DCJ Insurance acquires Real Insurance
It is the broker's second deal since it was bought by GRP in 2018.
Hedron adds Zurich to panel
The move follows Markel joining the panel of the Global Risk Partners network last month.