Consolidators
Aston Lark buys Birmingham broker
Group CEO Peter Blanc says the business has a number of more deals in diligence after seeing an uptick in enquiries as a result of the pandemic.
Aston Lark posts growth in turnover and Ebitda in 2019
The group now employs over 900 people in 30 offices across the UK and Ireland, placing £440m of gross written premium.
GRP’s Marshall Wooldridge buys Yorkshire broker
Messrs R F Broadley is based in Masham and specialises in agriculture.
Clear Group 2019 results highlight growth
The business saw improvement across all metrics in the year it bought Morrison Insurance Solutions.
PIB Risk Services gets Chartered status
The accreditation comes as several parts of the firm have rebranded as PIB Insurance Brokers.
GRP creates investment director role
David Cunningham has joined the broker from Close Brothers Premium Finance.
A-Plan makes first deal as part of Howden stable
The broker is to buy Ingenie from Watchstone Group as it moves forward with plan to develop its technological capability.
GRP-owned Birrell Group buys again
The broker, which trades as Kingsway, has purchased Home Counties Insurance Services, following on from its deal for Managed Risk Solutions earlier this week.
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.
GRP-hub Birrell Group buys commercial broker
Birrell, which trades as Kingsway, became part of GRP in January this year.
Ardonagh buys Lloyd Latchford
Motor broker will be brought into the Atlanta Group, joining Autonet, Carole Nash and Swinton.
HG invests in Howden-owner Hyperion
The deal places an enterprise value of $5bn on Hyperion and provides it with $1.5bn to acquire and invest in data and technology.
CMA forces Ardonagh to u-turn on £26m Bennetts buy
Ardonagh has proposed to reverse the deal and divest of the motor broker following the threat of an “expensive and burdensome” phase two competition probe.
Clear CEO reveals next steps after "brilliant" Brokerbility deal
Howard Lickens discusses plans for the Brokerbility Network following the transaction, which also increases Clear's regional presence, particularly in the Midlands.
Clear buys Brokerbility
The deal includes BHIB and brings Clear’s GWP up to £200m.
Shuker and Howden lift lid on A-Plan deal
The sale of A-Plan to Howden is believed to be valued at up to £700m.
Howden buys A-Plan to create £4bn GWP broker
Carl Shuker will continue to lead the personal lines specialist.
GRP makes first Irish deal
Consolidator makes Dublin-based Crotty Insurance Brokers its Irish hub as it announces plans to make further deals in the Republic of Ireland.
CMA: Ardonagh’s Bennetts buy raises competition concerns
Government body says Ardonagh and Bennetts have five working days to address the CMA’s concerns, after it found that the merged company would face “only little competition” from other much smaller motorcycle insurance specialists.
Aston Lark focuses on London Market
Peter Blanc says London Market is priority for the broker and reveals MGA/underwriting hopes as the business buys Lloyd’s broker Brunel Professions.
Shareholders approve $30bn Aon/WTW deal
The agreement was originally announced in March this year and will see the creation of the world’s largest broker.
Ethos Broking makes first deal since takeover by Ardonagh
Guy Penn & Co becomes the latest Ethos regional broking powerhouse.
Ardonagh buys Thames Underwriting
The MGA, which specialises in the construction, leisure and commercial sectors, brings £20m of GWP to Ardonagh and will operate within Geo Specialty Group.
County makes second deal in a week
The GRP-owned business has purchased Cheshire-based Britannia Consultants Services.