Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Acturis buys Brovada from Willis Towers Watson
Deal is the software house's second in the Canadian market.
Blog: The market opportunity and how to capitalise on it
Brokers are in demand, but what should you think about ahead of selling up? The Cripps Pemberton Greenish team outline some key considerations.
Xenia buys West Midlands-based trade credit broker
The Nexus-owned business says Credit Insurance Alliance Brokers will be integrated with its Credit Risk Solutions unit.
Analysis: The future of the networks model
Following on from GRP's surprise purchase of Marsh Networks, Martin Friel investigates how consolidation is changing the networks landscape.
Partners& buys Nottingham-based broker
Business says deal for IFM Select supports its strategy to build its presence in the Midlands.
Interview: A niche focus
Insurance Age meets the team at specialist managing general agent Avid Insurance.
GRP spent £60m on 18 deals in 2020
Consolidator's financial results for the year ended 31 March 2020 show a pre-tax loss of £23.4m, but rising turnover and a 42% boost in operating profit.
Ethos Broking buys London-based Chambers and Newman
Ardonagh-owned Ethos says the deal brings its number of regional hubs up to 13.
Ian Donaldson lifts lid on Atlanta's Marmalade deal
The CEO tells Insurance Age about his plans in the telematics and pay-as-you-go insurance areas, as he reveals Atlanta has another five or six deals in the pipeline.
Aston Lark buys DNA Insurance
DNA is a motor trade specialist and will sit alongside Aston Lark’s Road Runner business.
PIB looks to Ireland for expansion
The consolidator has extended its reach in Ireland with its buy of retail broker, Creane & Creane.
Towergate snaps up Swansea-based broker
Move follows hot on the heels of its purchase of the corporate retail book of business from AFL Insurance Brokers.
Ardonagh creates international unit led by Des O'Connor
Move comes as Ardonagh Global Partners makes its first deal in the United States.
Atlanta buys telematics broker Marmalade
Marmalade was set up 15 years ago and specialises in drivers under 34.
Opinion: Consolidation crisis?
Clear Group’s Howard Lickens on why the big consolidators may be running out of brokers to buy
Towergate buys AFL Insurance Brokers retail book
The move follows Specialist Risk Group’s acquisition of its wholesale division.
Aon details plans for its board ahead of AGM
Document outlines two separate scenarios based on whether or not the WTW deal goes through before the meeting in June.
Ex-Towergate and Aviva boss Mark Hodges to join RSA
Hodges will become chair of RSA UK&I once the proposed sale to Intact is completed.
Ardonagh's Ross "incredibly frustrated" with CMA over Bennetts
The CEO describes the experience, which saw the deal divested following CMA interventions, as an "extraordinary waste of money" as Ardonagh publishes 2020 results.
Ardonagh reveals £217.5m cash paid for deals in 2020
The figure includes its buy of Bravo Group, which owns Broker Network and Ethos, and its Arachas acquisition.
PIB buys specialist M&A MGA Acquinex Group in European move
Acquinex has offices in London, Frankfurt, Warsaw and Copenhagen and the deal, which follows investment from Apax, is the consolidator's third this year.
Meeting private equity: Simon Peet, Livingbridge
Private equity is driving an M&A boom in UK broking but often we don't know who is behind it. Insurance Age gets to know the key figures.
The future for broking in Scotland?
As consolidators make a land-grab in Scotland, Martin Friel investigates the future for independents in the region.
Nexus-owned Xenia buys Status Credit
Deal will see the East Sussex-based trade credit broker become part of Xenia in April.