Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Stackhouse Poland buys Title & Covenant Brokers
Broker makes third buy of 2018.
Gilles Normand leaves Swinton
CFO Scott Kennedy becomes CEO on interim basis.
Coversure on the acquisition trail after MBO
CEO Bob Darling pledges commitment to the franchise model as broker sets up team to help franchisees make acquisitions.
GRP poised to buy Risk Alliance
It is understood Global Risk Partners swept in after negotiations between the Yorkshire-based broker and Broker Network broke down.
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Close Brothers wins Swinton account in £60m deal
Move seen as first step in Ardonagh “monetisation” strategy.
No deal on the table, confirms Mistry
Brokerbility boss says 13 organisations want to speak about buying in.
News analysis: Brokers ready to pounce after MMC’s JLT deal
Staff cuts and exits for disgruntled JLT staff predicted after Marsh’s $5.6bn takeover announced
Opinion: Salient Solutions director Clare Ryder on the changing face of insurance
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PIB’s purchase prices revealed
Consolidator moved into Ebitdae profit in 2017.
Deal for Abbey owners Prestige completes with Capital Z taking 65% share
Former LV boss Phil Bunker will chair the board as George Storey retires.
Finch and ICB mull rebrand options and confirm merging date
Verlingue bought ICB at the start of August.
Bruce Stevenson buys Youngson Insurance Consultants
The deal adds around £2.5m in GWP to the Scottish broker’s numbers.
Hine Insurance Brokers buys W Brian Wilson & Son
Specialist church and charity broker brings £1m of GWP to Hine.
GRP-owned County Group buys Rahon Insurance
The deal is the broker's second since being bought by GRP.
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Management and integration key to Ardonagh success with Swinton, say experts
The £165m price tag seen as fair after initial estimates went as high as £450m.
Ross hails Swinton's "significant transformation" as he rules out more retail buys
CEO says Swinton deal took a year to complete as Ardonagh confirms that Autonet MD Ian Donaldson has been involved in negotiations.
Covéa to focus on underwriting after Swinton sale
Personal lines broker being sold to Ardonagh for £165m.
Ardonagh pledges to keep the Swinton brand
Janice Deakin to be in charge of Ardonagh’s personal lines business following £165m deal as Swinton hailed the "missing piece" in the group's personal lines offering.
Ardonagh buys Swinton for £165m
Deal for personal lines specialist adds over one million customers to the group.
Aston Lark buys Pharos Insurance Brokers
Third deal of the year adds £8m of GWP to group as Blanc targets two more acquisitions in 2018.
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Mallaby discusses Marsh’s takeover of JLT, cyber issues in the market and insurance fraud.