Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
MAC Group invests in Preston-based Healthcare broker
Isle of Man firm aiming for further acquisitions.
Arthur J Gallagher & Co unveils new credit facility for acquisitions
Previous $600m facility replaced by $800m arrangement which could be increased to $1.1bn.
Simply Business sold by AnaCap
Aquiline Capital Partners has bought the business.
Thomas Carroll buys Monmouthshire Insurance Services
Sale comes after strategic review by Monmouthshire Building Society.
Seventeen Group buys Annandale Insurance Brokers
Annandale will retain its name and staff.
Academy pre-tax profit rises 31% to £1.8m
Turnover also increases by 5% to £9.1m for the year to the end of June 2015.
Integro buys Croton Stokes Wilson Holden
Specialist broker joins Integro’s London wholesale group.
Chase Templeton buys Wellbeing Health Insurance
Deal is fourth acquisition of the year for PMI consolidator.
The decline of UK ownership
US and European giants may have taken over large swathes of the UK insurance market but, as Tony Cornell points out, the industry in this country is flourishing
Plum Underwriting buys Synergy
GRP-owned Plum Underwriting has bought HNW specialist MGA Synergy Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum.
Cooke & Mason MD welcomes takeover by PIB
David Charles says his brokerage is eyeing growth across the business.
PIB buys Cooke & Mason
The acquisition is the second made by PIB since its formation in 2014.
County reveals £1.4m Ebitda for 2015
Group turnover up organically and through acquisition.
Circle Group buys Creative Risk Solutions
Negotiations and talks taking place on other possible acquisitions says Circle chairman Tony Norcott.
Henderson confirms John Reynolds deal
Broker says all staff will be retained and commits to investing in the business.
Henderson buys John Reynolds Group
Deal involves Manchester-based credit insurance specialist.
PIB confirms Fish Insurance buy
First acquisition for Brendan McManus-led business.
Abbey Insurance to further grow branch network
Broker says focus will be on integration and opening new offices following purchase of Open + Direct.
Abbey Insurance buys Open + Direct
All Open + Direct staff and branches across Northern Ireland to transfer from Swinton to Abbey Insurance.
County Group buys George Williams Insurance Services
Acquisition is County Group's fourth in seven months.
Henderson raises possibility of AIM flotation
Broker states it is on the verge of its next acquisition.
Cobra buys commercial broker Robert Edward Southern
Cobra confident of announcing more acquisitions in the coming months.
Paul Baker Insurance Services buys RK Shipman
Acquisition creates a larger dedicated park home insurance team.
From AJ Gallagher to Towergate's future, five predictions for brokers in 2016
Now that we have all had a chance to get back into our pre-Xmas routines and break our new year’s resolutions, I thought it would be a good chance to look at our crystal balls and predict how the year might pan out for brokers.