Backchat: April 2024
A Formula One debut, a female insurtech chief executive gets recognition, claims inspired poets and insurtech partnerships – what has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
Ardonagh Advisory continues acquisition spree with broker buy
The broker has ’clear specialisms that has earned the respect of its longstanding client-base over many decades’, says chief executive
Ardonagh Advisory completes acquisition of broker
’It was hugely important that we found a business that would support us to serve our clients in the best way possible,’ says managing director
Ardonagh boosts income and adjusted ebitda during 2023
’These results reflect a very strong year for our group,’ says chief executive
CMA gives greenlight to Markerstudy and Atlanta merger
’Today’s approval is an important step forward in bringing our vision to reality,’ says chief executive
Ardonagh Advisory taps low code to accelerate digital transformation
’As we’re creating a new, scalable, flexible and resilient platform, we looked for the best solution to achieve support for this transformation,’ says chief technology officer
Rachel Longbottom: Industry must ‘get better at spotting potential’ differently to retain diverse talent
Head of service performance and innovation says the insurance sector must be ‘more vocal’ about its diversity projects, however the nuances of hybrid working still need to ‘iron themselves out’
Scott Bennett: Broker network growing despite challenge of M&A activity
Managing director says The Ardonagh Group-owned network business has to ‘pedal hard to stand still’ in terms of maintaining member numbers amid broker consolidation landscape
Briefing: Is mid-market consolidation coming to an end?
It is surely too soon to sound the death knell for broking M&A just yet, based on recent activity
Phil Bayles: Ardonagh Advisory to use ‘regular drumbeat’ of M&A to add ‘more strings to our bow’
Chief commercial officer reveals that the intermediary organisation is aiming to complete 12 acquisitions in 2023, with plenty of transactions closing in Q1 and Q2
M&A in UK broking: Diversification grows in importance amid ‘diminishing supply’ of targets
Briefing: Broker consolidation debate set to heat up at BrokerFest 2022
Broker M&A hit record levels in 2021 – but how are the consolidators faring?
Brokers investing in technology set to continue as ‘face-to-face broking not fundamentally necessary’
Rachel Longbottom: Industry must ‘get better at spotting potential’ differently to retain diverse talent
Head of service performance and innovation says the insurance sector must be ‘more vocal’ about its diversity projects, however the nuances of hybrid working still need to ‘iron themselves out’
Scott Bennett: Broker network growing despite challenge of M&A activity
Managing director says The Ardonagh Group-owned network business has to ‘pedal hard to stand still’ in terms of maintaining member numbers amid broker consolidation landscape
Phil Bayles: Ardonagh Advisory to use ‘regular drumbeat’ of M&A to add ‘more strings to our bow’
Chief commercial officer reveals that the intermediary organisation is aiming to complete 12 acquisitions in 2023, with plenty of transactions closing in Q1 and Q2
Jaime Swindle: Effective trading versus efficiency will be a broker focus this year
As broking networks help their members combat the current climate’s challenges, the Covid-19 pandemic admittedly hasn’t been all bad, resulting in ‘a more forward-thinking industry’ says networks MD
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