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BGLI and Markerstudy to ‘end up with much more than the sum of the parts’ following acquisition
Both businesses plan to cash in on the ‘real opportunities’ they believe arise from this ‘perfect strategic’ acquisition, including boosting pet insurance distribution
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XS Direct no longer accepting new business
Ceasing renewals business will follow on 1 March 2022
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SRG kickstarts 2022 by acquiring corporate broker’s special risks team
Building on eight years of partnership, the deal will aid future strategic opportunities, says deputy chief executive
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Xenia Broking Group buys second trade credit and surety portfolio
Newly hired account manager will play a ‘key role’ in expanding the group’s presence in London, says chief executive
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Endsleigh Insurance focuses revitalised four-year strategy on three customer niches
The broker’s chief executive says the refreshed business strategy enables the firm to go ‘deep and wide’ in particular market segments and ‘grow back into its shoes’
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Over half of UK SMEs don’t know whether their broker provides best quote to suit their needs
Broker’s research reveals that around two-thirds of SMEs want to renew and manage their commercial insurance policies via a self-service model
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Movo Partnership scores hat-trick of broker acquisitions
The acquisitions showcase ’real options’ for brokers that don’t want to sell up to consolidators, says managing director
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Endsleigh Insurance still ‘brings something to the party’ following Howden’s acquisition of A-Plan
Chief executive believes broker consolidation is ‘a huge customer benefit’ because it ‘gives one-stop-shops to customers’
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D&O rates in the UK ‘are not out of the woods yet’ – Gallagher
Despite supply challenges surrounding D&O insurance, increased awareness of ESG factors could encourage more entrants to this market, reports broker
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Endsleigh Insurance set to partner with insurtech to launch parametric travel cover for students
Chief executive has further plans to offer parametric event cancellation policies to charities too
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Aston Lark buys independent Leicestershire-based broker
Aston Lark’s group chief executive says the broker is becoming ’a real powerhouse in private medical insurance’
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New CII president Peter Blanc urges industry ‘to address the unmet needs that exist today’
Blanc fears that cutting ‘out the middleman’ in order to get ‘the cheapest price’ is ‘not the right answer for the majority of the public’
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‘Stability’ in the immediate aftermath of FCA’s pricing reform ‘is likely to be short-lived’ – WTW
Broker’s head of UK personal lines pricing believes pricing ‘turbulence’ is set to ‘manifest over the next three months’
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GRP’s Alan and Thomas buys Bournemouth broker
This acquisition is the firm’s third since Alan and Thomas became part of GRP
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Aston Lark buys Hove-based broker
Broker Aston Lark has started the year with yet another acquisition
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Markerstudy set to acquire BGL Insurance
The combined businesses form “one of the fastest growing players in UK general insurance”, according to investment management firm partner
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Ardonagh to buy ‘perfect match’ Lloyd’s broker
Ardonagh boss David Ross says Ardonagh Global Partners can acquire brokers and maintain their successful culture
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Northern Ireland broker with acquisition ambitions makes latest purchase
Broker is expanding across Ireland and will make more buys in 2022
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Joe Henderson’s broker eyes £50m premium growth breakthrough in 2022
The firm is battling to ‘create the best brokerage’ with the help of industry veteran backing, says Attis director
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Remote working drives broker E&O claim leap
UK regional brokers must consider how they can better manage the move to a hybrid or fully remote working model amid increasing errors and omissions claims