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NewsJensten agrees to acquire Coversure Midlands
’This acquisition also highlights the strength of the Coversure model,’ says chief executive
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NewsPartners& expands M&A advisory team with double appointment
‘Both are top notch professionals, highly experienced and genuinely great people,’ says chief client officer
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NewsQuestGates acquires power and construction claims specialist
‘Its specialist expertise, reputation and focus on the power and construction sectors make it a natural complement to our business,’ says group executive chairman
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NewsSeventeen Group acquires £5m GWP commercial broker
The acquired firm specialises in the real estate, construction and leisure sectors
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NewsFrench broker enters UK market with acquisition of six Leicester-based firms
The deal for a suite of Leicester-based firms involved in the real-estate insurance sector marks the French firm’s first foray into the UK market
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NewsJuly offers ‘proof of life’ for UK insurance distribution M&A market
‘Transaction volumes remain muted, with a large number of the historically most acquisitive firms having either slowed down or quietly paused their UK M&A this year,’ says managing director
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NewsThe biggest M&A stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest M&A announcements across the market from 3 to 7 August 2026
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NewsArag Law’s personal injury business acquired by Minster Law
‘This acquisition is another deliberate step in our long-term growth strategy and reflects our confidence in the future of specialist personal injury legal services,’ says chief executive
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NewsTBIG acquires 70% stake in Newark-based £3.5m GWP broker
’It’s exactly the type of business we want to partner with,’ says deputy chairman
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NewsThe biggest M&A stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest M&A announcements across the market from 27 to 31 July 2026
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NewsMGA to acquire renewal rights to PI portfolio after Lloyd’s Syndicate enters run-off
’Acquiring the exclusive renewal rights allows us to support the brokers who placed the business,’ says managing director
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News AnalysisBriefing: Should Intact make a move for Hiscox?
While the two firms might complement each other, news editor James Cowen looks at whether it would be the right move for Intact and Hiscox
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NewsPartners& acquires Bedford-based broker to strengthen SME proposition
‘They have a shared commitment to challenge the status quo,’ says group chief executive
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News AnalysisRegulatory tightening in UK M&A market ‘weeding out’ weaker distribution firms
As broker and MGA M&A deal volumes hit multi-year lows, a managing director believes regulatory tightening ’has materially slowed consolidation in the UK insurance distribution sector while accelerating selective market exit’
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News£460m GWP MGA secures new majority shareholders
The investment will support the MGA in pursuing its growth strategy
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NewsQuestGates acquires Manchester-based liability claims specialist
’This acquisition not only enhances our liability proposition, but also supports our strategy and commitment of investing in high quality businesses,’ says group executive chairman
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NewsAgeas UK’s Ant Middle explains thought process behind insurer’s job cuts following M&A
’We need to make sure we’re efficient as a business and we need to make sure we’re organising ourselves for the future to make sure we are the successful business we intend to be,’ says chief executive
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NewsClear Group sees 44% revenue uplift in latest full year results
‘We have delivered another highly positive year for Clear Group, with strong revenue growth, improved profitability and continued organic growth,’ says chief executive
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NewsHigh Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 13 to 17 July 2026
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NewsThe biggest M&A stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest M&A announcements across the market from 13 to 17 July 2026
