M&A – Page 33
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AnalysisM&A in UK broking: Diversification grows in importance amid ‘diminishing supply’ of targets
Brokers looking to buy have a roster of new strategies, but are there enough UK M&A targets to satisfy their thirst for growth?
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NewsPen Underwriting and Aviva extend and expand strategic partnership
The MGA and the insurer are a ‘great strategic fit’ for eachother, says managing director
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NewsAston Lark Ireland buys another Dublin-based broker
The pair have a shared culture and vision, says chief executive
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NewsArdonagh Specialty acquires Lloyd’s broker with ‘true alignment on client service’
The group’s 125 staff and its brands will join the broker as part of the deal
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AnalysisBriefing: Consolidating the consolidators in UK broking is on the cards
The strength of the dollar could be a further motivation for American firms to invest to UK brokers
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NewsStaysure Group buys remaining shares of price comparison website
The price comparison website’s founder and managing director will be stepping down as a result
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IT InterviewPaul Anscombe: Time for Seventeen Group ‘to put its flag in the ground and build’
After completing 20 acquisitions in as many years, chief executive says there is ’purpose behind the growth’.
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NewsThe Clear Group buys Sussex-based legal indemnities broker
The acquired team will be relocating to Clear offices in Horsham as of November
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NewsPIB Group expands specialist offerings with new niche broker buy
The purchased firm has a ‘well-earned reputation on the global sailing scene’, says chief executive
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AnalysisDavid Howden: Rise of the underdog
The insurance industry must be a ‘force for good’ rather than ‘the naysayers we are sometimes seen as’, says broker boss
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NewsDavies buys Florida-based third party administration and adjusting firm
The purchase comes after Davies completed its buy of Asta Capital earlier in July
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NewsAston Lark Ireland buys ‘like-minded’ Irish broker
Aston Lark Ireland is ’keen to continue growing and acquiring like-minded brokers’, says chief executive
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NewsSpecialist Risk Group completes motor trade broker buy
The intermediary plans to help its new purchase ‘fulfil the next stage of their growth plans’
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NewsNew underwriting business launched by Jensten Group
The launch represents the latest step in delivering ‘real value to brokers’, says wholesale managing director
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NewsMIS teams up with Markel International for major loss events proposition
Markel’s claims director of wholesale says MIS’s solution gives the business ’another string to our bow’
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NewsZego inks deal with QBE to expand telematics-based fleet insurance offering
The pair share a passion for innovation around risk, says insurtech’s chief executive
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NewsSompo International agrees sale of EAL to ‘withdraw’ from Lloyd’s
The move marks the culmination of the firm’s strategy to divest itself from Lloyd’s and focus on the London market
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NewsAxa completes sale of Malaysian insurance operations
Generali has bought Axa’s shares in this territory for total cash proceeds of €140m
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NewsStubben Edge Group buys division of B2B media business
Group chief executive says the acquisition will ’help SME entrepreneurs solve some of the problems they face’
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NewsAston Lark snaps up Essex-based broker with ‘identical customer service ethos’
The acquired business has been broking insurance since 1979
