Partners& boosts mergers and acquisitions team
The broker is ’forging a new path in the insurance world’, says its UK sales director
Howden buys commercial broker to boost UK-based expertise
The broker’s head of financial lines says the firm is ‘addicted to attracting the very best talent’
Gallagher completes WTW treaty reinsurance operations buy
New Gallagher Re boss says the combined businesses mark ‘a new chapter’
Graham Pulford: Handl Group to target ‘digital transformation and collaboration’ in 2022
Chief executive reveals that the claims-focused business plans to ‘up our game’ when it comes to acquisition purchases next year
The Clear Group buys south Croydon-based broker
The deal marks the broker’s 31st acquisition since 2001
GRP's southern hub Alan and Thomas buys property owners' insurance broker
The real estate focused broker said ’Alan and Thomas would be an exceptional home for this business’
CMA halts investigation into Gallagher’s purchase of WTW’s treaty reinsurance broking business
Competition authority gives the planned acquisition the go ahead
Ardonagh improves adjusted ebitda by 44.5% in first nine months of 2021
The broker has also spent £125m on acquisitions so far this year
Aston Lark buys Cheshire-based broker
The broker is an ‘excellent cultural fit’ for Aston Lark
Aston Lark snaps up commercial insurance broker
The acquisition will allow the independent broker to continue growing its corporate broking business
Briefing: MGA consolidation on the cards, but won’t have the pace of broker mergers
Broker CEO Forum attendees believe broker-owned MGAs are a ‘smart’ move, yet will innovative MGAs still be in demand when the hard market wanes?
Sabre Insurance inks underwriting deal with motorcycle broker
The insurer has full control of pricing, meanwhile investment bank Peel Hunt predicts Sabre could reprice its new portfolio
Manchester-based insurtech broker eyes deals after £9m investment
The money will fund the group’s latest deal while accelerating its M&A strategy
Charles Manchester: Mum ‘can’t ask for a much bigger, better parent than Gallagher’
MGA chiefs plan to capitalise on ‘period of commonsense underwriting’ to expand their firms’ distribution, using ‘the resources of the Gallagher group to support us’
GRP-owned Premier Choice Healthcare buys Bournemouth-based business
The broker plans to apply ‘the acquisition success’ it has achieved in the UK retail commercial broking market to the PMI sector
PIB Group extends Irish footprint with retail broker buy
The deal marks the broker’s 11th acquisition in 2021 and its third purchase in Ireland as the firm continues its international expansion strategy
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David Howden proven to be ‘an extraordinary operator’ following Aston Lark acquisition
Insurance Times speaks to the industry on Howden’s most recent purchase, which ‘on paper, looks great for all parties concerned’
Granite Group agrees to buy Crewe-based telematics insurer
The deal aims ’to cater to increasing demand for motor usage-based insurance’ post-pandemic
HSB signs acquisition deal with specialist construction group
The deal will ‘expand our core insurance offerings into the structural warranty arena’, says insurer managing director