Articles by Insurance Age staff
Partners& extends Midlands reach with Beaumont Lawrence & Co move
Partners& has extended its presence in The Midlands with a deal for Beaumont Lawrence & Co, based in Shrewsbury.
Gap between best and worst commercial insurers widening, according to Biba members
The results of the latest Insurers Monitor benchmarking report from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and consultancy Gracechurch show that the average commercial insurer Net Promoter Score (NPS) is up by 9 points since January, and +16 points…
Accredited downgrade threat on hold as R&Q agrees $465m sale to Onex
R&Q Insurance Holdings has entered into a conditional agreement with Canadian investment business Onex Corporation to sell 100% of the equity interest in its front business Accredited.
Ardonagh, Aston Lark, Marsh and WTW staff among those chosen for CII New Gen broking group
The Chartered Insurance Institute has announced the 2023/24 broking group cohort of the New Generation talent programme.
Markel takes 49% stake in specialist MGA
Markel has announced a 49% strategic investment in Certa, the specialist tax managing general agent.
Allianz rolls out new A&H product and fleet features on QuoteSME
Allianz Commercial has today launched an accident and health product on its e-trading platform QuoteSME, and announced additional features for its complete mini fleet offering.
Premier Choice completes 10th deal under Brown & Brown ownership
Premier Choice Healthcare, the health insurance arm of Brown & Brown Europe, has bought 100% of the share capital of Brighton-based intermediary, Healthcover.
Jensten swoops for White Rose
Jensten has bought the business of White Rose Insurance Solutions in a deal that bolsters its regional centre in Yorkshire and Humberside.
Partners& bolsters Northern hub with latest broker deal
Partners& has bolstered its presence in the North of England with a deal for Stephensons Risk Management
NFP builds out West Midlands presence with another buy
Acquisitive NFP has acquired The Cronin Insurance Consultancy, a commercial insurance broker based in the West Midlands.
My Insurance Downtime: Peter Harvey, deputy CEO at Arc Legal Group
By day, Peter Harvey leads the Arc Legal Group team in developing and implementing its strategic growth plans, but by evening, Peter has a very different role. He’s a successful beef farmer, with products stocked on the shelves of a major supermarket…
Market Moves: October 2023
All the latest key personnel moves across the insurance market.
Products: October 2023
Product launches this month include a sustainable business tool, stand-alone cover for SMEs, a latest defects scheme for building warranties, and a landlord product roll out on Applied Systems.
Headline makers – October 2023
The hottest stories from 1 to 30 September.
Acturis unveils API integration with insurtech
Acturis has partnered with insurtech FullCircl to integrate its SmartBroker solution into the platform.
People Moves: 9 – 13 October 2023
Stay in the loop with the latest insurance personnel moves.
Theo Duchen, Lea Cheesbrough, Partners& and Marsh win big at UK Broker Awards 2023
Hailed as “a true technology entrepreneur”, Theo Duchen, co-founder of Acturis, pictured, won the Achievement Awards at the 2023 UK Broker Awards last night at the VOX, NEC, Birmingham.
Broking M&A specialist Imas acquired by global advisory firm
MarshBerry, a global M&A advisory firm for insurance brokers and wealth management firms, has acquired Imas Corporate Finance.
My Perfect Broker Week: Prabhmeet Singh, WTW
To tie in with the first-ever UK Broker Week, we asked our speakers to outline what their perfect working week would look like. Prabhmeet Singh, global finance director at WTW, shares his thoughts.
My Perfect Insurance Week: Beverley Bates, Markel Law
To tie in with the first-ever UK Broker Week, we asked our speakers to outline what their perfect working week would look like. Beverley Bates, advice services director at Markel Law, shares her thoughts.
Top 100 UK Brokers 2023: Directory – £5m – £6m
BMS – JCB Insurance Services – McClarrons – Oxford Insurance Brokers (belonging to USI Holdings during 2022) – Premierline Direct (Allianz Business Services) – Principal Insurance – Radius Insurance Solutions (Radius Payment Solutions) – Wesleyan…
Top 100 UK Brokers 2023: Directory – £6m – £7.5m
Attis Insurance Brokers – Brunel Group – CBC Partnership (Paladin Holdings) – Circle Group – Freedom Services Group – Konsileo – M&DH Insurance Services – Tedaisy Insurance Group – The Insurance Octopus (Verastar) – Wrightsure Insurance Group
Top 100 UK Insurance Brokers 2023: Methodology
Insuramore possesses a detailed knowledge of the global (and UK) insurance broking market resulting from rankings that it published in June 2023 of the top 300 such groups according to their worldwide revenues in 2022 (see www.insuramore.com/rankings…
Top 100 UK Brokers 2023: Bandings
Brokers are listed in bands of UK generated non-life broking revenue