Analysis: The future of the networks model

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Following on from GRP's surprise purchase of Marsh Networks, Martin Friel investigates how consolidation is changing the networks landscape.

Such is the pace of consolidation these days, deal announcements have almost ceased to be news. In fact, it would probably be more newsworthy if a week went by without a deal being announced.

That said, one acquisition did make the market sit up and take notice – Global Risk Partners’ (GRP) move for Marsh Networks, a deal that is currently going through the standard regulatory processes before it is confirmed.

It got attention for two reasons. One, the roughly 280 brokers that currently make

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