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Marsh buys Bluefin from Axa
Marsh is to acquire Axa subsidiary Bluefin Insurance Group for £295m in a deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2017, subject to the usual regulatory approval.
Pukka looks to move into private car
Specialist van MGA has also picked up some business from the collapse of Enterprise.
Broking Break – Your Top Five
From investments to technology, from acquisitions to innovations and liquidator revelations it has been another action packed week in broking.
Towergate’s Fusion teams up with Tokio Marine as it parts ways with QBE
MGA’s new £150m capacity arrangement to run over five years.
Quizzical questions: 11 November 2016
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical news quiz.
Broker Apprentice 2016: Reflections on the timed insurance treasure hunt – video blog two
Euros Jones, Katie Waugh and Craig Younger share their feedback on the first task.
Broker Apprentice 2016: The insurance treasure hunt - episode two
The apprentices face their first full challenge – deciphering riddles and clues in a timed insurance-themed treasure hunt.
Catch up on Broker Expo 2016
Insurance Age's team of award-winning journalists hit the road again - this time they headed to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry for the 2016 Broker Expo.
Acquisition market “alive again”
Former Macquarie lending experts sees M&A increasing through 2017 as brokers seek to grow.
Biba launches under-insurance guide for SMEs
Customer focused edition follows on from guide for members issued in May.
Bluefin buys Northern Alliance Brokers
The broker was formerly a member of Willis Network.
Charles Crawford appointed Gallagher operations director
Crawford takes on some of Michael Rea’s responsibilities after he became retail CEO role following Stuart Reid’s departure.
Networks are needed to fight off consolidation, say brokers
The right network "is part of a small broker's armoury".
Meet the techies: Vivek Banga
Arthur J. Gallagher chief digital officer Vivek Banga tells us how brokers can take advantage of InsurTech.
Madison Dearborn Partners becomes second largest Towergate shareholder
Tango Investments buys up 17.9% of voting rights.
Networks necessary for broker growth
Study reveals many smaller UK brokers deem networks essential for coping with regulation.
Editor's letter - November 2016
“There definitely needs to be change. And it is only through such collective thinking and a combined effort that solutions will be found”
Broking break: And finally...
Jeremy Butler of Qdos shares his list of essential items for surviving on a desert island and Acturis’ Jeff McCracken reveals his first job was as a supermarket grocery assistant.
Broking break: Risky Business
We encounter the worst case of whiplash ever seen in this month's cartoon
News analysis: Industry calls for action after whiplash reforms delayed
Insurers promise they’re “not going quiet” as Ministry of Justice delays compensation reforms
Opinion: Clear Insurance's Howard Lickens on acquisitions
The value in values: Have the latest wave of consolidators forgotten the lessons of acquisitions past? Businesses should aim to please all stakeholders, says Howard Lickens
Quizzical questions: 4 November 2016
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical news quiz.
Broker Apprentice 2016: Thoughts on the team names and more – video blog 1
The two teams have chosen their names as the new series kicks off. What did the judges and contestants make of it all?
Brunel makes two acquisitions
Bristol-based broker buys PI specialists Pinsure and PI4U.