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43% rise for CBG Group
CBG Group has produced a 43% rise in pre-tax profits to £718,000 (2006: £501,000) for the first half...
Ajax Insurance Brokers acquired by Cullum Capital Ventures
Liverpool-based Ajax Insurance Brokers has been acquired by Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV). Chief exe...
Fortis UK: too early to estimate July weather-related losses
Fortis UK has described the commercial market as "sluggish", as it unveiled a 14% increase in gross ...
August
Footman James joined forces with Firebond shortly after the owner of the Midlands-based classics spe...
Allianz Commercial and Acturis team up
Allianz Commercial and Acturis have teamed up to provide Acturis users with access to Allianz's comp...
Easyjet removes upper age limit
Easyjet, in partnership with Mondial UK, has removed its upper age limit on single trip insurance po...
Oxygen set to increase SME market share with new property facility
Oxygen Insurance Managers (OIM), the London intermediary's agency operation, has launched a property...
New forum launched for brokers
Lead distributor paaleads.com has created a forum entitled ‘Community’ on its website encouraging brokers to give their opinions.
Fortis reports strong half-year results
Fortis has announced its half year results which show, that despite market pressures, it has managed to produce steady growth throughout the company, particularly in private car, with the number insured now standing at more than 1.6 million.
Smart & Cook makes 54th acquisition
Harrogate-based broker Smart & Cook has announced its 54th acquisition with the purchase of Willis’ Cumbrian operation.
Axa results impacted by £115m weather losses
Axa UK reported revenues in general insurance of £1.86 bn for the first half of 2007, up 9% on the same period in 2006 (£1.71bn). However, its profit and combined operating ratio were impacted as a result of £115m weather losses.
Oval buys a further Midlands broker
Oval has made its twentieth acquisition, increasing its presence in the Midlands still further with the purchase of Martin and Pethard and its associated company Premier
Slade Edwards & Co join Broker Network
Slade Edwards & Co has joined Broker Network, bringing the total number of firms recruited to the network to 169.
Sales at Towergate Partnership increase by 30.9%
Sales at Towergate Partnership increased 30.9% to £709m of gross written premium for the first half of the year.
CCV acquires Liverpool-based broker
Cullum Capital Ventures has acquired Liverpool–based Ajax Insurance Brokers.
Towergate acquires aviation broker
The Towergate Partnership has acquired London-based Hayward Aviation, the UK’s largest general aviation broker. All 80 of its staff and senior management will join the Towergate Group.
Appointment at Oval
Andrew Brown has joined Oval as non-executive director. Brown has been appointed to chair Oval's ris...
Angry witnesses, an ill defendant and an unreliable juror
The Indie drama continues
Swinton Group adds another broker
The Swinton Group has furthered its commercial presence with the purchase of Leeds-based Rockford In...
Equity's two acquisitions
Equity Insurance Brokers bought Coventry broker R&C Insurance and Mortgage Consultants and Surrey-ba...
Cobra buys Tubb shares
Recently AIM-listed Cobra has exercised an option to acquire the share capital of commercial broker ...
Oval moves into the North-west
Warrington-based Creamer Group has become Oval's first acquisition in the North-west in a move that ...
Crawford Davis chooses CCV as new home
Worthing-based broker Crawford Davis has become the latest acquisition for Cullum Capital Ventures. ...
Big guns push for SME drive
Marsh, Aon and Willis have renewed their interests in the small to medium-sized enterprises market w...