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Appointment at Towergate
Towergate has recruited Stuart Grieb as the managing director of TRS Fareham and Camerasure. Grieb w...
Gossip from the industry - See you at the nineteenth
Following last year's devastating floods, the industry would welcome one ingredient this summer: sun...
Appointment at The Insurance Partnership
The Insurance Partnership has hired Clive Owen as an associate director. Owen brings 33 years of ind...
Perkins Slade calls off merger talks
Perkins Slade has called off merger talks with Oval. In a statement, it said: "At the beginning of t...
Giles looks to dominate Kent commercial market
Giles has set out a bold strategy to dominate the Kent commercial broking market, following the acqu...
Markerstudy acquires Thamescity Insurance Brokers
Oxford-based Thamescity Insurance Brokers has been acquired by Markerstudy Group. The business, whic...
Equity Insurance makes 17th regional acquisition
Billericay-based broker Peter D J Murray Insurance Consultants has become the 17th regional acquisit...
The mystery of Mystery Shopper
Can someone please tell me the point of Mystery Shopper in Insurance Age? This is a trade magazine, ...
A monthly look at who is moving where ..
Matthew Pike has been promoted to managing director of Gallagher London. Matthew joined Arthur J Gal...
SSP signs five-year agreement
Software Solutions Partners (SSP) has signed a five-year agreement with Synergy Insurance Services t...
Website Review - Angel underwriting
Angel Underwriting's directors' and officers' (D&O) web portal and quick-quote system - www.angelund...
Alec Finch to mirror French owner
Project Synergy - the strategy created by Alec Finch Group and French broker Verlingue after their m...
Investors mull short-term returns as VC funds dry up
The venture capitalist (VC) funds that assist major acquisitions have started to dry up and will now...
Group expands Welsh footprint
The Towergate 'family' has made a further push into the Welsh broking market with the acquisition of...
Blooming marvellous
On the back of the controversial takeover by broking giant Towergate, Grant Ellis speaks to Martin Friel about the nature of broker networks and how fighting for the rights of members is essential in the politics of business
Brightside Group acquires Group Direct and Injury QED
In a statement issued to the London Stock Exchange Brightside Group, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Group Direct and its associated companies, and Injury QED. The announcement follows a General Meeting of shareholders on Friday 27th…
Alec Finch announces MBO and strategic developments
Following the acquisition of Alec Finch Group by the French insurance broker Verlingue and the merger of the two businesses in January 2007, a unified Anglo-French business will be formed by 1st January 2009 referred to as Project Synergy.
Markerstudy Group acquire motor specialist broker
Thamescity Insurance Brokers, the Oxford based company specialising in non standard private car business, has been acquired by Markerstudy Group. The business employing 61 staff was started in 1964 by owner Eric Ward.
Insurance Age weekly on-air news review
Insurance Age news editor Sarah Hills provides a run down of the major news stories from the event - watch it now
PB Week: Brit gooner dines out
The past week has been all about numbers, mainly how many calories consumed and how many units of alcohol (21 of course, as always!), writes guest blogger Simon Cooter.
Jelf strengthens Clark Roxburgh team following acquistion
The Jelf Group, the leading healthcare, employee benefits, wealth management and financial services consultancy, has appointed Mark Nevitt as director to manage the integration of newly acquired Clarke Roxburgh into the Group. Formerly of Lockton, Mark…
ABC Insurance opens Leeds office
ABC Insurance, part of the LV= Group, has further expanded its branch network by opening a new regional office in Leeds. Based on Wellington Place in the business district of Leeds, the branch will underwrite commercial combined insurance for brokers…
New insurance business selects SSP to support future growth
SSP has signed a five year agreement with a new insurance business, Synergy Insurance Services (Synergy), to provide its core insurance IT solution to support the next phase of growth for its ground-breaking insurance product, Synergy MicroCaptiveTM.
Proposed disposal of Culver Insurance Brokers
Protectagroup Acquistions, a subsidiary of Cullum Capital Ventures, has acquired the retail insurance broking subsidiary, Culver Insurance Brokers.