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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.

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.

Towergate annual results reveal £2.1bn GWP

The Towergate Family – including TPL, Broker Network, Paymentshield and Open International – has reported total sales (gross written premium) of £2.1bn, income of £394m and EBITDA of £166m on a pro forma basis for the 12 months leading to 31 December…

Snowball relinquishes Towergate non executive role

Towergate has announced that Patrick Snowball has decided to step down from the Board of Towergate Partnership (“TPL”). However, he will remain chairman of Towergate Financial Services (“TFS”) where he will also retain a shareholding ( Snowball explains…

Think progress

Clinging onto a share of the market may seem difficult in the current economic environment but, as Paul Lang explains, brokers that remain motivated and are prepared for changes in distribution will be able to rise to the top

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