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Strong personalities ensure consolidation competition continues
For our industry's consolidators the targets are set and the race is on. The broking landscape is be...
Charming the market
Steve Burrows
Brokers use the summer to show their purchase power
Towergate opened August's acquisitions as it announced the purchase of Hayward Aviation, the UK's la...
International rugby legend signs for ProtectaGroup
Protectagroup has enlisted the services of the former Welsh rugby captain and British Lion Ieuan Eva...
Appointment at Jardine Lloyd Thompson
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has brought Ron Hayes on board as the managing director of its global risk so...
Appointment at NIG
NIG has recruited Dean Laming as the new regional manager for its Redhill operation. Laming will be ...
Overheard
Stuart Reid appears to have knocked his notorious long lunches on the head since joining Axa after a...
Management acquires Direct Group in £40m deal
A buyout backed with finance from private equity firm LDC has seen Direct Group's management acquire...
Erinaceous left in the cold
The ongoing saga of the potential takeover of the Erinaceous Group ground to a halt with the news th...
Slade Edwards & Co joins Broker Network
Slade Edwards & Co, based in Horsham, West Sussex, has become the latest firm to join the Broker Net...
Electrical contractors scheme re-launched
Camberford Law has re-launched its scheme for electrical contractors, catering for all sizes of cont...
Broker-only Facilitas teams up to provide new SME claims service
Facilitas, the new trading division of Electrical Contractors Insurance Company, has announced the s...
Irish broker's mainland plans
A new player is set to enter the consolidation field in the UK in the form of a Belfast-based broker...
Oval makes 20th acquisition
Consolidator Oval has made its 20th acquisition with the purchase of Martin and Pethard, and its ass...
ProtectaGroup monitors young drivers
Wales-based broker ProtectaGroup has been monitoring young drivers using the VL-Fleet GPS tracking s...
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.