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Maciver to target regional brokers in GRP push
Global Risk Partners CEO David Margrett hopeful of more deals before the year end.
Ex-Towergate deals-chief Maciver joins Cullum-backed GRP
Kenny Maciver to work on mergers and acquisitions at Global Risk Partners.
Towergate “most prolific” in affinities
Report says brokers driving commercial lines affinity insurance market.
Ace launches package policy for UK businesses
Insurer says policy was designed after feedback from brokers.
Tyser’s profit leaps 22% in 2014
Full year revenues and Ebitda improve at Lloyd's broker.
Nexus buys EBA Insurance
Acquisition adds £21m of revenue.
Howden buys Perkins Slade
Deal comes ahead of retirements of Ron Forrest and David Slade.
Allianz UK CEO Jon Dye aims to balance profit and growth
Quota share reinsurance arrangement with Allianz Re dents operating profit.
Insurers dismiss ‘Toba turmoil’ worries
Insurers say they are “comfortable” with Toba changes but they are not all working to the same deadlines for Insurance Act changes.
Fall in UK operating profit at Allianz
Insurer achieves 4.2% growth in revenue
Broker Apprentice: Win a £1,000 experience day and mentoring with LV chief John O’Roarke
The victor will also get the chance to shadow LV’s management team for a week.
Profits up at Gocompare
Parent company esure sees underlying profit fall 21% at the start of the year.
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Jelf buys Libra Insurance Services
Broker plans further deals in North London and the Home Counties.
Andrew Blowers to join Ceta Insurance as non-executive director
Ceta managing director David Quick says Blowers will be joined by two other non-executive directors.
UK revenues grow at Allianz
Six month figures reveal flat COR and operating profit.
Lewis: RSA needs to improve in personal lines motor
Steve Lewis thanked brokers for support following best results in almost a decade but did not address sale speculation.
One Broker buys PJ Weller & Son
Acquisition takes group GWP past £30m.
Sharma optimistic despite Zurich's 50% H1 profit fall
UK general insurance CEO of four months says focus will be on customers' needs.
Peter Blanc appointed non-exec director at Hastings
Blanc set to become non-executive chairman before the end of 2015.
Aviva shrinks headcount by 500
Tulloch sees growth momentum at insurer.
No room for lower premiums in household, says Holweger
MD for intermediated business at Legal & General says insurer wants to expand its buy-to-let broker distribution channels.
RSA UK performance in “respectable territory”
Positive movement for the UK as COR improves to 94.4% as RSA pledges to maintain discipline.