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DR&P reveals 2024 deal costs and more buys in 2025 after BMS sale
DR&P Group has revealed a £60.91m bill for its 2024 purchases, a year it was snapped up by BMS.
Gracechurch: Lockton on the up, disrupting ‘Big 5’ in 2025 broker ranking
Marsh, Aon and Howden continue to feature as the most respected brokers in the London market, according to an annual ranking from research consultancy Gracechurch.
Insurance United Against Dementia names Marsh UK CEO Lay as new chair
Insurance United Against Dementia has appointed Chris Lay, CEO of Marsh McLennan UK, as its new campaign chair.
Blog: Young talent now will fix future recruitment challenges
With an ageing industry and recruitment being cited as one of the main challenges faced by insurance firms, bringing in younger talent into insurance is vital, but is the industry doing enough? Rosie Simms surveys the landscape.
People Moves: 7 – 11 April 2025
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BMS completes David Roberts & Partners buy
BMS Group has finalised the acquisition of David Roberts & Partners, after it was announced in earlier this year.
People Moves: 2 – 6 December 2024
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BMS unveils wine producers insurance Bacchus
BMS Group has launched BMS Bacchus, a stock throughput solution designed to protect wine across all stages of production, storage and transit, from harvested grapes to finished product.
DR&P deals costs revealed in run-up to BMS sale
DR&P spent more than £12m on five acquisitions in the financial year ahead of selling up to BMS, filings at Companies House have revealed.
BMS expands apprenticeship programme to nine
BMS has grown its early careers apprenticeship programme in London with nine new school and college leavers.
Top 100 UK Insurance Brokers 2024: Introduction
Welcome to the Top 100 UK Insurance Brokers for 2024, which Insurance Age has put together again with the help of Insuramore.
People Moves: 9 - 13 September 2024
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BMS buys DR&P as Inflexion exits
European mid-market private equity house Inflexion has agreed to sell its investment in David Roberts & Partners to BMS Group, having first taken a stake in 2021.
People Moves: 22 – 26 July 2024
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People Moves: 8 – 12 July 2024
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People Moves: 24 – 28 June 2024
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Top 100 UK Brokers 2023: Directory – £5m – £6m
BMS – JCB Insurance Services – McClarrons – Oxford Insurance Brokers (belonging to USI Holdings during 2022) – Premierline Direct (Allianz Business Services) – Principal Insurance – Radius Insurance Solutions (Radius Payment Solutions) – Wesleyan…
People Moves: 31 July – 4 August 2023
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People Moves: 17 - 21 April 2023
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People Moves: 23 - 27 January 2023
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Imas reveals 35% drop in insurance distribution M&A in 2022
Initial analysis by Imas has detailed that mergers and acquisition deals for UK general insurance distribution firms dropped by around 35% in 2022, with fewer than 100 transactions announced versus 148 in 2021.