A-Plan
One of the most well-known brands on the High Street, A-Plan has been a familiar sight in local towns for more than 60 years. The home a motor specialist, led by Carl Shuker, was brought into the Howden Group in 2020.
A-Plan features in the Insurance Age Top 50 Insurance Brokers in Personal Lines listing, and the Insurance Age Top 100 Insurance Brokers 2021 listing. Find out what other companies made the cut.
Jelf rebrand an opportunity for regional brokers, say experts
Brokers say Marsh's "inevitable" move could lead to staff exits and a shift away from local service as Jelf rebrands to Marsh Commercial.
Trying to find capacity for start-ups a “chicken and egg situation” says A-Plan’s Carl Shuker
Panellists at the MGAA Conference note there is not enough data when it comes to insuring start-ups, and urge MGAs to embrace rate hardening.
Quizzical questions: 28 June 2019
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Brokers cautiously optimistic about Allianz's L&G GI buy
Experts say deal is "good fit", despite the possibility of it limiting choice in the market.
A-Plan confirms south west deals
The personal lines broker bought Westward Counties and Acer and has assimilated their books of business into its own local branches as it eyes pipeline of buys.
The Blog Spot: Should insurance go back to its coffee shop roots?
Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift mulls whether insurance broking needs to go back to its beginnings to find the right blend for future success.
News analysis: Pivotal point for personal lines
Could a torrent of news about redundancies, buys, partnerships and losses indicate big changes to come?
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Ida Axling hosts the first show of 2019.
Shuker and Barton reveal details of deal
Shuker’s A-Plan has taken on the personal lines business for Jelf and Barton explains that moving the business to call-centre focused broker would have been a “retrograde step”.
Jelf transfers personal lines business to A-Plan
Business from 26 Jelf branches has been moved to A-Plan with 59 Jelf staff redeployed to other roles within the Marsh-owned broker and 19 people joining A-Plan.
A Plan delivers further profit and turnover growth in 2018
CEO planning steady expansion of branch network in 2019.
Review of the year: January 2018
2018 started off with a bang with FCA fines and some big ticket M&A involving Markerstudy and A-Plan.
Spotlight - Personal lines: The path ahead in personal
Is personal lines broking dead? That’s news to the brokers who are using tech innovation and new business models to stay on top. Martin Friel reports
Zurich UK COR improves to 95.5%
GI business recovering from impact of discount rate hit as GWP stable and operating profit grows.
Endsleigh picks SSP in five year deal
Broker moves away from maintaining its own software and infrastructure.
Alpha collapse causes “massive upheaval” with taxi to the fore
The unrated Danish insurer's bankruptcy has caused havoc.
A-Plan buys Oliver & Sanders
Broker keeping both offices in Andover and Frome.
Endsleigh puts 77 people at risk of redundancy
Broker closing claims office in Burnley.
Broking Break: Your Top 5
A frantic start to the year on the news front saw acquisitions, a familiar theme from 2017, continue to dominate. Miles Smith, Markerstudy and Endsleigh being sold to A-Plan dominated the list but there was still room for SSP’s outage costs to make an…
Shuker hails Endsleigh deal as return to independence
The A-Plan CEO said the brokers complement each other and once the deal goes through A-Plan will have over £500m in GWP.
A-Plan buys Endsleigh
The deal was for an undisclosed sum and Endsleigh will continue to operate as a separate entity.
Profits up again at A-Plan
Broker reveals 12% rise in turnover for 2016/17.
News analysis: Mind the knowledge gap
Insurance education shortfall revealed by FCA creates opportunity for brokers
Applied Net 2017: Jeff Purdy predicts 30% UK growth for Applied in 2018
Software house close to confirming two more brokers for new Epic platform which goes live in the UK next year.