Acrisure
Senior quartet depart Acrisure-owned Eleven Network
Four senior directors have resigned from the Acrisure-owned Eleven Network it acquired 14 months ago, Insurance Age can reveal.
MGA “has to own its claims proposition” – Partners& boss
A panel at the Managing General Agents Association 2024 conference explained MGAs need to create a better claims proposition and own it.
Mike Dickinson named MD at Russell Scanlan
Mike Dickinson has been appointed managing director of Nottingham-headquartered Russell Scanlan with Bryan Banbury stepping down, but staying at the broker as chairman.
Eleven Network launches directly authorised offering with 125 members target
Acrisure-owned Eleven Network has launched an offering for directly authorised brokers, delivering on a promise made after the deal for appointed representatives specialist Ten.
Acrisure expands in southern England with two buys
Acrisure has snapped up two brokers backing Sutton Winson to boost its presence in southern England.
Acrisure expands in Scotland with WH&R McCartney buy
Acrisure has added to its reach in Scotland snapping up Motherwell-based WH&R McCartney.
Sutton reveals 25% growth in Acrisure sale year
Sutton Group grew turnover by 25% to £21.1m in the year it was snapped up by Acrisure.
Acrisure’s Russell Scanlan buys construction specialist BLG
Nottingham-headquartered Russell Scanlan has bought Leicester-based Building & Land Guarantees.
News analysis: Employee ownership – how does it work for brokers?
Towards the end of 2023, Thomas Carroll became the latest broker to become employee-owned. Ida Axling looks at the benefits of the model for intermediaries and how the sale of Ten to Acrisure busted one myth that they cannot be sold.
Eleven targets hundreds of members in network in next few years
Dawn Derbyshire, managing director of Eleven Network, and David Bruce, Acrisure UK chief operating officer and network CEO, on building to be bigger and better.
The American consolidators are not done yet
Recent years have been notable for the amount of consolidation led by US-based insurance brokers. Ida Axling looks at whether these players are likely to continue doing deals at the same rate and what is driving these buying sprees.
Review of the Year 2023: CGI and Acrisure’s Andy Fairchild
CGI brand ambassador and Acrisure networks chairman and retail broking adviser Andy Fairchild celebrates one of life’s nice guys getting to lead the way, and a rebranding handled sensitively with real clarity and purpose.
Review of the Year 2023: Acrisure’s Mark McIlquham
In the first of our ‘Review’ series Mark McIlquham, president of Acrisure UK Retail, reflects on whether the 15-year cycle will see a large insurer buy a large broker, and how he’d recast the Barbie film with senior figures from its ‘network dream team’
What does it take to be a broker NED?
Broker non-executive directors need to have excellent communication skills, bucket loads of experience, and be mindful of conflicts of interest, experts tell Ida Axling.
Andy Fairchild peps up roles with Zing365
Former Broker Network boss and Applied Systems Europe CEO Andy Fairchild has joined insurance training specialist Zing365 as a board adviser and non-executive director.
Romero explores sale options as consolidators circle
Romero, one of the UK’s largest independent brokers, is exploring sale options, Insurance Age understands.
Top 100 UK Insurance Brokers 2023: Introduction
Welcome to the Top 100 UK Insurance Brokers, which Insurance Age has put together for a second year running with the help of Insuramore.
Top 100 UK Brokers 2023: Directory – £40m – £50m
Acrisure – Jensten Group – Lucida Group
Ten Insurance swings back to profit in 2022 before Acrisure sale
Appointed representatives network Ten Insurance Services swung back to a post-tax profit of £305,789 in 2022, reversing a loss of £101,425 in 2021.
Acrisure adds Modus to MGA portfolio
Acrisure has bought Modus Underwriting, its first MGA acquisition of the year.
Blog: Is operational efficiency the new battleground for UK consolidators?
It is time to change the record on consolidation from talk of double digit acquisition multiples to evidenced efficiency improvements, argues Andy Fairchild.
Acrisure targets drawing on strength of one infrastructure for Eleven Network
Acrisure has dialled up Ten Insurance Services to Eleven Network, promising a transparent model and “unique” offering in the sector, spanning across appointed representatives and directly authorised firms.
Acrisure buys AR network Ten Insurance
Acrisure has bought appointed representatives network Ten Insurance Services as it progressed its network plans, and will take the offering to market as “Eleven Network”.
Ex-Marsh Commercial leader David Bruce joins Acrisure
David Bruce joined Acrisure as chief operating officer and network CEO, Insurance Age can reveal.