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Broking Break – Your Top Five
Two big acquisitions, a court case, troubles in technology and a restructure make up the top clicked stories in the past week.
Marsh committed to growth in local business
Marsh is "essentially using the model that Bluefin and Jelf used to acquire" small businesses and will continue to seek out opportunities.
Marsh buys Bluefin from Axa
Marsh is to acquire Axa subsidiary Bluefin Insurance Group for £295m in a deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2017, subject to the usual regulatory approval.
Broking Break – Your Top Five
From investments to technology, from acquisitions to innovations and liquidator revelations it has been another action packed week in broking.
Bluefin buys Northern Alliance Brokers
The broker was formerly a member of Willis Network.
Open GI partners with Bluefin to expand trading platform
Two schemes added to PowerPlace.
Five reasons a Bluefin sale could see Axa avoid another denial headache
The recent speculation that Marsh was in talks with Axa over a deal to buy its broking arm Bluefin has raised the very real possibility that one of the longest running insurance sagas of recent years could be over.
E G Murray Insurance Services joins Bluefin Network
Broker is the network's first Scottish partner.
Broking Break: Your top five of the week
Axa in talks with Marsh to sell Bluefin led the way for reader interest coming in at the top spot. Find out which other stories made the list this week.
Market surprised by Reid's Gallagher exit
Reid is fifth person to leave UK Retail CEO role in five years.
Stuart Reid leaves Gallagher
Michael Rea to lead UK retail business.
Axa in talks with Marsh over Bluefin sale
Deal is rumoured to be worth £300m.
GRP opens in Newmarket with Bluefin hires
New office to be managed by Mandy Turnbull and Anthony Gardiner.
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Organ says Bluefin’s “going great guns”
Bluefin CEO says the broker is growing and meeting strategy aims and blames £17m post tax and amortisation loss on historical acquisitions.
Bluefin reports £17m post tax and amortisation loss
Turnover increases 3% to £122m as consolidator hails the successful delivery of organic growth and acquisition strategy.
Broking break: Your top five of the week
This week's top stories include a deadline for renewal transparency, redundancy at Allianz, GRP buy and NIG details the expansion of its online commercial product.
Robert Organ: “My role is to protect Bluefin”
CEO pledges to keep the broker on a steady growth trajectory and stick to strategy.
Bluefin launches two agriculture products
Farm combined and farm motor have been added to the MGA’s portfolio.
Bluefin Network and Jackson Lee Underwriting join up
New range of products designed to help members offer broader niche solutions.
Bluefin buys Osbornes Insurance Oxford
Consolidator strikes deal with Bluefin Network member.
Jonathan Evans wins achievement award at the BIA
Former chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Insurance and Financial Services Jonathan Evans was last night crowned the achievement winner at the British Insurance Awards.
Powell and Rogers settle with Bluefin
Deal follows agreement between Mike Bruce, Global Risk Partners and Neil Thornton with the broker.
Bluefin settles with Bruce, GRP and Thornton
Case against two more defendants scheduled to continue tomorrow.