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Chris Blackham and John Sims team up with Jeremy Guscott on broking venture
New offering targeting brokers who want to run their own business.
#Insagepeople: 23 - 29 January 2017
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Broking Break: Your Top Five
The new year has kicked off with a slew of acquisition stories and the possibility of a broker seeing part of his life made into a Hollywood film.
Axa reveals £70m hit from Bluefin deal
Marsh to combine Jelf and Bluefin to be led by Phil Barton.
Bluefin Underwriting launches Epic financial risks
New product focuses on professional liability.
News analysis: Broad support for Marsh’s Bluefin buyout
US broking giant agrees £295m takeover deal with Axa that will see Bluefin and Jelf combined
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.
#Insagepeople: 05 September - 11 September 2016
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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.