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BMS boosts new A&H team with five hires
BMS Group has created an accident and health division, adding five people to the team including managing director James Early.
Interview: John Page, CEO of DR&P Group on the journey from £3m to £32m Ebitda and the vision for £55m
“We’ve never positioned ourselves as a consolidator. We’re really keen to be the brokers’ broker,” DR&P group CEO John Page tells Insurance Age.
Three more deals for DR&P
DR&P Group has taken “significant control” of IFS Risk Solutions, Treelyn (Insurance Services) and Umbrella IS, pushing the firm up the most active buyer ranking, Insurance Age can reveal.
DR&P and Seventeen strike deals
DR&P Group has invested in West Yorkshire-based Spedding Goldthorpe (Brokers) while Seventeen Group has bought Trelawney Insurance Solutions in Cornwall.
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.
Top 100 UK Brokers 2024: Full table listing
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Top 100 UK Insurance Brokers 2024: Analysis – the evolving landscape
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Top 100 UK Insurance Brokers 2024: Introduction
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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.
Top 100 UK Brokers 2023: Directory – £20m – £25m
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DR&P Group confirms MGA addition in annual results
Private equity-backed broker holding company DR&P Group added a managing general agent to its roster in 2022, buying 80% of MGIC Holdings, the business has confirmed in its annual results.
DR&P Group strikes three broker deals
DR&P Group has bought a majority stake in Radius (I.B.) in Hull, Sector Associates in Thirsk and Berry Insurance Brokers in Preston.
DR&P buys Lloyd Bolam
DR&P Group has bought Macclesfield-based Lloyd Bolam Insurance Brokers for an undisclosed sum.
DR&P Group strikes five deals in 2021 after Inflexion investment
Broker holding company DR&P Group made five acquisitions in 2021 after private equity house Inflexion invested in the business and secured funding from Ares Management, a filing at Companies House has revealed.
DR&P buys Channing Lucas & Partners
DR&P Group bought a 90% stake in Lloyd’s broker Channing Lucas & Partners late last year, according to a filing at Companies House.
Marsh Commercial and DRP agree settlement in legal dispute
Jelf, now Marsh Commercial, had last year accused DRP and three former Jelf employees of orchestrating a coordinated team move, breaching contracts, soliciting Jelf’s clients and using Jelf’s confidential information.
Inflexion reveals fresh broker investment following Bollington sale
PE firm backs DR&P Group with intention to support the broker to grow organically and through acquisition.
Legal spat between Jelf and DRP continues
DRP denies client and staff poaching claims and accuses Jelf of unlawfully accessing private conversations, while Jelf replies that DRP's defence contains “much irrelevant and often inaccurate information”.