Global Risk Partners (GRP)
Since launch in 2013 Global Risk Partners has grown to employ 2000 staff who control or influence over £1.8bn premium. The group comprises a retail division of specialist and community insurance brokers operating from over 100 offices around the UK and Ireland, focused on delivering an expert, personal service to their clients alongside Lloyd’s and London market brokers Lonmar and Ropner. In July 2022, US broker Brown & Brown acquired GRP.
GRP features in the Insurance Age Top 75 UK Brokers listing, and the Insurance Age Top 100 Insurance Brokers 2021 listing. Find out what other companies made the cut.
Lonmar and Ropner merge
Brands to be kept in new combined operation.
GRP takes majority stake in Chesterfield-based DCJ
Management team and staff to remain with the broker, which has its sights set on making its own deals.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
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Quizzical Questions: 27 July 2018
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GRP’s County Group buys Guardian in "first of many" deals
The deal sees County take a major stake in the business and was for an undisclosed sum.
MVP snaps up stake in Ataraxia as Stuart Randall exits
Ataraxia cites increased growth prospects and sale options for brokers as benefits of the deal.
Axa steps in to provide capacity for GRP hub Greens
The move follows Aviva cancelling agency with all GRP brokers.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Insurance Age’s senior reporter and reporter discuss the stories behind the stories of this week's most read.
Independent brokers praise Aviva stance in GRP split
However sentiment for Allianz, which picked some of the GRP business, remains strong as experts say they can see the broker’s side of events too.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Insurance Age’s editor and reporter get behind the headlines of the most read stories of this week.
Zurich steps in for GRP after Aviva split
Three GRP brokers, Sagar Insurances, Abbey Bond Lovis and McGrady have now teamed up with Zurich.
Insurers reveal their focus after Aviva and GRP breakup
Experts share their views on commission rate demands as they respond to the parting of the ways between the insurer and the broker.
Higos expands partnership with Allianz after Aviva split
Owner GRP saw Aviva pull all its agencies last month.
Broking Break – Your Top Five
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Experts say GRP's pipeline could be hit by Aviva split
Sources say rival consolidators will use the situation to their advantage when competing for acquisition targets but GRP insists pipeline is strong.
The blog spot: Top five insurance agency spats
Last week Insurance Age exclusively revealed that Aviva has pulled GRP’s agency.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
Insurance Age's content editor and senior reporter discuss the most read stories of this week.
Aviva pulls agency with GRP
Insurer had already split from two GRP-owned brokers.
Blog: Eight things to look out for at Biba 2018
As the UK insurance sector descends on Manchester for the 2018 British Insurance Brokers' Association Conference, Jonathan Swift predicts some of the key talking points on the floor and in the bars around the venue.
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Quizzical questions: 4 May 2018
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GRP-owned Higos headhunts Zurich's Matthew Hartigan
He joins as MD and the move follows the departure of Higos founder Ian Gosden.
Quizzical questions: 13 April 2018
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GRP buys Thomas Sagar Insurances
GRP says deal boosts its northern footprint and follows its purchases of County Group, Camberford Law and Country & Commercial Insurance Brokers.