Howden
Howden claims to be the 5th largest employee-owned business in the UK, and one of the largest insurance groups in the world.
The business employs 35 000 people globally, managing £35bn worth of premium on behalf of 1.7 million clients.
Howden launches private client division
Simon Aitken recruited from Lycetts as MD of new division.
Lobb first up as MD at US Risk UK
US Risk (UK), the parent company of Oxford Insurance Brokers and James Hampden International Insurance Brokers, has appointed Mike Lobb as its first managing director.
Howden swoops for Cardiff-based broker WPS
Howden Insurance Brokers has made inroads into the employee benefits space after securing a deal to buy broker Workplace Pension Solutions (WPS).
Howden Windsor and AmTrust Europe in solicitors' PI capacity deal
Howden Windsor has entered into an exclusive solicitors’ professional indemnity (PI) insurance capacity arrangement with AmTrust Europe.
Hyperion plans to go public as equity firm buys 30% stake
Equity firm General Atlantic has agreed to buy 30% of the shares in Hyperion Insurance Group, as the broking group prepares to float.
Revenues up at Hyperion as management mulls IPO
Hyperion Insurance Group has reported revenue of £110.6m for 2012, up 42% from the £87m reported in 2011.
Howden takes Paragon director for claims role
Howden Insurance Brokers has appointed Martin Owens as claims director for its financial institutions and international casualty divisions.
James Hallam makes double acquisition
James Hallam has confirmed the purchase of care homes business from Howden and a commercial book in Essex as part of its growth plans.
Howden boosts energy proposition
Howden Insurance Brokers has appointed Greg Stenzhorn and Richard Bateman to its energy division.
James Hallam snaps up cares homes insurance porfolio
James Hallam has completed the acquisition of a care homes insurance portfolio from Howden Insurance Brokers.
Hyperion buys Windsor from management
Hyperion Insurance Group has bought Windsor from the management and employees and their institutional backer Hutton Collins Partners for £95m.
Hyperion celebrates 21% rise in revenue
Hyperion Insurance Group, has reported a 21% increase in revenue to £87m for the year ended September 2011.
Biba appoints new LMRC chairman
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has appointed Tim Coles as the new chairman of its London Market Region Committee (LMRC).
Sandy Scott takes Achievement Award at 2011 British Insurance Awards
Sandy Scott, chief executive, Chartered Insurance Institute, was given the Achievement Award at the British Insurance Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in front of 1800 fellow industry professionals.
New chairman for Howden
Howden Insurance Brokers has appointed Lorraine Adlam as chairman.
Biba 2011: Trade body renews PI deal and teams up with Jelf
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has renewed its professional indemnity accredited broker panel, and launched a new private medical insurance offering.
Howden snaps up professional indemnity specialist, PYV
Hyperion’s broking subsidiary, Howden Broking Group, has acquired the core broking activity of professional indemnity specialists, PYV.
Market Watch - Professional indemnity: Cover-all expertise
Emmanuel Kenning takes a whistle-stop tour of the post-recession professional indemnity market to find the transferable skills brokers can learn from specialists in a range of sectors.
Howden appoints law firms to surveyors’ panel
Lloyd’s broker, Howden, has created a panel of law firms to provide a range of legal services to its surveying clients. The panel members are Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, Beale and Company, Weightmans and CMS Cameron McKenna.
Endorphin launch backs SMEs with consolidator alternative
Layton Blackham founder, Chris Blackham, has formed a boutique investment house to offer brokers a "realistic financial alternative to the consolidator route".
RICS picks Howden as preferred broker
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has appointed specialist Lloyd’s broker Howden as its preferred UK professional indemnity (PI) broker.
Risk management/claims: LMRC-driven limitation of liability guidance published
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has published new guidance for brokers to highlight the potential pitfalls associated with limitation of liability clauses.
Biba publishes liability guidance for brokers
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has launched a new publication that aims to clarify the issue of limitation of liability for brokers when advising clients.
Oxygen creates affinity unit
Oxygen Insurance Brokers, a subsidiary of Oxygen Holdings, has announced the appointment of former Howden divisional director Steve Johnson as head of affinity.