Towergate Group
Towergate is a familiar name in the Top 100 and is another business founded by Peter Cullum. It is now part of the Ardonagh Group which is helmed by David Ross.
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Questions asked over consolidator model
Recent acquisitions and shareholder tension at consolidators puts model under the spotlight
Roundup: Products go hi-tech for autumn
Technology was in vogue in the products world this month
Talking Towergate
Towergate just can’t stay out of the spotlight.
Towergate underwriting division bought by Cullum venture for £9.25m
Consolidator sells property underwriting division to new player.
Lorica makes sweep of hires across UK
Lorica Insurance Brokers has appointed seven new starters across five of its branches.
Towergate sales and service chief departs after a decade
Towergate sales and service chief executive Simon Trott has left the consolidator after just shy of a decade-long stint.
Das and Towergate extend legal expenses deal for five years
Das has extended its contract with Towergate Insurance for a further five years.
Towergate restructures retail division
Towergate Insurance has split its retail division into two units – Towergate Insurance Brokers and Towergate Direct.
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Axa COO Carruthers set to leave
Max Carruthers, chief operating officer (COO) at Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary, is leaving the business at the end of 2013.
Towergate crowns underwriting team with Jewell
Towergate Underwriting has appointed Paul Jewell as chief underwriting officer.
AJG’s spending spree continues with double acquisition
Broker is “bigger than Towergate” after eight large acquisitions in three years
Towergate merges Broker Network and Countrywide
Towergate has merged its networks division into the Broker Network brand.
Bluefin adds three from Towergate in Stockton
Bluefin Insurance has appointed Debbie Oliver and Emma Pringle as account executives and Julie Thacker as a commercial account handler in its Stockton office.
Bluefin takes on former Thistle director
Bluefin Insurance has appointed former Thistle man Jamie Eaton as affinity development director for its London office.
Lorica adds seven
Lorica Insurance Brokers has appointed seven new starters in roles based in London, Birmingham and Hemel Hempstead.
Jelf adds five to Insurance Partnership team
Jelf Insurance Partnership is expanding with five new appointments and the launch of a new service.
Co-op's GI arm posts improved profit as GWP tumbles by £40m
The Co-operative Group’s general insurance arm made an operating profit before tax of £28.8m in the first half of 2013.
Towergate’s networks add nine
Broker Network & Countrywide has revealed that nine brokers signed up to the networks in the past two months.
Alec Finch rebrands as Finch Insurance Brokers
Alec Finch & Company has changed its trading names to Finch Insurance Brokers and Finch Employee Benefits with both companies trading as Finch.
Hodges pleased with top-line growth
Mark Hodges, CEO of Towergate, has declared the 1% increase in gross written premium and 3% rise in income as "really important" and a "positive for the group".
Towergate bondholder report puts net borrowing at £896m
Towergate's quarterly report for bondholders has revealed a loss on ordinary activities of £11.39m for the second quarter of 2013.
Towergate posts £10m loss
Towergate has revealed a loss before tax of £9.9m for the first half of 2013.
Towergate founder Proverbs joins 1 Answer Brokerdrive board
Tony Proverbs has been appointed as non-executive director at 1 Answer Brokerdrive.