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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Towergate kicks off acquisition spree with modest purchase
Towergate Insurance has purchased Tunbridge Wells-based BWA (Insurance Services) for an undisclosed sum.
Towergate turns to 'family' for new MDs
Towergate Underwriting has announced the appointment of three new managing directors.
E-broking 2011: Brokers must adopt e-trading or risk losing out to aggregators, warns Cullum
Towergate Partnership executive chairman Peter Cullum has warned if brokers continue to fail to adopt e-trading then aggregators will “eat their breakfast before they get up in the morning”.
Rural responds to Towergate departures
Rural Insurance has reacted to Towergate’s confirmation that it had poached four of its senior members of staff.
Towergate pinches key players back from Rural
Towergate AIUA, an agricultural underwriting agency based in Harrogate, has confirmed the recruitment of four senior managers from Rural Insurance Group.
What the papers say - June 2011
In this month’s edition of What The Papers Say, Insurance Age editor Martin Friel and senior reporter Emmanuel Kenning discuss the biggest stories in insurance with Paul Upton, chief executive officer of Evolution Underwriting.
Gallagher raids Towergate for senior hires
Gallagher International has poached the managing directors of two of Towergate's largest underwriting units.
Axa raids Towergate for IT director
Axa Commercial Lines has appointed Ross Burns, formerly of Paymentshield, as the new IT director in Amanda Blanc’s senior leadership team.
Broking market offers mixed reaction to Hodges' appointment
Mark Hodges’ move from Aviva to Towergate and his replacement by Trevor Matthews of Friends Life has been met with mixed reaction from brokers.
No resignations, no regrets says Homer
Andy Homer has confirmed that Towergate came close to making an internal appointment ahead of its decision to poach Mark Hodges from Aviva for the chief executive role.
Hodges to continue acquisition drive at Towergate
Towergate chairman Alastair Lyons said he was "absolutely delighted" at the arrival of Mark Hodges from Aviva and promised the company would continue on its broker acquisition path.
Aviva responds to Hodges' departure to Towergate
David McMillan, chief executive officer of UK general insurance at Aviva, has told Insurance Age that it is “business as usual” for Aviva following the shock departure of Mark Hodges to Towergate.
Aviva chief jumps ship for Towergate
Mark Hodges, UK chief executive officer of Aviva, has been lined up to replace retiring group CEO of Towergate, Andy Homer.
RSA buys into calm waters of marine
Insurer snaps up pleasure craft specialist despite softening marine sector
SSP platform closure could leave it vulnerable to attack
Software provider SSP is to phase out use of its Sector platform in a decision that could affect some of the biggest names in broking and leave its business open to attack from competitors.
Crisis Survivor enters administration owing over £300,000
Crisis Survivor, the risk management and business continuity specialist, has gone into receivership, leaving 38 creditors and debts of £312,599.
Biba 2011: Trade bodies must work together, says Homer
Insurance industry trade bodies need to join forces to solve the problems surrounding the handling of client money, according to Towergate's Andy Homer.
Biba 2011: Fusion and Oliva to offer SME disaster recovery package
Oliva Underwriting Management and Fusion Insurance Services have both signed agreements with risk mitigation and loss reduction specialists Global Continuity, to embed its disaster recovery solution, Business Assist, into their product suites.
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.
Market moves: a clean swoop is the trend for teams
It used to be that individuals would leave one company to join another and miraculously several colleagues would appear by their side a few months later.
Paymentshield unveils broker website plans
Paymentshield has launched a new consumer facing website designed to help brokers discussing its products with consumers.
Towergate reports £14m loss
Towergate has announced it halved its group losses in 2010 to £14.2m from £28m in 2009 and reduced net debt over the course of the year by £16.2m to £463.8m.
Engelhardt voices support for Lyons
Henry Engelhardt, chief executive of Admiral, has praised the appointment of Alastair Lyons at Towergate describing him as a "very strong" individual.