Scotland
Seventeen Group returns to profit in 2021
Seventeen Group has posted a 27.2% increase in turnover for 2021 to £31.2m.
Clear Group snaps up legal indemnities broker
Clear Group has made its 36th acquisition with the purchase of legal indemnities broker LawSure Direct for an undisclosed sum.
H&H expands in Wales with Wrexham office
H&H Insurance Brokers has opened an office in Wrexham to be its administrative hub for its Wales operation.
FCA warns of Borland Insurance clone
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned of a clone which is fraudulently using the logo of Assured Partners broker, Borland Insurance.
Car premiums up 7.8% since start of 2022
The cost of car insurance has risen 7.8% since the start of the year after new rules came in to tackle the practice of “price walking”, research by Consumer Intelligence has revealed.
JMG eyeing up more deals after flurry of Scottish buys
Both JMG and recent purchase GS Group are on the lookout for more buys, according to the businesses’ leaders.
Greenwood Moreland buys R C McLeish
Greenwood Moreland has bought R C McLeish Insurance Consultants in Lanark in its first deal since joining JMG Group.
JMG Group buys GS Group
JMG Group has added GS Group to its portfolio of Scottish brokers.
Aviva takes Ryan Birbeck from Axa as Karen Jackman departs
Karen Jackman, regional distribution director, has decided to leave Aviva after a career spanning 31 years and the insurer has also recruited Ryan Birbeck as regional broker director, Insurance Age can reveal.
GS Group buys Dundee-based Strathtay
Family run business, Strathtay Insurance Brokers, has been bought by Perth-headquartered GS Group.
Bruce Stevenson opens fifth branch
The Scotland-based business has opened an office in Perth as it eyes expansion in the region.
JMG enters Scottish market with joint ownership deal
The JM Glendinning-parent has moved into the Scottish market and will support a management buyout deal at Greenwood Moreland which is headquartered in Hamilton.
FCA warns on broker clone
Colin Halliday, managing director of Trade and Commercial Broking Services, has praised the work of the Financial Conduct Authority and Ten Insurance after being targeted by a clone website.
Partners& enters Scottish market
The MacDonald Group has been acquired by Partners& in a deal which is due to complete in June.
Gallagher leader targeting organic growth
Newly appointed regional leader Elliot Miller confirmed the business is also open to making acquisitions.
Gallagher appoints regional lead
Elliot Miller joins as regional managing director for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North East of England.
The future for broking in Scotland?
As consolidators make a land-grab in Scotland, Martin Friel investigates the future for independents in the region.
Aston Lark snaps up Scottish broker
Bruce Stevenson has been bought for an undisclosed sum and CEO Edward Bruce will now lead Aston Lark’s operations in Scotland.
US-firm AssuredPartners buys Borland Insurance as it grows UK footprint
Borland is headquartered in Scotland and the deal follows AssuredPartners' purchase of Birmingham-based Hettle Andrews & Associates in 2019.
BLW takes director from Gallagher as it expands into Scotland
Sandy Brownlee joins the wholesale broker to maintain and develop relationships with Scottish brokers and direct customers.
Gallagher shutters Dumfries office with three other locations under threat
Dumfries staff face redundancy as broker discusses future of Ayr, Fort William and Inverness bases as it seeks to move some locations to remote working.
Covid-19: Nicola Sturgeon calls on insurers to "play their part"
The Scottish First Minister says insurers need to "step up to the plate" and help small businesses.
H&R Insurance Services buys APL Insurance Services
The deal was for an undisclosed sum and concluded at the end of 2019.
Gallagher names North MD
Consolidator says the move follows a significant expansion of its regional branch network as a result of various acquisitions, including Stackhouse Poland.