Consolidation
SRG discloses UK deal prices as international dominates 2025 spending spree
Specialist Risk Group picked up a record bill of £403.8m across seven deals in 2025, with the majority spent on international expansion as it moved into Europe and Asia.
French new entrant buys portfolio of UK firms
French broking and mortgage group Odealim has bought a Leicester-based portfolio of firms including Rhino Trade Insurance, Rhino Home Protect, Rhino Protect, Vantage Fee Protect, Quest and ICPA.
Clear confirms £35m deal spend for 2025
Clear spent £35m in its 2025 financial year, down substantially on bills over £100m in the prior two years, as it reined in the number of deals to five.
TBIG explains attraction behind taking 70% stake in Magnet
The Broker Investment Group has struck its fourth deal of the year snapping up a 70% stake in Newark-based Magnet Insurance.
Clear CEO feels ‘no pressure’ as it enters fifth year with Goldman Sachs
The CEO of Clear Group has asserted the broker is under no pressure to consider future options yet as it enters its fifth year with private equity backer Goldman Sachs.
Jensten buys Scottish broker Kelvin Smith
Jensten Group has bought Scottish broker Kelvin Smith Insurance, deepening its presence in the country after two deals in 2025.
Blog: Shower of April M&A deals boosts totals, but numbers still near record lows
June was the driest month this year for UK broker M&A deals. After the slump in activity in 2025, Emmanuel Kenning looks at where the activity is and isn’t happening, and wonders if a new record low is in the long-term forecast.
Global consolidator completes deal for UK distribution platform
ANV, a global insurance intermediary platform, has completed the acquisition of Iris Insurance Brokers, the London-headquartered specialty insurance distributor.
Q&A: Jon Whiteley, director, insurance M&A at Capital & Trust
Well-managed businesses continue to command significant interest. And owners should start preparing if they’re considering a sale over the next few years, according to Capital & Trust’s Jon Whiteley.
TBIG boosts minority stake to majority holding in latest deal
The Broker Investment Group has upped its stake in Hertfordshire-headquartered Scott Blain Insurance Consultants to 74% having first invested in the broker with a minority shareholding of 30% in 2015.
TBIG broker Needham Insurance Services buys in Leicestershire
Needham Insurance Services, part of The Broker Investment Group, has bought Hinckley Insurance Services, adding £1.2m gross written premium to the business.
JMG expands with Langton and Portsoken
JMG Group has bought Langton London Insurance Brokers and managing general agent Portsoken, Insurance Age can reveal.
JMG strikes three deals across the country
JMG Group has bought brokers in London and West Sussex, along with an Aberdeen-based health and safety consultancy, Insurance Age can reveal.
Interview: Gallagher’s Karen Greenhalgh
Karen Greenhalgh, head of broking and placement for the commercial division at Gallagher in the UK, details her route into insurance, being one of the very first recruits when the US giant entered the retail market, and following her recent promotion her…
Adler Fairways notches up second buy of 2026 post Intact investment
Adler Fairways has completed the acquisition of the insurance broking arm of W B Baxter, based in Essex.
Momentum AR completes deal for Swansea broker
South Wales Insurance Brokers has completed the strategic buy-in to Swansea-based firm Fisher Insure Services.
Newly launched Momentum AR buys Devon-based broker
Start-up broker Renata Group has purchased Devon-based Abbot Insurance Consultants, as part of its long-term strategy to expand its UK footprint.
Ageas to almost halve its workforce with 1800 job cuts by 2029
Ageas has announced plans to cut almost half its workforce following the acquisitions of Esure and Acromas.
Start-up consolidator hires Brown to lead M&A in £200m push
Ascend Insurance Holdings has hired former Premium Credit and Cullum Capital Ventures leader Roger Brown as group head of mergers and acquisitions.
Analysis: Does Intact’s investment in UKGI signal a new era of insurer broker buys?
In 2025 the parent company of Top 100 UK broker Adler Fairways secured financial backing from Intact Financial Corporation. Insurer investments in brokers are nothing new, but the trend over the last decade has been divestments which raise the big…
Howden lifts the lid on MGA sale valuations
The UK remains the largest European market for MGAs, with gross written premium estimated at approximately £7.2bn in 2025, up around 20% year-on-year (2024: £6.3bn).