Consolidation
WTW calls shareholder meeting on Aon deal
A meeting of Willis Tower Watson shareholders has been called as US Department of Justice calls for more information on the £22.9bn merger.
Jensten Group makes lockdown buy with Senior Wright deal
The moves adds £20m in GWP to the Jensten Group portfolio.
Miles Smith-owner SRG buys Insolvency Risk Services
The company purchased the administration specialist from MS Amlin as SRG teases further strategic partnerships.
GRP moves into health insurance sector with new deal
Towcester-based broker Premier Choice Healthcare becomes consolidator's healthcare hub.
Ardonagh moves forward with refinancing
The $500m ‘payment-in-kind’ toggle notes have been priced as the business progresses with £1.9bn refinancing which includes a $300m war chest.
Praise for Ardonagh’s Broker Network move but Fitch downgrades
News Analysis: Experts say the deal to buy Bravo Group and Irish business Arachas signals how far the company has come since David Ross took the helm at flailing Towergate in 2015.
The Blog Spot: Ardonagh and Broker Network - will this lockdown family reunion have a happy ending?
With Broker Network returning to the fold, Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on why Ardonagh Group is looking Back to the Future as its plots post pandemic growth.
Ardonagh buys Broker Network-owner Bravo Group
The consolidator announces $500m notes offering and flags £1.6bn equity valuation as it brings the network, along with Ethos Broking and Compass, back into the fold.
Jensten Group-funder makes Ireland move
Livingbridge has taken a stake in independent personal lines broker Chill Insurance.
PIB Group take reinsurance step with German broker buy
The business has purchased Marx Re-Insurance Brokers which is based in Munich.
Insurance Covid-Cast episode 12: Newsmaker special with Partners& CEO Phil Barton and chair Stuart Reid
In the latest Insurance Post and Insurance Age video cast brought to you while our journalists are working from home, we present the latest in a series of newsmaker specials focusing on the people behind the lockdown headlines.
Profile: Chairman of Vizion Insurance Brokers and investor Chris Blackham
Millionaire maker: From setting up one of the first consolidators to becoming an investor in start-ups, Chris Blackham reflects on the highs and lows of selling-up and shares his vision for the future
Ethos Broking buys Compass member
The organisation purchased Hughes & King for an undisclosed sum adding £4m in GWP to its business as it presses on with pipeline amid Covid-19.
Blog: When is a consolidator, not a consolidator? The question Barton, Jelf and Reid’s Partners& hopes to answer
This week saw the launch of new broking business Partners&, bringing together a quintet of players to form a business which is positioning itself as distinctly anti-consolidator. Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift looks at what this means; and…
GRP hub Greens announces two deals
Green Insurance Group has bought Brighton-based RT Williams Insurance Brokers and its appointed representative NIB Insurance Brokers.
Partners& shoots into Top 100 with £65m GWP
Phil Barton, alongside Stuart Reid and Chris Jelf, has formed the broker from MRIB and Independents, La Playa, CGI and Versatile, with initial £25m investment from Capital Z.
News analysis: Aon creates world’s biggest broker with Willis Towers Watson deal
Brokers broadly welcome deal between broking giants and look forward to opportunities created
In Person: Stuart Reid
Reid chats to Insurance Age about his return to the market, being approached by private equity houses and why there are lots of opportunities for smaller brokers in the current market.
Aon/WTW: Independent broker values set to rise following deal
Deal creates UK broker “unicorns” as Marsh moves to number two on the global broking table.
A-Plan buys Cotters Insurance Brokers
The personal lines specialist has bought the Northampton-based SME commercial expert.
PIB makes motor trade move
The organisation has purchased a Top 100 broker to strengthen its motor proposition.
Aon to merge with Willis Towers Watson to create $80bn company
The $30bn deal will see the combined business operate under the Aon brand led by Aon CEO Greg Case, with the transaction expected to go through in the first half of 2021.
Sam White's Freedom expands into home with insurtech deal
Freedom Services Group's purchase of Aventus-driven broker Homelyfe was revealed earlier this week.
Ethos Broking creates Midlands hub
The organisation has purchased Perry Appleton which is based in Rugby and controls £7m in GWP.