Consolidation
Aston Lark launches joint MGA venture
The broker has teamed up with Spring Partners as the platform buys Neon Sapphire Underwriting.
Aston Lark hits £500m GWP
The business struck a number of deals, with more in the pipeline, which have taken the broker to half a billion of gross written premium.
JM Glendinning hits acquisition trail after MBO
Group CEO Nick Houghton discusses how the deal with Synova Capital came about and reveals ambition to grow JMG's GWP from £45m to £200m in the next five years.
Howden snaps up cyber specialist
The broker has bought Lloyd’s coverholder Safeonline.
PIB expands into Poland with fresh deal
The business says it plans further growth in its European operations as it buys Polish broker WBD.
Ardonagh reveals 14.4% growth in adjusted Ebitda
The business says it has a "robust forward-looking pipeline" after making five deals in Q3 2020.
Daulby Read reveals deal-making plans
MD Peter Goddard tells Insurance Age about the firm's mission to keep broking "at the heart of the community" and discusses its recent purchase of Townsends Insurance Brokers.
Aon seeks European Commission approval for $30bn WTW deal
The EU watchdog is to make a decision by 21 December 2020.
Aston Lark buys two brokers from Risk Alliance Group
Risk Alliance in Bingley and Belfast-based Risk Alliance International bring a combined GWP of £12m to Aston Lark.
Aston Lark buys MS Amlin division
The broker has purchased specialist marine pleasure craft insurance provider, Haven Knox-Johnston, for an undisclosed sum.
Broker space still attractive to investors
Inflexion’s Peter Shaw tells Insurance Age why the sector is still a safe bet for private equity.
Top 100: Your exclusive guide to the commercial UK market
Our in-depth market analysis explores how brokers have fared over the past 12 months and ranks them according to GWP.
PIB's McManus lifts the lid on Erskine Murray lockdown deal
The CEO tells Insurance Age how the deal came about and discusses plans for the future and how the pandemic is slowing the buying process down.
Geo Underwriting expands into marine and leisure with deal
Ardonagh's MGA arm buys £8.5m GWP book of business from KGM.
Erskine Murray joins PIB stable
All employees of the Leicester-headquartered broker will remain with the business following completion of PIB’s largest deal to date.
PIB makes 32nd deal
PIB Group has bought London-based real-estate insurance specialists, Arlington Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum.
Aston Lark buys Birmingham broker
Group CEO Peter Blanc says the business has a number of more deals in diligence after seeing an uptick in enquiries as a result of the pandemic.
Aston Lark posts growth in turnover and Ebitda in 2019
The group now employs over 900 people in 30 offices across the UK and Ireland, placing £440m of gross written premium.
GRP’s Marshall Wooldridge buys Yorkshire broker
Messrs R F Broadley is based in Masham and specialises in agriculture.
Clear Group 2019 results highlight growth
The business saw improvement across all metrics in the year it bought Morrison Insurance Solutions.
PIB Risk Services gets Chartered status
The accreditation comes as several parts of the firm have rebranded as PIB Insurance Brokers.
GRP creates investment director role
David Cunningham has joined the broker from Close Brothers Premium Finance.
A-Plan makes first deal as part of Howden stable
The broker is to buy Ingenie from Watchstone Group as it moves forward with plan to develop its technological capability.
GRP-owned Birrell Group buys again
The broker, which trades as Kingsway, has purchased Home Counties Insurance Services, following on from its deal for Managed Risk Solutions earlier this week.