Consolidators
Opinion: Why a slower insurance M&A market still creates opportunity
Despite clear signs of a slowdown of investments, the qualities that made insurance broking attractive to investors are still intact – and a more selective market may actually favour better deals, says Andrea Bertolini, partner and head of financial services at Inflexion.
Turnover up in Seventeen stake sale year but losses continued
Seventeen Group boosted its turnover by nearly 10% and trimmed losses in the year European mid-market private equity firm IK Partners bought a minority stake.
Top 100 UK Brokers 2026: Introduction
The past 12 months have been dictated by talk of consolidation slowdown and the soft market putting a brake on broker growth.
Clear adds to wholesale and MGA offering with latest deal
Clear Group has bought wholesale broker Commercial Risks (UK) and its managing general agent Troon Underwriting.
Verlingue buys Corpad Employee Benefits
Verlingue has continued its employee benefits push with its latest acquisition.
Broking Success: Quote Detective CEO – and detective chief superintendent – David Harlow
David Harlow, the co-founder of Wales-headquartered broker Quote Detective, part of fintech PH Innovate Group, reveals the plans to grow the business at pace in the next 18 months with a new MGA arm while sticking to its mantra of serving customers in…
PIB revenue flat in 2025 as UK deal costs revealed
PIB Group has posted flat revenue and a drop in Ebitdae on a pro-forma basis for 2025, as the international firm revealed acquisition costs in the year sales talks with Gallagher came to an abrupt end.
Partners& buys chartered broker
Partners& has bought Borehamwood-based chartered broker Chaseside Insurance Solutions.
Clear buys Lloyd’s wholesale broker
Clear Group has bought Lloyd’s wholesale broker Newman Pearce & Partners, adding to its portfolio after snapping up Lilley Plummer Risks in 2024.
Adler Fairways buys Mason Owen Financial Services
Adler Fairways Insurance Group has bought Liverpool-headquartered Mason Owen Financial Services expanding into the North and East of England, Insurance Age can reveal.
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.
Cullum-backed MBP takes minority stake in London broker
Minority Broker Partnerships has invested in London-based broker Eggar Forrester Insurance in its second deal of the year.
Jensten buys largest Coversure franchise in Midlands deal
Jensten Group has signed up to buy Coversure Midlands, the largest in its franchise network.
Seventeen grows with Titan
Seventeen Group has bought Putney-based commercial broker Titan Insurance Services.
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.
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.
Broking Success: Ian Evans, DPI – from TV to insurance
Ian Evans, director and co-founder of DPI Insurance, tells Emmanuel Kenning about growing the family-owned business to £10m GWP and why, having switched from a career in the television industry to work with his two brothers, he would advise his younger…
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.