employee benefits
Partners& hires managing partner to wellbeing division
Partners& has hired Tom Klinkenberg from Lockton as managing partner of wellbeing, health and protection.
Interview: John Page, CEO of DR&P Group on the journey from £3m to £32m Ebitda and the vision for £55m
“We’ve never positioned ourselves as a consolidator. We’re really keen to be the brokers’ broker,” DR&P group CEO John Page tells Insurance Age.
New CEO Crosbie outlines MGA/M&A plans as Academy rebranded BDH Group
Academy Insurance Services has rebranded to BDH Group and appointed Gordon Crosbie as its new CEO, Insurance Age can reveal.
Clear boosts revenue by nearly one-quarter in 2024
Clear Group grew revenue by 24.5% to £93m in the year ended 31 October 2024, Insurance Age can reveal.
CRC signs up to buy Atrium
US firm CRC Group has signed up to buy Lloyd’s insurer Atrium, in a deal expected to close in the third quarter of this year.
Interview: JP Allcock, managing director of commercial insurance at NFP Europe
NFP’s John Paul Allcock tells Insurance Age about building the broker’s UK arm from nine staff to over 300, buying and rebranding plans as well as how the business has fared since the takeover by Aon just over a year ago.
NIC rises and Payrolling of Benefits - challenges and opportunities for insurance brokers
In the final part of a series on the fallout from the 2024 Budget, PKF Littlejohn’s Liam Condron looks at the rise in employer National Insurance Contributions and introduction of the Mandatory Payrolling of Benefits regime, and analyses what these…
Thomas Carroll expands into ‘underserved’ Bristol with new office
Thomas Carroll is set to open its first office in Bristol on 1 May, headed up by Thomas regional director Scott Levett.
Top 100 UK Broker Bartlett posts growth in 2024
Leeds-headquartered Bartlett Group grew turnover by 7.8% in the year ending 30 September 2024, building on expansion the year before.
Howden grows employee benefits business with Barnett Waddingham purchase
Howden has agreed to buy pensions and employee benefits consultancy Barnett Waddingham, doubling its staff in the sector to almost 4,000 with £500m of global revenue.
Q&A: Christy Chisholm, group sales and marketing director at Clear Group
With 100 days in the role after joining Clear Group from Premium Credit, group sales and marketing director Christy Chisholm reflects on the initial challenges, successes and her work with the British Insurance Brokers’ Association promoting insurance as…
Interview: Nick Harris – listening and helping on the Gallagher Way
Nick Harris tells Insurance Age about returning to the UK market after a 14-year stint in Australia, why a transitioning market is “when really good brokers stand out”, and shares his key questions to staff after becoming UK and Ireland retail CEO at…
Brown & Brown adds to PCG buying employee benefits specialists Drewberry
Brown & Brown Europe has bought Drewberry adding another employee benefits specialist to Premier Choice Group.
News analysis: If PIB has reached an end game with Carlyle and Apax, what next?
As speculation mounts that PIB’s backers Carlyle and Apax want to cash in on their investments, content director Jonathan Swift explores how the broker’s strategy of overseas hubs and specialisms might dictate its value to new investors.
Towergate Health & Protection grows employee benefits business
Towergate Health & Protection has expanded its employee benefits business with the acquisition of Benefiz.
Partners& CEO Barton: Mooted Labour tax plan offers “incredible opportunities” for M&A
Speculation that the new Labour Government might increase capital gains tax has created a fertile window for acquisitive insurance brokers.
Partners& snaps up two in employee wellbeing and healthcare push
Partners& has bought Nottingham-based Halo Consulting and Chester-based Personal Healthcare Management.
Verlingue maintains profits as turnover ticks up in 2023
Verlingue UK grew turnover by 8% in 2023 to £21.07m as post-tax profits remained stable.
Brown & Brown’s PCG buys Advo Group
Brown & Brown Europe-owned Premier Choice Group has bought employee benefits intermediary Advo Group.
JMG strikes its biggest deal of 2024 with BQI swoop
JMG Group has bought BQI Insurance and sister company BQI Protection.
Brunel adds PI broker to group
The Brunel Group has set up a professional indemnity insurance broker with a focus on UK professional firms.