High net worth (HNW)
Ascend Broking buys SMP Healthcare
Ascend has set its sights on achieving £22-£25m in GWP over the next 24 months and flagged that a further three deals are in the pipeline.
Thomas Carroll buys Cardigan broker
Delwyn Griffiths has joined the independent insurance broker.
Aston Lark buys Absolute Products in 24th deal of the year
Latest acquisition comes after it was announced that Howden is to buy the consolidator, creating a £6bn GWP giant.
Prestige Valuations unveils jewellery pricing tool for brokers
The firm says the software can provide instant valuations for brokers to help them determine whether items are underinsured.
Beazley launches cyber policy for luxury yachts
According to the provider, the cover is designed to protect against physical damage, loss of access, threat and ransom of the vessel and offers a 24-hour claims hotline for its policy holders.
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GRP’s Gauntlet targets £25m in GWP
The business acquired Three Sixty for an undisclosed sum earlier this year.
“Best result in a decade” for Aviva GI
Focus on simplification, digitisation and broker relationships drives growth for the insurer.
Private client MGA launched
Hoxton Insurance Services trades exclusively through brokers and is backed by Hiscox.
Brokers say incoming Hiscox CEO will need to tackle reputation issues following BI row
Experts note Bronek Masojada, who is stepping down as Hiscox group CEO later this year, has built a business focused on quality, but some want to see a stronger broker focus as they say successor Aki Hussain's challenge will be to "win back the trust" of…
Gauntlet buys Three Sixty in first deal under GRP ownership
Three Sixty is based in Bolton and is a specialist private client broker.
Hiscox takes from RSA for head of art and private client role
Cheralyn Perry, most recently partnerships director at RSA, takes the newly created position.
Renovation Underwriting hires James Guthrie to lead on broker distribution
Guthrie most recently worked as head of HNW distribution at Covéa.
Covéa adds Das UK cyber cover to HNW home proposition
The development adds cyber assistance, cyber crime cove, legal and risk management assistance, and a helpline to the offering.
Blog: Could Aviva ever dominate the high net worth market?
Private client expert, John Sims, considers how composite providers have fared in the competitive HNW space as Aviva sets its sights on the market.
Top rated high net worth providers for 2020-21 revealed
Axa XL takes the crown in a report from Highpoint Consultants which explores the state of the HNW insurance market and how well it serves customers and brokers.
GrovesJohnWestrup Private Clients launches with digital broker platform
The business is backed by Munich Re and will initially focus on UK property, including main residences, holiday homes, second residences and let properties.
Howden buys superyacht broker STA Group
The business will become part of Howden and rebrand as Howden Sturge.
Aviva to buy Axa XL's Private Clients business
The deal, which is set to complete later this year, will see the Axa XL Private Clients team move across to Aviva to launch a new Aviva Private Clients proposition.
Interview: Ecclesiastical's Richard Coleman
MD of UKGI, Richard Coleman, tells Insurance Age about the provider's plans to modernise its brand and discusses the business interruption test case and Ecclesiastical's approach to working with brokers.
Blog: Managing virtual business risk in the fine art market
Covid-19 has resulted in a rapidly evolving risk landscape for fine art organisations. Beazley's Simon Aitchison argues clients need to work closely with their insurance brokers and insurers to identify these new risks the face, and ensure that they have…
Aston Lark buys superyacht specialist broker
Lloyd's broker CRS Yachts will join Aston Lark's European business.
GRP Yorkshire hub Marshall Wooldridge buys again with RIB swoop
Marshall Wooldridge, the Yorkshire hub business for Global Risk Partners, has acquired its second broker within a month following a swoop for Rotherham-based RIB Group.