Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
InsurTech Futures: Kingsbridge buys on-demand PI provider Dinghy
Dinghy provides cover for freelance professionals and aims its products at the gig economy.
Inflexion takes minority stake in Granite Underwriting
Granite, which sits behind Acorn Insurance, specialises in niche motor cover.
Double digit growth for Coversure in 2018
Turnover and post-tax profit both rise.
Broking break: Your top five
M&A is the standout topic of interest for brokers as we ring in the New Year.
Quizzical questions: 04 January 2019
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Profits and turnover slip at Abbey in 2018
Final set of accounts before takeover by private equity.
Aston Lark keen on more private equity says Peter Blanc
Group CEO confirms broker has deals in the pipeline.
Stackhouse Poland buys Bespoke Medical Indemnity
Firm buys specialist medical malpractice broker after striking five takeover deals in 2018.
Ardonagh’s Swinton takeover goes through
Deal for £165m was agreed in September.
China Re completes Chaucer deal
Regulatory approval followed sale price of $950m being confirmed last September.
GRP’s Country & Commercial buys Key Insurance Group
First deal for agricultural broker since it was bought by the consolidator in early 2018.
Review of the year: November 2018
As the cold weather settled in brokers clicked on an unrated Danish insurer going bust, RSA redundancies and Brexit.
Direct Line planning £400m offer for L&G's GI business - report
News of a potential sale was first revealed earlier this month.
Boyd buys Edinburgh-based Glenavon Insurance
Second purchase for Boyd since it was bought by Broker Network in May 2017.
Review of the year: October 2018
Dual pricing – the “crack cocaine” of insurance - was the headline article of the month for brokers.
Integro ready to buy again in the UK after US sale
Wholesale unit to be rebranded as Tysers on 1 January 2019.
Key moments in 2018 with John Heaney and Nick Hobbs
Axa's director of schemes and MGAs and Allianz's director of broker markets discuss the biggest events to shake the market in 2018.
Abbey owners Prestige buy Autoline
Two major players in the Northern Ireland market come together.
Review of the year: August 2018
During the August heatwave brokers were more interested in Allianz taking its first step into Lloyd's, Co-op Insurance being up for sale, Broker Network exclusively revealing its spending spree prices and broker commission than the hot weather.
GRP’s purchase prices revealed
Figures published for County Group, Camberford Law, Alan & Thomas, Greens and more.
GRP pondering two more regional hubs
Consolidator targeting as least as many deals in financial year to 2019 as the 15 it achieved to 31 March 2018.
Review of the year: July 2018
Forget having a summer playlist! July 2018 saw brokers more interested with who topped Allianz's “hit list” and Axa's replacement for Amanda Blanc, along with finally having a date for the senior managers’ regime.
Review of the year: June 2018
RSA and Aviva were the talk of the town amongst brokers in June as rumours swirled that Allianz was targeting a big UK acquisition. Swinton's sale also caught brokers attention along with hack day, which explored what brokers should do to stave off a…
Quizzical questions: 14 December 2018
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